After losing Game 1 10 days ago, the Mavericks were one point shy of sweeping the next four games from the Utah Jazz.
There’s nothing they can do about that 100-99 loss at Utah in Game 4.
But the way they came back from it is a wonderful sign that this season is going to last a little longer, even if this best-of-seven first-round series could still go the distance.
The Mavericks blew out Utah late Monday night 102-77 and it was easily their sharpest game of the series.
“We all understood what needed to be done – just stick together and regroup,” Jalen Brunson said of recovering from the heartbreaker in Utah.