The prevailing wisdom is that this once-in-a-lifetime NBA playoffs is wide-open.
The Mavericks got the memo on Wednesday night.
Matching the Los Angeles Clippers blow-for-blow and deep-bench-for-deep-bench, the Mavericks evened the first-round series at a win apiece with a 127-114 victory over the Clips.
They did so with their amazing one-two punch of . . . Trey Burke and Boban Marjanoviu0107?
Faced with the reality that teams that fall behind 2-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series recover to advance to the next round only 7 percent of the time, the Mavericks played with every ounce of grit and heart they could muster.