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Mavs hoping to make their fair share of open looks at the basket

SAN FRANCISCO – After a night to absorb the numerous body blows they suffered at the hands of the Golden State

Warriors during Wednesday’s 112-87 Game 1 loss in the Western Conference Finals, the Dallas Mavericks walked away from that game with one lingering message to themselves.

They need to start draining the open looks they had at the basket.

“We were 11-for-48 from three and maybe eight of those are bad (shots),” guard Spencer Dinwiddie said. “So that means you’ve got 40 good looks at three (and) you at least want to hit 15, 16 of them.