The Mavericks woke up Friday, or perhaps just stayed up for their overnight flight home and a locker clean-out afternoon, knowing that they gave MFFLs something that has been missing for a while.
Hope.
And not just a little bit of hope. But genuine championship-caliber hope after the run to the Western Conference finals ended Thursday with the 120-110 loss to Golden State in Game 5, which gave the Warriors a 4-1 series win and a trip to the NBA finals.
The Mavericks weren’t happy about the way they played in the conference finals.