You have to give credit where credit is due, and the Dallas Mavericks have earned that credit after defeating the Phoenix Suns by nine points in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Alas, there will be “Suns in 4”. PSA: Can we stop chanting that crap until a member of the Phoenix Suns is on the free-throw line late in the fourth quarter in a game four in which the Suns are completing a sweep? It’s just tacky.
I feel like I’m stating the obvious, and I know that I’ve written about it before, but Cameron Payne has been unbelievably ineffective during this playoff run.