A 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 was about all any Phoenix Suns fan could have hoped for at the start of this series with the Dallas Mavericks. So why does Friday night’s loss feel so surreal?
Is it because Chris Paul committed seven turnovers on his 37th birthday and looked genuinely rattled? This is just the third time in 138 playoff games that Paul has committed 7 or more turnovers.
Or is it because Dallas won despite playing their worse offensive game of the series? Dallas made fewer three-pointers and fewer free throws than in Games 1 and 2 and even shot a worse field-goal percentage than in Games 1 and 2.