I have no complaints about the series. Dallas just refused to hustle, refused to attack the rim, and either the coach failed to realize what worked / didn't work or that the players refused to listen to the coach. The referees (for the most part) missed the same number of calls for both sides. There's nothing I can really complain about.

Maybe it's actually good for me that Dallas lost. Now I can try to focus on my classes and getting 10+ hours of sleep a day. Yeah, I should stop putting off studying for a test tomorrow.

Dallas has only themselves to blame so far.

From game 1, not starting their normal centers was a concession that they'd play GS's style. Diop and Dampier are the only real defenders on the team with their help defense. Dallas can't  take them out and still expect someone to be protecting the rim when the first defender gets beat.

On offense and defense, they just look uninspired, waiting for someone else to go to the ball or to close out on a shooter and consistently get out-hustled. There were spurts of good intensity, but they're just not playing like the same team in the regular season or last year's playoffs.

Dallas still has yet to take advantage of GS's biggest weakness: their lack of size. Dirk tries to post up, but gets fronted and he just ends up sliding into the corner. Dallas keeps playing into GS's advantages: their quickness and the physical strength of their guards.

However, this series is far from over. If Avery Johnson can realize what this team has consistently failed to do for 4 straight games, I know this is still the Mavs's series for the taking.

As a side note, why is Greg Buckner always being touted as a "hard-nosed defender who can guard just about anybody?" All I've ever seen is him getting burned by whomever he's trying to guard.