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| The Oklahoma City Thunder Look to Even the Series Against the Dallas Mavericks |
After claiming home-court advantage with a win in Dallas in Game 2, the Thunder got flattened in the first quarter of Game 3 and gave it right back. They fell into a humbling 23-point hole in the first 14 minutes on their home floor, and never could climb their way out of it. Dallas used exactly that approach after losing at the American Airlines Center in Game 2 and yielding home-court advantage. The Mavericks intensified their defense, building a 35-12 lead in the first 2 minutes of the second quarter, then turning away a late rally by Oklahoma City for a 93-87 win. The Mavs lead 2-1 heading into Game 4 Monday night in Oklahoma City. After yielding only 88.3 points per game through the first two rounds, Dallas had allowed the Thunder to average 109 in the first two games. Coach Rick Carlisle said he thought the Mavs might have gotten out of their defensive habits because of Oklahoma City’s transition-based, perimeter-oriented offense. A day after suggesting that Oklahoma City’s defense against Dirk Nowitzki was stretching the rules and “the line may be crossed at times,” Carlisle took a step back from those comments. He said Sunday he didn’t want to get into “what’s legal or not legal” and instead said the Mavericks must put Nowitzki in better positions to succeed against Nick Collison. Nowitzki’s production has been shrinking throughout the series. He’s gone from making 24 of 24 from the foul line and scoring 48 points in Game 1 to earning only three free throws—one of them after a technical foul—and managing only 18 points in Game 3. Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said he didn’t think that either team necessarily benefited from the game being called tightly or loosely. After all, Dallas won when Nowitzki was living at the foul line and when Collison kept him from getting there until the Thunder had to foul him while trailing in the final minute. Oklahoma City’s superstar, Kevin Durant, was buying into the angry talk after he was limited to 22 points on 7-for-22 shooting, including 0 for 8 from 3-point range. Now he will lead an angry Thunder team into game four on a mission. That attitude will be exactly what the Thunder need to get a win and even up the series. Play on the Oklahoma City Thunder Bet the NBA Playoffs at BetPhoenix This online sportsbook has the best odds and wagering opportunities in the NBA playoffs all the way up to the NBA Championship. 
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