Shut up about Dirk and whether he’s a real superstar and whether Dampier showed up to play tonight and whether Avery was up to the challenge. The loss tonight falls squarly on the shoulders of Jason Terry and no one else. At the end of regulation, when Steve Nash brought the ball up court, with the Mavs up by 3, there was only one thing Terry needed to do: stop Nash from shooting a 3. Let him drive to the hoop. Foul him the second he crossed mid-court. Whatever. Just don’t let him shoot a 3. It was a very simple task. Wick could have done it. Terry failed. Nash hit, the game went into overtime, and the Mavs lost. Blame Terry. He’s a wonderful offensive threat, but he lost the game. That’s that. MFFL. But F JT.
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