The Mavericks’ decision to watch film instead of practice ahead of Game 4 paid off. They demolished the Celtics, 122-84, to grab their first win of the series.
At least one key Mavericks player also feels like they might have the answers to the test. Entering the fourth quarter of Friday’s game, Dallas center Dereck Lively II explained to ESPN’s Lisa Salters that they had figured a couple of things out about Boston.
“Just coming out here and being the aggressor. We figured out what the game plan is, we figured out what schemes they like to run,” Lively said when asked what was different about Game 4 during the interview between the third and fourth quarters.