After taking an absolute thrashing in Philadelphia, the Dallas Mavericks took a step towards redemption with a win in Brooklyn, 111 to 104.
From the opening tip, the game felt a bit disjointed with frequent interruptions of play via timeouts, fouls, and the ball going out of bounds. Regardless, Dallas got out to a quick lead led by some spirited play from former Net Yogi Ferrell including a crafty play in which he picked up Jeremy Lin full court, picked his pocket, then ran a pick and pop to perfection with Dirk. Whereas the Nets looked to post up Brook Lopez when in need of a basket, Dallas sniffed these plays out early by deploying quick double teams.