The Mavericks needed to do a few things different in Game 3 Friday night.
But mostly, they just needed to do a lot of things better, particularly when it came to defending Chris Paul.
The Phoenix Suns’ point guard had incinerated the Mavericks during the second half of Game 2, making nine of his 10 field-goal tries.
Before Game 3, coach Jason Kidd was asked what players he was prepared to run at Paul defensively in a game that the Mavericks simply had to win.
“The whole team?” he said, half jokingly. “Switching, different defensive concepts, the big (guys) are going to have a chance, the smalls have a chance.