Finney-Smith and Matthews form dynamic 1-2 defensive punch

The Mavs’ burgeoning 1-2 punch on the defensive end isn’t exactly an odd couple, but Wesley Matthews and Dorian Finney-Smith aren’t cut from the same cloth, either.

Matthews is one of the most intense competitors in the NBA. He’ll jaw a bit, too, if the situation calls for it. Every trip down the floor in the Mavs’ Saturday night game at Houston, Matthews would stretch his arms as wide as they would go, mouthpiece showing, eyes staring dead ahead at James Harden, almost as if to say “Come at me.”

Finney-Smith, meanwhile, can at times almost be invisible on the floor, until he comes out of nowhere to make a play. He barely speaks a word, at least publicly. And as much as he relishes the…