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Johnathan Motley's first impression with Mavs; hard to believe Rockets are on Warriors' level just yet

SAN FRANCISCO -- Here are our second-chance points about the Mavericks' 112-97 loss to the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, who don't seem to miss Steph Curry in the least.

Speaking of which: Don't ask for any dissenting opinions in the Mavericks' locker room about who the favorite is for the NBA title. The Warriors are really, really good. Even when they don't have Curry. Or Draymond Green. Or Zaza Pachulia and Nick Young. "How can you not like their chances," said Wesley Matthews. That's the way it is when Kevin Durant drops 36 points on you and the team across from you has all-stars at four positions.