What a difference the home court makes.
That was the battle cry of the Dallas Mavericks as they took full advantage of the comforts of American Airlines Center and went out and defeated the Phoenix Suns on Friday, 103-94, before a sellout crowd of 20,777.
The Mavs saw how the home court played a major role in the Suns winning the first two games of this best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series – 121-114 and 129-109 – this past week in Phoenix. Thus, when Friday rolled around and it was the Mavs’ turn to host Game 3, they wasted little time giving the home crowd what they wanted.