What stood out most about the Mavericks’ 121-119 victory at Oklahoma City on Sunday evening was the way the Mavericks stood out.
As in, head and shoulders above the Thunder.
They exploited an obvious height advantage as the Thunder didn’t have centers Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jaylin Williams. They started five players 6-6 or shorter.
Tall dominated small.
The Mavericks pushed around the Thunder, who had done a good job coping with their undersized situation with two victories since Holmgren went down with a hip injury.
So give the Mavericks’ coaching staff credit.