PHOENIX – Just call this the armadillo playoff series, with road kill remaining the dominant theme.
Every home team has been a mack truck. Every visitor has finished the game belly up. The trend continued Tuesday.
The Mavericks couldn’t find a way to slow down the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Their defense was a no-show for the last three quarters at Footprint Center as the Suns went up 3-2 in the best-of-seven series with a 110-80 blowout win.
The home-road disparity for the Mavericks’ defense in this series had been more jagged than the stock market.