SAN FRANCISCO – From a realistic standpoint, the Dallas Mavericks can be forgiven for what transpired Tuesday night at the Chase Center.
After all, Tuesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors was the Mavs’ fifth on the road in nine days. Those five games were played in three different time zones, and includes a pair of trips to Northern California, and even involved a trip to Texas to battle the Houston Rockets after which the Mavs jetted back to Northern California.
The fact that the game against the Warriors was still nip-and-tuck down to the wire speaks volumes about the fight the Mavs had in them even when their gas tank was running extremely low.