As the dust settles and we see Boston crowned as champions for the 18th time, one thing is for sure. The better team won.
With that said, the team that won was arguably the only team that showed up for the finals.
The Dallas Mavericks had a great and successful season by all accounts, winning 50 games as opposed to 32 losses. Around midseason, they looked like just another run of the mill bottom of the standing’s playoff “contender.”
Yet, a trade for a DFW native in PJ Washington and a solid contending big, Daniel Gafford, turned this team’s fortunes around.