Dallas Mavericks Prepare for Game 4 vs. Thunder on Monday
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00:03 What stands out to me, Dallas was a bigger favorite.
00:06 And again, we're talking short numbers here, but a two point favorite in game number two.
00:11 It was back and forth.
00:12 It was tightly contested.
00:14 Dallas less of a favorite despite having that 2-1 series advantage tonight in game number four.
00:20 It's just the point.
00:22 It's just about 20 cents on the money line.
00:24 Yeah, three guys played over 40 minutes here.
00:26 I should say 40 minutes or more for the Dallas Mavericks in game number three.
00:30 That was Donchic Irving and PJ Washington.
00:32 How about PJ Washington's 40 minutes?
00:34 11 of 23 from the field, 5 of 12 from three point range, which included 27 total points.
00:39 Because we always do that, hey, show me that box score before the game started.
00:43 Well, look at Donchic or Kyrie Irving.
00:44 They're just going to barely get above 20 points apiece at 22 and 22.
00:48 That should be a win for OKC because we always do this.
00:51 But what did SGA score?
00:52 Of course, scored 31 points in that game.
00:54 And they were still able to not get a victory, which now it's put up or shut up time tonight.
00:59 But if we are just looking at lines here at the FanDuel Sportsbook and saying,
01:02 what makes the most sense in this game?
01:04 That is a lot of respect for OKC at a plus-one price.
01:07 You say, well, Donny, what kind of respect is that?
01:09 They're not even favorites here.
01:10 Being a road favorite in a playoff game is really hard to do, and they're just on the cusp of doing that.
01:16 But if we're looking at the betting statistics at the FanDuel Sportsbook tonight,
01:19 64% of those spread wagers still coming in here on the Dallas Mavericks.
01:23 This is one of those games that we take a look at and say, when your back is up against the wall,
01:27 which in round number one, OKC didn't have that.
01:29 They even won game number one on their home court.
01:31 Now you want to see how they handled adversity.
01:33 They lost in game number three.
01:34 You can't lose game number four.
01:36 I like OKC tonight, and I think they're getting a lot of respect with only getting one point on the road here tonight, Ben.
01:42 Yeah, I would agree.
01:44 Listen, they didn't get blown out in game three.
01:47 They didn't go on the road after losing game two,
01:50 and they looked as a five-point home favorite in OKC against the Mavericks and say,
01:54 "All right, that wasn't our game. It did not work out in game three."
01:58 They lost the game by four as a two-point road underdog in their third road playoff game with this young core.
02:05 I remain optimistic about this Oklahoma City team.
02:09 Tonight's total of 215 is the lowest we have seen in any of the four games so far in this set.
02:15 Shea Gildress, Alexander, sensational in game number three, 31 points, 10 boards, 6 dimes.
02:21 You know who has been great for Dallas in these last two victories?
02:25 Not Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, who were really solid in game number three on Saturday, each scoring 22 points.
02:32 It's been P.J. Washington leading the charge from deep, 27 points in back-to-back games,
02:38 making at least five triples in games two and three.
02:43 That, I think, has been the difference, Donnie, for the Mavericks taking this 2-1 series lead.
02:48 Haven't we always talked about that with the Dallas Mavericks?
02:51 You know, you've got two superstars. Somebody else has to step up.
02:54 They've been finding that. And also, as we talk about those B players here, the Batmans and Robins,
02:58 we expect to play well, but give me those secondary guys who play better at home.
03:02 Let's see what Washington has once again tonight, because that's one of those guys that, look,
03:05 if he's hitting five straight three or five three-point shots or more a night,
03:08 they're going to win more of the basketball games than they lose,
03:11 because you know you're going to get honest efforts out of Luca Doncic and Kyrie Irving in that backcourt.
03:15 Big game tonight. Let's see what the Thunder have.
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