GAME 55: DAL (29-26) @ UTA (27-28) | 124-111 WIN

[SleepingHero]

Those who watched, was your sense that it was about who was playing, or did the team seem invigorated by the shakeup?

A combination. I felt the lack of Dinwiddie really, and I mean REALLY helped the Mavs set a defensive tone. Further, freed from the iso heavy style Dinwiddie loved, the offense thrived in motion.

Both of those things played right into the strengths of Green. It felt as if Utah didn't know what hit them. None of their guards could keep up with the quick one-two of Hardy and Green and they just blew past them all night. I also think that Utah scouted the Mavs and were not prepared for them to run this much in transition. 

As to the shakeup, I think the team definitely had a different vibe. A bit more energy than usual.