That and the unicorn being tossed out in the first game and his injury. Mavs could’ve been up 3-1 if things didn’t go against them.Mavericks are actually much better than the Nuggets. Dallas had +4.9 point differential (third in the west, sixth overall) during the season compared to Denver's mediocre +2.1, Mavs just struggled closing games which is why they finished 7th. It should be an easier series for the Clippers.
If Nuggets don’t wanna go home early they’ll have to help out Jokic and Murray.