Mavs Win Late, Thunder Serve Notice

The Mavericks won it late. But let there be no doubt, the Thunder were the better team. The Mavs won behind Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. In every other aspect of the game the Thunder had a mismatch.

The Thunder put the fear of God in the Mavs and served notice of the possibility this team posesses if they stick together. If I were a betting man I would say the Thunder eventually win nearly half of their last 30 games of the season. This team can be good.

It took nearly a career night for Nowitzki. After Nowitzky and Terry, the rest of the team combined for shy of 30 points.

It was great coaching and really great execution by the Thunder. Jeff Green played awesome. Durant was outstanding and Westbrook played well also.

Another development was the old guys playing in one group with the Young'ns playing the starter role It was a great dynamic and when Jeff Green eventually joined them it seemed like the perfect fit.

This game felt like good growth.

Towards the end of the game after a questionable out of bounds call that went against the Thunder, Jason Terry gestured to the stands waving his arms. It felt like the equivalent of when a football player celebrates celebrates a garbage touchdown or a hitter hits a solo shot up by six. It actually served as recognition of how lucky the Mavs were.