2019-20 Mavs News

[SleepingHero]

Houston may be rusty

I would think the opposite. I think they will start full of energy and then be worse with every passing game as they will spend big energy battling much bigger opponents. I just hope we don't play small ball against them, as they have better small ball players. Just put Bobi in and let him feast as they have absolutely none to even remotely trouble him once in the key.

You have a good point. Houston was playing their players into the ground with their rotation. They got a huge break. 

I also think its just as likely for Houston to falter out of the gate. Mostly because if there is any star in this league that would have motivation issues/conditioning concerns coming into warmup games before the playoffs, it'd be James Harden. Not to mention that of any of the players to break the bubble for strippers, my money would be on Harden to be the first one to risk it all. 

Hopefully its the latter and not the former and the Mavs can get a good start in the gauntlet before the playoffs.