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

[Mavs2021]

From DMN

Hardy said the Mavericks recognized the Jazz didn’t take the court until 12 minutes remained on the pregame clock — well after most teams typically start their final pregame shooting lines. Credit the “nonchalant” approach for extra motivation.

“We felt like they’re not taking us seriously,” Hardy said, “so once we seen that, everybody locked in. We were locked in on winning.”

Danny Ainge probably locked the whole team in a room and ten minutes before he opened the doors and said: nobody been traded, go play some basketball, you my boys in purple.