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The Mavs just need to drive to the hoop, absorb the contact to get the whistles and not settle for jumpers. Playing small like the Warriors do has its benefits, but it also has its costs. The Mavericks have to exploit it. If the Mavs decided to go small in order to defend the 3-point line, it simply didn't work. GS averaged 8-25 from behind the arc on the season, they shot 10-30 against Dallas' small lineup on Sunday. They're going to chuck up a bunch of threes and hit some no matter what. Dampier has 4 inches and 30 lbs on Harrington, he can dunk on his ass repeatedly and make the Warriors pay a price for smallball. If you're playing chess, you don't sacrifice a bishop without getting anything in return. You play the way you got 67 wins until it's apparent that's not going to cut it. You don't automatically adjust to a lower seed without a shot fired.
