Written by Don | 01 April 2011

That... was profound.
LA's complete dismantling of a Dallas Mavericks team that - until this game - possessed almost as much momentum. A veritable demolition.
It had to sting. Probably about as much for Mark Cuban as Phil Jackson's dismissal that amounted to

"Mark was never a player, so all he can do is sit behind the bench and... talk."

The entire team was impressive, and no matter which way you cut it, Dallas fell far, far short of where they need to be. To make matters even more interesting, more tantalizing, the Spurs lost their match-up with Boston - leaving LA a mere 2-and-a-half games shy of SA's total. ight game tear... SA on a 5 game free-fall.
The Spurs with 7 to go, the Lakers with 8. 
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Should be an interesting finish.

Now... on the free-for-all that nearly developed in the 4th.


I get why Jason Terry was frustrated, but that was as cheap a shot as I've seen in a while.
Completely and utterly a BS play.
In no way, or form was that remotely in the action of playing basketball, it was nasty, and possibly dangerous.  Steve Blake was off-balance from Terry's foul... and it should earn Jet a sit down out of the action.  Barnes' stepping remonstrate wasn't necessarily the right thing to do, but it was the "right thing to do", if you get my drift.  You don't come into someone else's house and smash-mouth like that. 
The following incident with Dallas coach Terry Stott was unfortunate, but Stott had no place grabbing an opposition player in the first place.  Look after your own guys.
Fines should be levied, and possibly hefty at that... but the only suspension should be Jason Terry.  Punk.

Here's what a cool, calm and collected Matt Barnes had to say post game:



Love the attitude - "this is family, you don't do that in this house."  There's some real physicality with the Lakers now... something I can't remember for a ... well, forever.  Toughness.  You betcha, toughness.