The Rockets were 5-0 and were looking forward to being 6-0.
They were up 84-76 going into the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks outscored them 40-27.
Three straight wins after a start where people were talking about 0-6 for Dusty May's squad.
His first words after it, quote, were extremely excited to win a game that was in the trenches.
And that's not even the best part.
The stars, the role players, the injuries, and the bench, we have it all.
Now, if you want every single exciting Mavs update the day it drops, well hit subscribe because we're currently at 26,669.
And the next goal, of course, is getting to that 27,000 mark.
Now let's rewind a bit because 10 days ago, nobody was calling this team exciting.
They went on to Indiana, where they won 121 to 105, which should have been the turn, except Flagg then hurt his shoulder in that game and, of course, left.
And May didn't hide from it after the loss to the Rockets, saying, quote, "'They outworked us, to be honest.
They did a better job,' he said about the Mavs and how they're losing the principles in transition defense and they lost their urgency." Now, in that first game, they were down 30 at the half.
The Mavericks were 0-1 with a new coach, a new system, and two stars who had barely played together.
But he also pointed at something.
Of Irving, he said that in the second half, quote, he showed his true character, being a leader when things weren't going well, and of the bench, they were cheering for each other.
After their win in Indiana, they were without flag.
Two losses in the first three games and one in five started being the conversation.
Flag had 29 points, 11 assists and five steals just two days after that shoulder sprain and scored the game deciding points.
The Rockets were 5-0 and were looking forward to being 6-0.
They were up 84-76 going into the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks outscored them 40-27.
Three straight wins after a start where people were talking about 0-6 for Dusty May's squad.
His first words after it, quote, were extremely excited to win a game that was in the trenches.
And that's not even the best part.
The stars, the role players, the injuries, and the bench, we have it all.
Now, if you want every single exciting Mavs update the day it drops, well hit subscribe because we're currently at 26,669.
And the next goal, of course, is getting to that 27,000 mark.
Now let's rewind a bit because 10 days ago, nobody was calling this team exciting.
They went on to Indiana, where they won 121 to 105, which should have been the turn, except Flagg then hurt his shoulder in that game and, of course, left.
And May didn't hide from it after the loss to the Rockets, saying, quote, "'They outworked us, to be honest.
They did a better job,' he said about the Mavs and how they're losing the principles in transition defense and they lost their urgency." Now, in that first game, they were down 30 at the half.
The Mavericks were 0-1 with a new coach, a new system, and two stars who had barely played together.
But he also pointed at something.
Of Irving, he said that in the second half, quote, he showed his true character, being a leader when things weren't going well, and of the bench, they were cheering for each other.
After their win in Indiana, they were without flag.
Two losses in the first three games and one in five started being the conversation.
Flag had 29 points, 11 assists and five steals just two days after that shoulder sprain and scored the game deciding points.
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