I said Dallas would win in 5 after the Game 1 shocker and have eaten the subsequent crow.....mmmmmm.
I haven't learned my lesson and I'll say Dallas will win in 7.
Through everything the Golden State Warriors do right, they do SO much wrong. They had yesterday's game, I mean that game was completely won, and Golden State lost it and that'll linger with this young, brash, inexperienced bunch.
Up 9 points after Baron Davis incredible double-pump three from the wing and Dallas was in full desperation mode with over 3 minutes left to play in the game. They started doubling Baron at the half-court line out of sheer fear of the man. Baron passed out of the double team up ahead and the Warriors were playing 4 on 3 four straight plays in a row! A good team achieves a layup, a dunk, or a defensive foul. An inexperienced team bricks from long range, bricks from long range again, and bricks from long range yet again. Did Golden State think their miraculous shots were going to keep raining down through the net endlessly? Weren't they aware that the inescapable law of averages was going to catch up? Didn't they know they had the knife pressed against the heart of the beast and all they had to do was enforce their will and plunge that knife all the way through?
Now they have a rejuvenated 67-win Dallas and a rejuvenated Dirk Nowitzki to contend with. Good Luck, you're going to need it. The crowd in Oakland is going to be wonderful, I mean I can feel the electricity through the television set, those people are delirious with Warrior fever but I fear their team passed on an opportunity that won't come around again.