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The Dallas Mavericks (6-4) have suddenly found some momentum again. Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers (3-7) gives the Mavericks a chance to keep it going on the second night of a back-to-back set against a team they’ve already beaten once. Dallas enters at 6-4 after blowing out the Brooklyn Nets 130-93 on Sunday, while Indiana comes to town at 3-7 after falling 114-102 to Denver on Saturday. The Pacers are still without Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring), and Dallas should have a real opportunity to finish the homestand with a third straight win.
Here are three things the Mavericks need to do to make that happen.
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Keep Kyrie hot
Kyrie Irving has started to look much more like himself, and Dallas needs that to continue.
He scored 21 points against Brooklyn and looked comfortable getting to his spots without needing to dominate the ball. That balance is important. Dallas is at its best when Cooper Flagg controls possessions as a playmaker while Kyrie picks his spots, attacks mismatches, and gives the Mavericks a reliable scorer whenever the offense stalls.
The Pacers have some capable perimeter defenders, but this is still a matchup Kyrie should be able to attack. Indiana is already missing the guard who normally controls so much of its offense, and Dallas has a chance to put even more pressure on them if Kyrie gets going early.
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The Mavericks do not need him taking 25 shots every night. They just need this version of Kyrie, efficient, aggressive, and capable of completely changing a game when Dallas needs a bucket.
Do it again
Dallas already knows this matchup can work.
The Mavericks scored 44 points in the first quarter and took a 77-43 lead into halftime the first time these teams met before eventually winning 121-105. Flagg played only 17 minutes before leaving with a shoulder injury, but Dallas had already taken complete control of the game.
Indiana should be better prepared this time, but the same advantages remain. Without Haliburton, the Pacers lose the player who normally runs the offense and pushes the pace. Pascal Siakam remains their biggest threat, while Ivica Zubac gives them…
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