How about those Mavs! These are not the same Mavericks we've seen in recent years. Lots of shooters, lots of good one-on-one players, lots of variety in their offense, great defense, and they've outrebounded every team they've played so far in the post-season.
I think the biggest change is that they have taken on the feisty personality of that little guy who coaches them.
Play of the game, for me: Early in the 2nd quarter, Spurs had the ball, a ref blows his whistle and stops the action. One of the Spurs uses the dead time to practice his shooting, and takes a 20-footer. Dirk sees it out of the corner of his eye, runs to the rim, then goaltends the ball out of bounds. On a dead ball! It was like, "No way! I'm not going to give you even a practice shot!"
That sums up the new Dallas character. Angas na sila ngayon!