The Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of elimination tonight when they host the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.
Faced with a 3-0 deficit, the Mavs convened yesterday in Dallas to watch video of their Game 3 loss.
No NBA team has overcome a 3-0 deficit, and the Mavs are unlikely to be the first considering they're also 0-7 against the Nuggets this season. Denver also is the only team to win in Dallas since mid-February and the Nuggets have done it twice.
So perhaps the question going into Game 4 tonight isn't whether Denver will be headed to the conference finals for the first time since 1985. Perhaps the big question is, "When?"
Although the Nuggets have seen their margin of victory dip from 14 points to 12 to one, the key, of course, is that they're still winning.
In fact, knowing that Dallas has gotten closer each game should help keep Denver players from taking anything for granted.
