The Mavericks’ Game 4 showed a blueprint that could allow them to make history against the Celtics

Dallas kept the door from slamming shut in Game 4. Here’s how they can keep it cracked open.

After the Dallas Mavericks' deflating loss in Game 3 to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, the normal cliches and platitudes were shared by players and coaches alike. The theme was universal: the series isn’t over, take it one game at a time.

It was nothing earth-shattering, a semi-cliche sentiment and mentality shared by most professional athletes facing such a scenario.