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The Mavericks hit four of eight 3-pointers in the second half of their remarkable win over Utah on Tuesday.
It’s about time. Four games into an NBA season isn’t long enough to gauge any solid trends, but it’s plenty of time for a snap judgment. And through 3 1/2 of those games, the Mavericks’ 3-point shooting stunk. There doesn’t seem to be any reasonable explanation for a team of sharpshooters slipping into the equivalent of a 3-point coma. But the percentages don’t lie. Jason Kidd had seen only one of his 10 3-point tries go in during the first three games. He came alive with 5-of-8 on Tuesday. The Mavericks as a group hit 7-of-18 from long range, giving their 25.5-percent average through three games a boost. "I don’t think about it," coach Rick Carlisle said. "If you give it a lot of negative thought, that’s not my style." Since the opener, when they got behind and had to hoist a bunch of prayerful treys, the Mavericks have shot mostly good 3-pointers. They just haven’t gone in until the second half Tuesday. The law of averages says that will change. But until it does, the Mavericks will continue to struggle on offense. — Eddie Sefko
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