I definitely still favor the Mavs winning this series. Saturday was a great win and hopefully it turns the series around, but as mentioned, Utah needed some luck to even have a shot at winning that game (or at least something that was out of their control, specifically the missed free throws).
Saturday was a must-win for Utah and a game Dallas could theoretically afford to lose. Sure, the Mavs could have seriously put the Jazz on life support with a win - but they got what they needed out of these last two games with their game three win.
But it just felt like Utah needed everything to go their way just to eke out the win, while Dallas, at least in game's two and three, largely controlled the contest.
Even the game one win was a bit of a ****-show late. Neither game has been remotely easy.
I guess the good news is that Utah and Dallas are tied despite the Jazz not really playing all that well.
The bad news is that over a seven-game series, if that doesn't change, it's going to eventually catch up to them - just as it almost did Saturday.
If I had to predict, I think Dallas wins tonight and closes this out in game six.
But maybe Saturday's game was a turning point and the Jazz put in a complete effort. I mean, they're certainly do, right?