It's not the MAVS vs the THUNDER.......but the MAV'S Bench vs the THUNDER'S Bench.......and can someone on the MAVS help NOWITZKI

All the games are crucial now but the A SERIES DOESN'T START UNTIL THE VISITING TEAM WINS ON YOUR HOME COURT...........with the Series ties at 1-1 GAME 3 is HUGE.

In Game 1 it was the DIGGLER SHOW, also known as Dirk NOWITZKI, to propel the MAVS to their 7th straight PLAYOFF win and it wasn't just DIRK....the MAVERICKS Bench came up Big led by Jet TERRY and JJ BEREA as they combined for 45 points in GAME 1.

GAME 2.....a little different.....with the DURANTULA having 40 points in Game 1.....you would have said the THUNDER will WIN Game 1....Dirk out dueled DURANT but it was the all important Bench Points......NOT IN GAME 2......THUNDER Coach Scott BROOKS made a concerted effort to get his Bench involved and involved early as James HARDEN aka OLD MAN GAME and Eric MAYNOR aka DAMN I look like a Starting NBA Point Guard did their thing.......and did it in the all important 4th Quarter.

In a NUTSHELL.......The GAME Plan for both Teams is Starters be effiecient an BENCH DO WHAT YOU DO..........it will come down to those 4 players tonight in OK CITY:

MAVERICKS TOP 2 Off the BENCH: Point Average in 2 Games

Jason JET TERRY 16ppg with only 8 points in Game 2 Do the MATH
JJ BEREA 16ppg had double figures again but this time only 11 points

NOTE: BEREA in Double Figures is good but JET TERRY only getting 8 points in Game 2 hurt the MAVS tremendously


THUNDER TOP 2 Off the Bench: Point average in 2 Games

James HARDEN 17.5ppg had a huge game in Game 2 was the difference with 23 solid POINTS
Eric MAYNOR 6.5ppg but had 0 points in Game 1 came up BIG in the 4th and in Game 2 with 13 POINTS

From a scoring standpoint the MAVS have more FIREPOWER in their BENCH but it;s that old adage......DON'T TELL ME HOW MANY POINTS YOU SCORED BUT WHEN DID YOU SCORE THEM.

TERRY was off in GAME 2 and MAYNOR and HARDEN came with it from JUMPSTREET and MAYNOR having an excellenty game considering he played the whole 4th Quarter as Russell WESTBROOK sat after getting into a SPAT with Coach BROOKS.

3 things are for sure in the series........NOWITZKI will get his and so will DURANT..........Now what other players or WHOSE BENCH is the REAL SLIM SHADY?.......tune in TONIGHT on ESPN at 9ET MAVS @ THUNDER GAME 3 at the OK CORRAL