The Spurs have been disappointed with their effort thus far in their first round series against the Mavericks, but they plan to change that heading into Game 4, according to the Associated Press.
"It was disappointing, surprising, especially with the standard we set here," Bruce Bowen said. "This team has no choice (but to bounce back). We're disappointed we came out with the effort that we did. ... That's incentive enough."
Dallas thumped San Antonio in Game 3, leading by as many as 26 points early in the third quarter. Coach Gregg Popovich rested his starters in the game, preparing them for the next game.
"We pulled the plug for that purpose," Popovich said. "I'm sure a lot of people were shocked, like, 'Hey, you can't not try.' It's not about that. It's a long process, and I think we have to hopefully try to be wise rather than foolishly brave."