There, that ought to teach those runaway Mavericks a lesson.
Don't come into the Delta Center and expect to get a bunch of layups. Don't think the Jazz are going to allow a bunch of fast breaks. Don't plan to drive the lane, get many rebounds or outplay the Jazz's bench. Not in this house.
The Mavs left Salt Lake City on Monday thusly enlightened -- and, oh, yes, as 92-90 winners. See, the secret to an unheard-of 38-9 start is to be so versatile, so talented, so confident, that when one style of play is shut down, another opens like a spigot.
"They can be impossible to defend," said Jazz assistant coach Phil Johnson.
