Dallas Mavericks: The Biggest Surprise This Season

By Isaac Harris

Apr 30, 2016

Apr 13, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) celebrates making a three point basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the first quarter at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 23, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Zaza Pachulia (27) shoots as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) defends during the second quarter in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Sam Casey: Early Play from Zaza Pachulia

“Early play from Zaza. It’s easy to forget, cause at the end of the season he was rather mediocre, but in the first half of the season Zaza was dominating the boards playing good defense and scoring efficiently. I’m not sure what happened, but he had a crazy good start to the season.” -Casey

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