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Nellie does Dallas

By ED BARK
Sometimes you just have to vent.

These were the old Mavs.

The defenseless, out-quicked, step-slow Mavs.

The Dirk's-not-the-MVP-even-if-he-wins-it Mavs.

The out-pointed, out-hustled, out-coached, outhouse Mavs.

The Bob Ortegel rose-colored glasses Mavs.

The heart-of-a-chump, not-a-champ Mavs.

What happened?

Golden State 109-91.

The possibility is now very real.

The Mavs may be the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 seed since the start of the seven-game playoff system.

Sunday is so crucial. Imagine Mark Cuban losing to Don Nelson.

Go Mavs. But the heart is sinking.