Second-half adjustment on Tony Parker?

Published April 26, 2009 at 12:30 a.m.

Well, according to several players it wasn't anything revolutionary. Jason Terry said the coaching staff reminded them to do what they could to keep Parker away from the paint and to make him work for all of his shots.

It's the same approach they tried in the first half with little success, as Parker collected 31 points. But he was held to 12 in the second half. Part of that was the simple fact that Parker missed some of the same shots he was making in the first half. But the Mavericks also tried to double him earlier and make it as difficult as they could for him to get shots off. It worked much better in the second half.

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