<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Dallas Mavericks are the team that's talking matter-of-factly about what it needs to do to win the organization's first NBA title. But while the Warriors may not be openly discussing 16 wins as a goal, they're also not going to be satisfied with simply picking up a box of Rice-A-Roni or some other parting gift on the way out the door after being swept by the Mavericks. A sweep by the Mavericks became impossible after the Warriors won the series opener on Sunday 97-85. "Of course you're going to have expectations," Warriors guard Jason Richardson said Sunday before the Warriors' first playoff game in 12 seasons. "You don't want to just be happy being here." Said guard Stephen Jackson: "We don't feel like an underdog team. We feel like a team that should be here. And we feel like we deserve to be here and we can play with any team." Sunday marked just the fourth time this season the Warriors have appeared on a national television broadcast, and they relished an opportunity to reacquaint America with their brand of basketball.</div> Source
