Dirk Nowitzki called Oklahoma City's frontcourt player group of Steven Adams, Serge Ibaka and Enes Kanter, "one of the most physical, longest, most-athletic this league has."

The Thunder outrebounded Dallas 56-33 in Game 1 and has outrebounded the Mavericks in all five meetings this season.

Kanter, who had 13 of those rebounds, was asked Sunday how the Mavericks can turn around the rebounding disparity.

"I don't know," he said. "That's something you'll have to ask them (the Mavericks)."