Original sentence: Dallas then won Game 5 118-112, but were eliminated in Game 6 111-86, becoming the first number one seed to lose to an eighth seed in a best of seven series (which they lost 4-2), leaving the Mavericks, primarily it's star player Dirk Nowitzki to receive massive amounts of criticism for once again failing to step up when it matters
Edited sentence: Dallas then won Game 5 118-112, but were eliminated in Game 6 111-86, becoming the first number one seed to lose to an eighth seed in a best of seven series (which they lost 4-2), leaving the Mavericks, primarily it's star player Dirk Nowitzki to receive massive amounts of criticism for once again failing to step up when it matters and fight his reputation as a choker