Friday night was awful for the Dallas Mavericks.
The Charlotte Hornets, who entered the game as massive 16-point underdogs, absolutely dominated the Mavericks 117-109 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas. The Hornets, despite being on the back end of a back-to-back series and being short several key players, put up 37 points in the first quarter and led almost the entire game. At one point, They even built up a huge 21-point lead in the third quarter.
While the Mavericks cut the game to a single point briefly in the fourth quarter, the Hornets responded with a 10-0 run and pushed to the eight-point win.