After losing handily to the young Los Angeles Lakers Friday night, the Mavericks finished off their road back-to-back with a visit to the Utah Jazz Saturday night.
The Mavericks used the same starting lineup that Carlisle has deployed a fair amount recently, including Dirk Nowitzki, who left Friday night’s game early with some back tightness. Whether it’s locally or nationally, I’m not sure enough has been made of Dirk only missing one game in his 20th year in the league - and that single game absence was essentially for tanking purposes.