As the Mavericks boarded their plane in San Francisco, they couldn't help but remember the immortal words of one of the Northern California locals, the late, great Jerry Garcia.
What a long strange trip it's been.
OK, maybe not as long and strange as the Grateful Dead's trip through life, but pretty strange. And plenty long.
It started with a broken ankle -- the real kind, not the one you get on a Dennis Smith Jr. crossover -- for Phoenix's Isaiah Canaan. It weaved its way to leg surgery for Seth Curry and Harrison Barnes' first notable injury as a Maverick, a left ankle sprain.