They had been playing their best basketball in nearly six years, and some of the best basketball in the entire NBA lately. But the midway point of this season game didn’t go very well for the Dallas Mavericks.
RJ Barrett poured in 32 points and the New York Knicks pounded the boards relentlessly and took advantage of some poor shooting by Dallas en route to beating the Mavs, 108-85, Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. The loss snapped the Mavs’ season-high six-game winning streak as they dipped to 22-19 at the season’s midway point.
The Mavs will try and put this rough night behind them when they travel to Memphis and play the Grizzlies on Friday night.