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Chandler Parsons says he finally 'felt like myself'

Deron Williams scores a team-high 18 points in Dallas' 104-94 win over Phoenix.

DALLAS -- Chandler Parsons, a man with a $46 million contract, a supersized ego and a supermodel girlfriend, needed a nice little boost to his self-esteem.

That’s how hard the process of coming back from hybrid microfracture surgery on his right knee has been for the Dallas Mavericks small forward.

The bad games kept stacking up, building into a massive mental burden as bothersome as any physical challenge Parsons faced in his fight back from a major surgery he underwent in May.