It was a magnificent coming-out party for the Luka Doncic-Kristaps Porzingis pairing in a 108-100 victory over Washington Wednesday at American Airlines Center.
But if you’re looking for the moment when the Mavericks’ season-opening win shifted in their favor, you’ll have to zero in on a stretch when at least one of them – and for a time both of the young stars – were on the bench.
The Mavericks trailed 22-17 with 2 minutes left in the first half. Doncic took a seat. Porzingis would join him on the bench three minutes into the second quarter.