The Dallas Mavericks made the trip to China as part of NBA Global Games this preseason. They played two games against the Philadelphia 76ers and spent just over a week overseas.
The Mavs split the two games against the Eastern Conference power. A positive result when considering Dallas was without two starters and Dirk Nowitzki.
Harrison Barnes and Dirk were both sidelined with injuries, and continue to miss time as they recover. The other missing starter was DeAndre Jordan who was out for personal reasons. Dirk went to China.