It’s not fun losing games. It will never be fun losing games. But when losing is in the supposed best interest for your team, it becomes even more daunting. That is, unless you learn how to lose like the Dallas Mavericks.
This year, Dallas has been probably the worst team in the NBA during crunch time. In fact, according to NBA.com, they are. Crunch time is defined as less than 5 minutes remaining in the game, with the score within 5 points. This can happen at any time during the final five minutes and it will qualify as a crunch time game.