The Dallas Mavericks endured a ten-game absence from Kristaps Porzingis. He injured his knee on Dec. 29 against the Los Angeles Lakers and sat out for nearly a month with the discomfort. Everyone wanted KP to get his knee right before returning.
The Mavs won six of the ten games Porzingis missed. Luka Doncic and company picked up the slack. It was a team effort making up for the 7’3 man on the defensive end of the floor. Coach Carlisle played more small ball and relied on Luka to get it done with the ball in his hands.