Dallas Mavericks basketball is back. It is the dawning of the Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis era in Dallas. The NBA’s regular season began on Tuesday. The Mavs open their 82-game slate at home against the Washington Wizards on Oct. 23. On paper it looks like an easy win because the Wizards are projected to finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings this season.
Nothing is as it appears. The face value doesn’t tell you whole the story. For example, the Phoenix Suns were indisputably the worst team in the Western Conference last season.