After a really scary start to the season where the Mavericks couldn’t seem to buy a win, Dallas has grabbed their 2nd consecutive win against a reasonable opponent. This win over LA may not look great to the naked eye, but the Lakers were streaking before they played Dallas tonight.
The game was incredibly offensive (not surprising considering the Lakers lead the league in pace), but was definitely controlled by Dallas for the most part. Mavs win the game 108-97 behind a great team performance.
The Dallas Mavericks went with an 8-man rotation for the entire game tonight, including Dorian Finney-Smith getting his first NBA start in only his 7th career NBA game.