It was a perfect home stand for the Mavericks as they went 4-0 to move their overall record to 10-5. Here’s our takeaways from Friday’s 143-101 beatdown of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Hardaway makes his case: Two nights after he tied his season high with 20 points in his first start of the year, Tim Hardaway Jr. followed it up with 16 points in just 18 minutes against the Cavaliers. Coach Rick Carlisle had mentioned Wednesday that Seth Curry would return to the starting lineup when he got healthy. But now? Carlisle said Friday that Hardaway is “making a really strong case” and that it would have to be a consideration to keep Hardaway in the starting lineup moving forward.