Harrison Barnes continued his hot start to the season, as he notched a career high 34 points, including the tying points near the end of regulation. The Mavs got their first win far short of full strength tonight, missing starters Deron Williams, Dirk Nowitzki and backup guard, Devin Harris.
Similarly to the five games prior to this one, the Mavs were caught in a wire-to-wire battle that ended up a defensive struggle. Scoring just 86 points in four-and-a-half quarters against an athletic team is not normally the way to win games, but Dallas finally had a good enough defensive output to stop a potent Milwaukee attack led by the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo.