DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks desperately needed their leader to deliver.
Chaos swirled around the Mavs in the 12 days since general manager Nico Harrison's stunning decision to trade face of the franchise Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. All-Star Anthony Davis, the headliner of the return from LA, and the Mavs' other top three big men are out for an extended period. Fans were outraged about losing Doncic, and several were ejected from Monday's overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings for fairly routine acts of protest.