While the Mavericks fight through some problematic areas, the best news they can keep telling themselves is this:
Better now than later.
They have been — shall we be charitable? — underwhelming with their 3-point shooting through the first three games of the restart – and that includes the first game against Houston, in which the Mavericks shot the ball beautifully.
But even with that 21-for-49 showing from 3-point range, they are shooting just 29.8 percent from beyond the arc through three games.
That’s what 15-for-71 shooting in the last two games (21.