The Mavericks may not have gained any pounds on Thanksgiving, but they definitely lost a little defense somewhere between the buffet line and Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
A shootout developed against the Washington Wizards and the Mavericks came up a few bullets short as the visitors bagged a 120-114 victory, despite a big night from Luka Donu010diu0107.
The Mavericks had built a 6-1 record at AAC, but couldn’t protect the home court, nor their basket, against a rapidly improving Washington team.
“We had a healthy Thanksgiving food-wise,” coach Jason Kidd said. “There was no resistance there to start the game.