The Mavericks have done a fine job the last two months finding the sort of difficult wins that can make up for some of those regrettable losses earlier in the season.
Now, they have to find at least one more unexpected victory to make up for Wednesday’s meltdown in Houston.
The Mavericks looked nothing like the team that beat the best team in the league two nights earlier, losing to the Houston Rockets 102-93 at Toyota Center. The Mavericks’ five-game winning streak came to a shocking halt.
Bear in mind Houston had gone 2-27 since they were 11-10 on Feb.