We’re back from the all-star break, fresh off a Dallas Mavericks victory, laser-focused on the home stretch of the regular season. Even following a convincing victory against the lowly San Antonio Spurs the Mavericks will need time to sort out chemistry and rotations, primarily with Kyrie Irving but also buyout-addition Justin Holiday.
The hope is that the latter of those two players can provide some perimeter defense as well. Noted plenty below in this week’s power rankings watch, the Mavericks have dropped off considerably on that end of the floor compared to last season.