During the Fox Sports Southwest postgame show after the Mavericks’ 121-118 loss to Portland on Sunday, former all-star Devin Harris compared Kristaps Porzingis to a Maverick from yesteryear.
Josh Howard was a much different player than Porzingis. But they do have one thing in common. Howard loved to come out firing in the first quarter.
He would shoot the jump ball if he could. As Harris said, Howard could run up 20 points in the first quarter. He might only finish with 22. But he was the guy who got the Mavericks going in the game’s early moments.