What happened to the Mavericks Saturday night was a painful gut punch.
What happened to Luka Donu010diu0107 was a gut kick, also painful.
While that won’t leave much of a mark in the long run, the collapse against the Milwaukee Bucks certainly will linger in the loss column. The Mavericks lost a 25-point second-quarter lead. The Bucks had a 38-10 run that included a 15-0 skunking in the final two minutes of the first half.
Clearly, the Mavericks are struggling right now and the injuries, particularly to Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum and Dereck Lively II, are taking an obvious toll.