MEMPHIS – In the NBA, the hoop gods can often be unfair. So you take your good fortune when you can get it.
The Mavericks will see the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night at FedEx Forum for their first meeting of the season. The teams will meet again on Dec. 1 in Dallas.
And again on Dec. 11 in Memphis.
The importance of this? The Mavericks will have three of their four meetings this season against the Grizzlies while star point guard Ja Morant is serving a 25-game suspension.
This isn’t to suggest that Memphis is doomed without Morant in their lineup.