NEW YORK – Anybody who says four games into an NBA season is too early to push the panic button clearly isn’t a Brooklyn Nets fan.
More on that in a moment.
When it comes to the Mavericks, they proved with their 129-125 victory over the Nets Thursday night that they’re moving along just fine.
On Saturday, they’ll play their fifth game. That’s the equivalent of playing one regular-season NFL game.
But that doesn’t keep people from knee-jerking in that league, nor does it in the NBA.
By splitting their first four games, the Mavericks have survived a challenging early stretch.