DALLAS — About halfway through the fourth quarter on Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, Maxi Kleber splashed down his second and final three-pointer, pushing the Mavericks lead over the Bulls to double-digits.
Kleber turned toward the Mavs bench with a flex and snarl — with Dwight Powell standing on the sideline doing the exact same thing. The two were feeding off each other all night, not just with energy and theatrics but with their play too. The duo probably isn’t what the Mavs had in mind over the summer as the catalyst of their bench unit, but Powell’s and Kleber’s play were invaluable in a 115-109 win against Chicago.