On a night the Mavericks honored one of the best defenders in franchise history, they had an offensive power outage at Americans Airlines Center.
New York, owner of an 18-21 record coming into Sunday’s matchup with Dallas, used some hot shooting to own the Mavs from start to finish, 100-96.
It’s Dallas’ third consecutive loss after coming into a four-game homestand with four straight wins.
The Mavericks (13-28) retired former point guard Derek Harper’s No. 12 in a halftime ceremony attended by 1980s teammates Brad Davis and Rolando Blackman and former coach Dick Motta.