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Solving defense is among three key questions Mavericks need to answer

On Thursday, April will be upon us and all foolish jokes aside, things are about to get serious for the Mavericks.

They are three games into a stretch of seven outings, all against teams .500 or worse with the exception of 24-22 New York on Friday.

So far they are 1-2.

Every game is taking on more importance. Losses usually mean a drop in the standings. Wins are like pure gold in playoff positioning.

On Saturday, they lost in New Orleans without Luka Donu010diu0107 and Kristaps Porzingis. They now are 1-4 when Donu010diu0107 is sidelined, 7-9 when Porzingis is out and 0-3 when they both are missing.