Yuck.
You could say circumstances conspired against the (11-7) in Friday’s 108-94 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies (5-13) at the American Airlines Center, but that would absolve the Mavericks who were available to play Friday of the absolute stinker they put on tape against one of the worst teams in the NBA.
Make no mistake, it was largely a young group surrounding point guard Kyrie Irving on the first night of a back-to-back for the Mavericks, but this was a bad all-around effort, Luka or no Luka, Hardaway or no Hardaway.
Memphis guard Desmond Bane lit up every Mavs defender who would try him, leading all scorers with 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point land.