DENVER – Tim Hardaway Jr. has played 22 minutes or more in each of the last five games, all as a starter.
He’s averaged 24.4 points and shot 30-of-55 (54.5 percent) from three-point range.
It’s not a stretch to say that the Mavericks have won four of those five games because of the way Hardaway has played. It’s been the first time he’s looked like the old Hardaway before his broken foot cost him the last half of the 2021-22 season.
“Mentally, him not playing last year put that fuel in him,” said Dorian Finney-Smith.