1. POWER SHORTAGE: After the Mavs electrified the sellout crowd by powering to a 23-4 lead with 4:33 remaining in the first quarter following a step-back 3-pointer by Wesley Matthews, it looked like Dallas was well on its way to carving out an easy victory. Especially since the Mavs still led, 47-28, with 7:54 left before halftime after Dorian Finney-Smith drained a 3-pointer. But the Mavs got short-circuited from there as they outscored 77-54 the remainder of the game and wound up with their fourth-lowest scoring game in the past 17 contests.
2. DONCIC TIES CURRY, CARMELO: Luka Doncic’s mercurial ride up the NBA charts continued Wednesday night when the rookie from Slovenia finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.