Say what you want about the Dallas Mavericks impressive first six games of the season. The team looked good and ready to take on the world. For the past five games, however, bad teams have been able to routinely expose the Mavs weaknesses and have given us a chance to see if the team can play at their best no matter who the opponent is.
Unfortunately, they have shown that they cannot do that. Dallas has a long history of playing to the level of their opponents, and there has maybe never been a more obvious instance of it than the last two meetings with the New York Knicks.