With four minutes left in the fourth quarter and up five points, Dallas hacked Andre Drummond, who struggles from the free throw line. To put an end to the tactic, Detroit took an intentional team foul, forcing a dead ball and replacing him with backup center Aron Baynes. We have seen teams try avoiding becoming the victim of Hack-A, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a team take a foul to get its own player out of the game.
What’s Next
The Mavs (38-38) play the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-50) Sunday at the Target Center. Tip-off is at 2:30 p.