HOUSTON -- Before the Mavericks and their fans have their happy meter flicker out of control, allow us to bring up two important numbers.
1-7.
That's their road record. And nothing is going to get accomplished this season if that dreadful pace continues in foreign territories.
To change it, the Mavericks need to get more out of their starters, plain and simple. Through 18 games, every single one of their key reserves has a positive plus-minus, led by Maxi Kleber (plus 83) and J.J. Barea (plus 82).
Only one starter, Luka Doncic, has a positive plus-minus for the season (plus 12).