The Dallas Mavericks still sit in last place in the Western Conference. While the view from 30,000 feet isn’t great, the team is playing better of late. Dallas won five of its last eight games with four of those victories coming by a significant margin. That’s quite the improvement from where the team once stood, stumbling out of the gate to a 2-14 record. Beyond generally improved play all around, one of the major reasons the team is doing better is the performance of its second unit.
Led by veteran guards J.J. Barea and Devin Harris, the Mavs’ bench is one of the better scoring units in the NBA.