“The Dallas Mavericks are terrible in the clutch.”
This has been stated as a fact during the Luka Doncic era, despite Luka’s high profile heroics. It appears to be true as the Mavericks have a -16.8 net rating in the clutch this season. Yet, they have managed an 17-16 record in clutch games despite the bad rating.
That net rating undersells the Mavericks because it incorporates horrendous numbers while Luka was out. During the five games the Mavericks played while Doncic was out with an ankle injury and Covid-19, the Mavericks went 0-5 with a -51.