They say some good can be gleaned out of even the most painful calamities.
For the Mavericks, having the Michigan connection of Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. show up the way they did in the agonizing 153-149 overtime loss to Houston late Friday night was one small glimmer of good news.
It couldn’t overshadow the fact that some things never change – even when the whole world has changed.
More than four months in between games, the Mavericks still fell into the same bad habit of not being able to execute when games are on the line in the final minutes.