DALLAS — Collecting back-to-back wins for just the third time during the 2016-17 season, the Dallas Mavericks will now embark on the road for a two-game trip with plenty of momentum and confidence.
Downing the Phoenix Suns last Thursday in Mexico City with a 113-108 victory, the Mavericks (13-27) collected a much-needed win to end a three-game losing streak. The Mavs then kept trending in the right direction Sunday during a matinee matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves, sprinting to a 98-87 win in front of their hometown crowd. And according to Mavs coach Rick Carlisle, the team’s recent resurgence can be credited to balanced scoring and the health of its veteran leaders Dirk Nowitzki and J.