Dallas fans got their first look at the post-trade Mavericks in a fantastic road win against the East-leading heat. Hard to ask for a better introduction than that. Now, they’ll roll into New Orleans to face a team with markedly lower postseason expectations in the Pelicans.
There are several storylines one might choose to define this season by so far. Certainly, the suddenly dominant defense is one. Luka’s post-media-vote snub MVP-level stretch is another. But perhaps the least exciting but most fruitful is a consistency that’s seemingly been lacking in recent years. Dallas has a 19-8 record against teams under .