OUR 5 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 133-104 LOSS TO SUNS
LOW ENERGY: The Mavs will be the first to tell you that the NBA is a “no excuses” league. Thus, the Mavs won’t offer any for what happened to them on Tuesday night against the Suns. Coach Rick Carlisle said: “We just didn’t have much juice.” The Mavs were on the second night of a back-to-back, and were playing their fourth game in six days, in four cities and three time zones. But the Mavs know all teams go through wild travel excursions. That’s life in the NBA, and it often comes with a high price.