When the NBA season shut down on March 11, the Mavericks were like a lot of other teams.
They were running on fumes. And on achy joints and muscles.
It was the dog days of the schedule – the stretch after the All-Star break and before playoff intensity totally kicks in.
Luka Doncic was nursing nagging pains on more body parts than he cared to count. Seth Curry’s left ankle, knee and back were forcing him to miss games. Kristaps Porzingis was being rested anytime the Mavericks had to play on consecutive nights.