DALLAS — Despite returning home after a winless three-game road trip, the Dallas Mavericks say they saw encouraging signs that they hope to build on moving forward.
Suffering a 97-90 defeat last Wednesday in Boston against the NBA-best Celtics to begin their road trip, the Mavericks (7-20) failed to bounce back two nights later while falling to a hard-fought 109-102 loss Friday at Milwaukee. The Mavs then came up short in an attempt to right the ship Sunday in Minnesota, slipping to 0-3 in the season series with the Timberwolves after a 97-92 defeat. Now, the Mavericks will look to get on track Tuesday during the third showdown of the season with the in-state rival San Antonio Spurs.