Dwight Powell entered this season entrenched as the starting five next to Kristaps Porzingis, after firmly proving over the previous handful of seasons that he is, despite a vocal minority group of fans, good.
Next to Porzingis spacing the floor, Powell would be the hammer to the Mavericks offense, screening and diving for Luka Doncic and opening up the floor for a variety of shooters. That was the plan and the Mavericks executed it beautifully — with Powell on the floor, the Mavericks scored 116.