BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Late in the first quarter, when Brooklyn turned an early three-point deficit into a 12-point lead, it became apparent that the Mavericks were swirling down the commode to their eighth loss in ten games since the trade deadline.
All but one of the defeats have been by double-digits, but Monday night's 127-88 loss at Barclays Center was especially ugly. It was blatant of an example of a team that stopped competing.
This rout was by far the Mavericks' worst of the season, numerically and aesthetically. Making this effort, or lack thereof, even worse was that if came just two nights after Dallas' previous-worst defeat of the season, by 30 at home against Memphis.