The Mavericks have nearly two-thirds of this season done.
They have an outstanding 18-8 road record and an outlandish 14-13 home record.
With two home games left before the All-Star break, now would be a good time to draw a line on that home floor and start protecting American Airlines Center.
It might be too late to become a feared home team. To paraphrase the saying, they are what they are.
But here’s what the home-road discrepancy boils down to: if you’re going to be really good at one or the other, you’d rather be a beast on the road.