Mavericks are embracing stable lineup, defensive grit

SAN ANTONIO – In golf, they call it grinding around the course – finding a way to score well when the ball won’t go where you want it to go.

In baseball, it’s a pitcher getting out batters without his best stuff or when his fastball won’t go as fast as normal.

For the Mavericks, winning ugly on Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs meant winning when Luka Don\u010di\u0107 had the rarest of rare off nights and they made just 10 three-point shots.

By the way, that’s one more than they made Sunday in the scintillating buzzer-beating win over Denver.

Is this the Mavericks’ new, primed-for-the-playoffs look? Lower scores, more points in the paint, fewer long balls and, most importantly, better…