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Mavs busy delivering knockout punches on defense

That rock ‘em, sock ‘em defense the Dallas Mavericks played during Wednesday’s 127-59 thumping of the Charlotte Hornets wasn’t overlooked by the players and the coaching staff.

The Mavs totally smothered the Hornets, limiting them to 27.4 percent shooting from the field and a paltry 15.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. It was, to use a boxing terminology, a first-round technical knockout by the Mavs.

And the Mavs will be looking for more (defensive) knockouts when they end preseason play Friday at 7 p.m. in Milwaukee and start regular season play on Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.