Another game, another collision with an opponent paddling in the same boat as the Mavericks. You know, the one that’s getting tossed around on the wild waves in the vast and uncertain playoff ocean.
This time, it’s the Miami Heat in an early start (6:30 p.m.) at American Airlines Center. The Heat are the seventh consecutive Eastern Conference foe the Mavericks have seen and six of them have been fighting for position and/or trying to avoid the play-in tournament.
Just like the Mavericks.
That’s the beauty of the NBA. The Mavericks have struggled, losing five of their last six after a hope-lifting seven-game winning streak.