There’s a scene in the musical Hamilton when general George Washington tells Alexander Hamilton that “dying is easy, young man, living is harder.”
It’s the same with winning in the NBA. It’s a lot harder than losing. But it’s a lot more fun, too.
The Mavericks need to have some fun during this two-game stay at American Airlines Center when they will play two of the truly struggling teams in the NBA.
They get New Orleans on Thursday and the Pelicans have been the definition of hapless since Zion Williamson went out with a hamstring injury.