Here's our quick takeaways from the Mavericks' 96-91 loss at San Antonio to fall to an NBA-worst 2-11.
Heartbreaking: One of these days, the Mavericks are going to get a payoff for nights like this. But Monday wasn't the time. With 34.7 seconds left, the Mavericks were down 92-91 and had the ball. They had survived some sloppy play in the fourth quarter with sticky defense and a persistence that their coach had to like, since that's one of his favorite words. The Mavericks went to Harrison Barnes, who was spotted up against Danny Green. He lofted an 18-foot jumper that clanged hard off the rim.