Entering Sunday’s 111-99 loss to the Sacramento Kings, guard Trey Burke had been very impactful for the Dallas Mavericks over the past week.
That includes scoring seven critical points while playing only in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 125-124 nail-biter of a win over the Washington Wizards.
So how was Burke able to sit for the entire game against the Wizards, then come off the bench and play the entire fourth quarter and suddenly become a major factor in the game?
“It’s just a professional being ready, keeping himself ready, keeping himself mentally into it,” coach Rick Carlisle said.