The Dallas Mavericks tipped off NBA Cup action on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, hoping to atone for their loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, this got out of hand QUICKLY.
Dallas found themselves down by 10 six minutes into the game, down by 20 five minutes into the second quarter, and went into halftime down 23. They then found themselves down by as much as 35 in the third quarter. This game was basically over before it started with how the Mavs played in this game. But it was a similar theme to what we’ve seen all season, with horrific offensive play condemning the team.
The Mavericks tried to make a late rally, getting the lead down to 13 with about two minutes to play, but the Grizzlies ended up winning 118-104. And this actually matters a little more since this is NBA Cup play, where point differential really matters. Dallas knows that, as they got the wild card spot in the NBA Cup because of their large domination in point differential.
Max Christie looked good, putting up 18 points, shooting 4/7 from three. Naji Marshall had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Everyone else…………..
There’s no use in beating a dead horse (pun intended). Let’s get to the over… actually, I’ve been told we’re doing under-reactions today. Well, this will be easy.
1. Fire Nico Harrison
