2020-2021 MAVS NEWS: Archived

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Rick Carlisle pointed out that besides the OT Denver game, in all of the Mavs wins they've held their opponents to 100 points or less

Clippers 73
Heat 83
Rockets 100
Nuggets 117 (OT)
Magic 98
10:06 PM · Jan 9, 2021
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D-Rating is 5th in the league and Opponent PPG is 4th in the league.  Dallas is 7th in the league (the league) in Net Rating WITHOUT KP.

It is really stunning.  Here is a cool mental exercise.  How would we feel about the team if the Phoenix and LAL games were preseason and we actually began the year against the Clippers.  We'd be 5-2 with wins against LAC, Denver and Miami.  One of the losses would have been with Luka sitting.  Remove the LAL and Phoenix games and we'd have the best winning percentage in the league and the Net Rating would be that much better.

I'm not saying those first two games didn't happen.  I'm saying we've bounced back really well and we are about to add a 20 point, 9 board 20 PER guy who was 4th on the team in On - Off last season (including a slow start).  I think this may work out OK