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Dallas Mavericks: A Season of Struggles
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Dallas Mavericks in Crisis | The Dallas Mavericks are experiencing one of the most delicate moments of the season, with a poor run of results that includes 10 defeats in the last 16 games, with the last five being consecutive losses. |
| Home Loss to Phoenix Suns | Jason Kidd’s team lost at home to the Phoenix Suns 116-125 in a match with a surreal and almost unbelievable ending, where the Texas franchise was the biggest loser. |
| Injury Crisis Post Doncic Trade | The weeks following Luka Doncic’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers have been incredibly challenging, with an outbreak of injuries affecting the roster. This has left the Mavericks with a long list of absentees. |
| Key Injuries | For the game against the Suns, Kidd was without Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Kyrie Irving, Jaden Hardy, Olivier Maxence Prosper, P.J. Washington, Kai Jones, and Dereck Lively. This forced the Mavericks to play with only nine players. |
| Mid-Game Injuries | Against the likes of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal, Dallas suffered two more injuries: Brandon Williams injured his hamstring and had to leave the game midway through, while Dwight Powell received seven stitches to his forehead after a collision with Kessler Edwards. |
| Limited Minutes for Key Players | Ex-Barcelona player Dante Exum and Caleb Martin played with restricted minutes to avoid worsening their physical issues. |
| Final Six Minutes | In the final six minutes, Kidd had no substitutions left and had to rely on Kessler Edwards, who had a bandage after the collision with Powell, Naji Marshall, Spencer Dinwiddie, Klay Thompson, and Max Christie. Only five players were available to finish the game. |
| Kidd’s Reflection | Kidd reflected, ‘I’ve never been in a game where I couldn’t give someone a rest because there was no one left on the bench. It’s tough, but we have to keep moving forward.’ Kidd is now heavily reliant on the medical staff to recover players as soon as possible. |