DALLAS -- Where did this Wednesday night start to go so, so wrong for the Mavericks? Considering New York’s unfathomable dominance of Dallas in recent seasons, perhaps the decisive moment was when the Knicks’ bus arrived at American Airlines Center.
Soon after tip-off, it became increasingly clear that Dallas, the NBA’s hottest team since Dec. 31, was doomed to a perhaps overdue clunker.
The rout – Knicks 107, Dallas 77 – wasn’t even as one-sided as it could have been, thanks to a Luka Doncic-led Mavericks rally that briefly cut New York’s 28-point lead to 74-60, but a dismal opening half foreshadowed the end of Dallas’ five-game winning streak.
