DALLAS -- Jason Kidd usually calls the regular season a marathon, but he amended his description for the Mavericks’ post-All-Star break schedule.
“A 22-game sprint.”
Dallas got the equivalent of a five-yard head start, with the 14-45 Spurs bringing a franchise record 14-game losing streak into American Airlines Center to begin a six-game home stand. The Mavericks’ 142-116 defensively challenged win wasn’t aesthetically great, but they didn’t stumble out of the starting block, either.
