After a promising 22–16 start, the Mavericks' 2023 season has turned into an unmitigated disaster.
Dallas is 16–27 since Jan. 2., and has fallen completely out of Western Conference playoff and play-in contention. Friday evening, the Mavericks lost 115–112 to the Bulls in a game they appeared to punt from the outset, sitting guard Kyrie Irving and removing guard Luka Dončić minutes into the second quarter.
With a lone home game against the Spurs remaining and the season lost, Dallas's problems seem to be just beginning.