After falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 118-104 earlier this week, the Dallas Mavericks have landed back on earth and are back where they started. While players like Olivier-Maxence Prosper and Naji Marshall had solid games, superstars Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic ultimately got clamped up, which resulted in the blowout loss.
Dallas was without P.J. Washington entering Tuesday’s vital NBA Cup quarterfinal game, who has proven to be the team’s X-factor this season. Without Washington on the floor, Dallas is a combined 1-5 and this includes the loss to the Thunder.
While Washington has dazzled this season being the third fiddle to Irving and Doncic, his emergence has made an alarming hole off the bench for the Mavericks considering no one else has stepped up to provide an impact that is even close to what he’s bringing. It’s no secret that the Mavericks have lacked a four off the bench, which has come to the team’s detriment when Washington misses time…