Last season the Dallas Mavericks touted the most efficient offense in NBA history. While part of that may be a byproduct of this current era, the fact remains that Luka Dončić and company could score against the best of them. What they lacked, and what limited how far they could ultimately go, however, was the defensive end of the equation. The Mavs might score 120 or more on a given night, but they were likely going to give up somewhere around 115 points in the process. This meant that whenever Luka Dončić or Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t in optimal health, or even if they happened to be sharing in a poor shooting night, Dallas was unlikely to walk away with a “W.”
Enter Josh Richardson
