In the aftermath of the Luka Doncic trade, the Dallas Mavericks are facing immense pressure to make a successful playoff run. In one of their last-ditch efforts to improve this season, the Mavs had dreams of signing Ben Simmons before he agreed to join the Clippers.

Even though the Mavericks didn’t have a healthy center, the Warriors (27-27) couldn’t hit a shot at the rim, going 31-for-58 (53.4%) in the paint and played matador defense on the perimeter. Kyrie Irving put his depleted team on his back with 42 points on 15-for-25 shooting, feasting on overmatched defenders all night.

T he Dallas Mavericks hosted the Golden State Warriors on the first night of a back-to-back before the All-Star break, but they were as undermanned as a team can get. Anthony Davi