I have to say it is a shock to see Mavs so low in the standings, I am sure the changes in the roster did cost them a bit of change but they are not really playing as well as they used to from the players that was around last year. I mean even Luka is not playing as well as he used to, last year he was nearly at MVP level and this year he is like a promising rookie.
I think there is a good reason behind it.
They just lose their chemistry or time to train with each other.
Most of their players was hit by Covid-19 weeks ago and then some of them are still healing.
Because of that, they lack enough time to play with each other.
This is not the Mavs we use to see. Being defeated by huge deficit.
I hope they can come back from this. They are now 2nd to the bottom of WC.