"Well, we were trying to get stops," Kidd said in his postgame interview. "You have to figure out how to stop the leak. They’re scoring, we’re having trouble stopping them, so

Anthony Davis got hurt in his first game in a Dallas jersey, joining fellow Mavericks big men Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively on the sidelines. Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving hasn't had enough help from any of the Mavericks' supporting cast to hold down the fort in their absence.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd made an extremely controversial decision about Klay Thompson, and fans are furious about it.

He was acquired at the trade deadline for Quentin Grimes and a valuable 2025 second-round pick, but due to a hip injury that was worse than the Mavericks anticipated, they had to change the terms of the deal.