While the Mavericks still had a chance to grab a place in the “play-in”, the leaders decided to rest many holders before the meeting against the Bulls. Worse, while the team was leading by fifteen points at the start of the last quarter against the B team of the Bulls, Dallas gave the impression of swinging the last quarter, with in particular the last three ridiculous possessions. To the point of even making Mark Cuban laugh…
But that didn’t make Jason Kidd laugh, nor the NBA since the league spokesperson announced that an investigation was opened into their attitude before and during the meeting. ” The NBA today opened an investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the Mavericks’ decisions and game conduct in their game against the Bulls yesterday, including the motivations behind those actions. explained Mike Bass.
Concretely, we know that Dallas needed to lose to give itself the best chance of keeping its Draft choice. What Kidd did not hide, rather embarrassed by questions from journalists: “Sometimes decisions are hard to make. We are trying to win the title and this decision is maybe a step back which hopefully will allow us to move forward.
