The Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals during the 2023-24 season. Dallas was ahead of their expected timeline, as there were not many people around the NBA world who thought they would contend at such a high level a season ago.

The Dallas Mavericks have plummeted in the standings over the last week or so after dropping four straight games, and this is the last thing that Mavs fans expected after their productive offseason that included them signing Klay Thompson.

With the game on the line against the Jazz, Luka Doncic was just standing around on defense, which has become an all-too-common occurrence for the Mavericks.