With Dallas missing Luka Doncic, Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, and Dante Exum, it was good to see them win in this fashion, especially after the Knicks just lit up the Nuggets for 145 points on Monday with OG Anunoby scoring a career-high in that game.

The Dallas Mavericks picked up a dominating 129-114 victory at home against the New York Knicks on Wednesday, stifling an offense that had scored 145 points in their last game. This moved the Mavs to 11-8 overall and 4-1 without Luka Doncic this season,

He’s an offensive guy — like, the offensive guy, maybe — and one of the biggest singular stars in the history of professional sports, but even Tom Brady could’ve told you that a little defense and a little depth goes a long way.