Jack Reacher, the patron saint of wandering the United States and fighting people, has a saying, a mantra of sorts. “Details matter.” And I agree with him, especially when it comes to watching basketball. So the start times of Dallas Mavericks games matter to me, a viewer, a lot.

I don’t know what the Mavericks’ record is based on a game’s start time. That information is probably out there somewhere, though. It doesn’t concern me, though, because I don’t work for the team, I just watch them. I’m more worried about how the start time affects me, the main character of basketball watching.

Below, I’ve graded all the various start times of Mavericks games. My criteria was simple: how does the start time affect me, a person who enjoys watching basketball, but is often hampered by the trials a

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