Through the first 10 games of the season, the Mavericks have been a mess on both sides of the floor. Heading into Monday night’s matchup with the 6-4 Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas was just 3-7. With a paint defense that was 26th in the NBA and Giannis Antetokounmpo coming to town, it seemed like this was going to be a nightmare matchup for the Mavs. Giannis was first in the NBA in points in the paint per game at 23.8 heading into Monday night. Additionally, the Bucks were the NBA’s best 3-point shooting team heading into the matchup at a red hot 41%. This felt like the perfect storm.

Let’s be honest. It was a lot closer than most of us expected. Ultimately, Milwaukee edged out Dallas in a 116-114 nail-biter. There were some good, bad, and ugly to this game for Dallas. Here are 3 telling stats t

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