DALLAS — Jason Kidd and his Dallas Mavericks went into their game Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns hoping to put the distractions of the previous 48 hours behind them.

The game was Dallas’ first since embattled general manager Nico Harrison was fired Tuesday morning by Patrick Dumont, the franchise’s representative to the NBA Board of Governors. That happened only hours after the Mavericks felt as if they lost the home crowd Monday night in a 116-114 loss to Milwaukee, during which the Bucks rallied from a 13-point deficit.

The chant of “Fire Nico! Fire Nico!” came from the stands multiple times while the Mavericks were shooting free throws in the fourth period. That included with 1.2 seconds left after P.J. Washington Jr. missed a free throw that left Dallas two points behind wi

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