The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports:
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The Mavericks have lost four of their last five games. They’re in desperate need of a wake-up call and can’t afford to limp into the All-Star break on a 1-6 free fall.
“Right now, I don’t want to jump the gun,” Mavericks forward Shawn Marion said, “but we have to get this one.”
Dallas’ low point of the season came Friday in a head-scratching 117-108 home loss to the woeful Timberwolves. Afterward, coach Rick Carlisle questioned his team’s effort.
“We’re not going to be good until we play hard,” Carlisle said.
The Mavericks climbed near the top of the Western Conference early in the season because of great defense. But that’s a distant memory. Their last six opponents have shot at least 49 percent from the field.
