The Dallas Mavericks are navigating murky waters in the hardwood, which comes after Luka Doncic was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in a groundbreaking trade. A

Jimmy Butler didn’t solve all the Warriors’ problems, after all. After winning the first two games of the Butler era, the Warriors dropped one of their worst losses of the season. In Dallas, in front of a crowd still reeling from the Luka Doncic trade aftershocks,

Despite missing Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, PJ Washington and Dereck Lively, the Warriors didn't have an answer for Kyrie Irving. Irving caught fire against the Warriors, scoring a game-high 42 points on 15-of-25 shooting from the floor with seven made 3-pointers to go along with seven rebounds in 40 minutes.