Defense may win championships, but, as the Dallas Mavericks are finding early this season, it's pretty hard to win regular-season games without offense.

Dallas was held to a pathetic offensive rating of 91.1 in its season-opening loss against the San Antonio Spurs -- the worst offensive rating of any team this season in its season-opener by more than 15 points per 100 possessions -- and while their scoring total improved to 107 in their second outing Friday, you have to consider the competition. How much better is 107 in a loss to the lowly Washington Wizards than 92 in a loss to Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs? The number those games have in common is zero, which is how many wins the Mavericks have this season.

The entire theory of their team is based on Harrison's "defense win

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