As the Dallas Mavericks walked off the court Wednesday night following yet another loss — this time a 113-111 defeat to the New York Knicks — players bowed their head and strolled towards the locker room in silence.

Brandon Williams had his hands on his head, Dereck Lively II shook his head slowly after a short conversation with a member of the coaching staff, and the Mavericks piled into the locker room to dissect another defeat, their 12th in 16 games this season.

Dallas is currently ranked 13th in the Western Conference and would have a better chance at securing the No. 1 overall pick if the draft lottery were held today (5.4%) than they do of making the 2026 NBA Playoffs (4.6%), according to ESPN’s pregame coverage of Wednesday’s game.

There are moments of hope with this team. Coope

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