So the Mavs took on the Cavaliers, who own the best record in the East, without multiple starters and dealing with the emotional aftershocks of the transaction. They very clearly felt it, as the team set a new franchise record for worst first quarter performance in the organization's history.

The is no precedent for what the Dallas Mavericks just did. Trading Luka Doncic feels like it will go down as one of the worst days in Mavericks basketball for Dallas fans, as the trajectory and future of this franchise has been forever changed with a nearly unbelievable deal.

The Mavs are now run completely by general manager Nico Harrison, who looks and sounds like a man who does not appreciate the scale of the trade he just made. Mavericks fans are angry in a way that people around here reserve for Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys.