Hornets beat Mavericks

The Mavericks' performance against the Charlotte Hornets, who had lost the previous night in New Orleans, scored just 96 points, have the worst offensive rating in the NBA, and were without three of their best players, was arguably their worst of the past two seasons. The Mavericks were defeated 117-109. With eight games remaining, the score dropped to 36-38 as one of the loss's severe repercussions. The Mavericks had been tied for ninth place in the Western Conference at the start of the day alongside four other clubs.

The Hornets were able to win despite the Mavericks scoring six fast points thanks to a three-pointer by former Maverick draftee Dennis Smith Jr. with 13.7 seconds left. Despite having Kyrie Irving (18 points, 9 rebounds) returned from a right foot ailment, the Mavericks never gave their all defensively.