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The Dallas Mavericks hit a new kind of rock bottom Saturday night, and it came fast.

Less than 24 hours after the news that Anthony Davis suffered ligament damage in his left hand, an injury that could require surgery and wipe out months, Dallas looked like a team that already knew what time it was.

The Bulls ran them off the floor in a 125-107 loss, and the tone got even uglier when Jason Kidd got ejected midway through the first quarter.

Chicago didn’t just win, it embarrassed Dallas with pace and force. The Bulls piled up a season-high 38 fast-break points, lived in the paint, and controlled the glass, turning every Mavericks miss into a track meet the other way.

Dallas never led, fell behind by as many as 27, and spent the night chasing shadows while the Bulls (18-20) played like the sharper, tougher team from start to finish.

Even the usual bright spot couldn’t save it. Cooper Flagg couldn’t find rhythm and finished with 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting, while Naji Marshall’s 14 came on a rough night too.

The strangest snapshot of where Dallas was? Two-way guard Ryan Nembhard led the Mavericks with 16 points, six assists, and three boards, and it still wasn’t close.

The Mavs will try to regroup with the Nets coming to town Monday, but after this one, it felt like reality had officially arrived, and the DLLS Mavs crew had to cope with it live on YouTube.

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Last time they picked at No. 20 was 2005; now, after the Packers lost to the Bears, Dallas, in addition to pick No.12, will also pick at 20 with its other first-round pick.

Ask yourself, what should they do?

Want my opinion: trade back. You have no picks in rounds 2 or 3 and have too many holes on defense.

The Stars coughed up two different two-goal leads Saturday and somehow found a new way to lose, falling 5-4 in overtime to the Sharks at SAP Center.

Dallas’ penalty problem blew the whole thing up again, 24 penalties in five games and the PK kept leaking, setting up San Jose’s comeback and forcing extra time.

Then OT turned into a nightmare: Mikko Rantanen took a holding penalty, the Stars scrambled on the 4-on-3, and Tyler Toffoli buried the winner while everyone in green watched it happen.

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Ali Jawad
Dallas Cowboys ​Content Creator/Newsletter Writer
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