Mavs Outplayed by 76ers Bench: 76ers 92 Mavericks 81

I love statistics. Look at these statistics, and you will see the Mavericks had little chance to come out on top in Friday night’s contest with the Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia easily surpassed Dallas in bench points and took better advantage of turnovers.

Bench Points:
Mavs: 34
76ers: 49
(Thaddeus Young led in this category with 22. Drew Gooden led the Mavs with 14.)

Turnovers:
Mavs: 15
76ers: 14

Points Off Turnovers:
Mavs: 11
76ers: 20 (statistics from Mavs Live Post-Game Show)

So, it didn’t matter that the Mavericks entered the game 28-14 and 15-7 on the road or that the 76ers had complied a 13-28 mark with a 6-14 record at home.

Because as all sports enthusiasts know, any team can beat any team on any given night.