Mavs-Cavs preview: Fighting fatigue becoming a true concern

CLEVELAND – One of the silver linings from all the injuries the Mavericks have endured is that a lot of players who may not have planned on playing big roles are getting valuable experience on how to handle meaningful minutes on the court.
That’s a good thing. But it also comes with a price, because those players – usually younger and inexperienced – have to learn on the fly.
Mistakes happen. And there are other considerations, too.
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