DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 28 at San Antonio 8:00 Oct. 30 Utah 8:30 Nov. 1 at New Orleans 7:00 Nov. 3 Boston 8:30 Nov. 6 at Portland 10:30 Nov. 7 at Utah 9:00 Nov. 9 Miami 7:30 Nov. 11 Sacramento 8:30 Nov. 13 Philadelphia 8:30 Nov. 15 Minnesota 8:30 Nov. 17 at Charlotte 7:00 Nov. 19 at Washington 7:00 Nov. 21 Los Angeles 8:30 Nov. 22 at Houston 8:00 Nov. 24 Indiana 8:30 Nov. 26 New York 7:30 Nov. 28 at Toronto 7:30 Nov. 29 at Philadelphia 7:00 Dec. 2 at Chicago 8:00 Dec. 3 at Milwaukee 8:00 Dec. 5 Phoenix 8:30 Dec. 7 Milwaukee 7:30 Dec. 9 at Memphis 8:00 Dec. 10 New Orleans 8:30 Dec. 13 Golden State 2:00 Dec. 16 at New York 8:00 Dec. 17 at Detroit 7:30 Dec. 20 San Antonio 8:30 Dec. 22 Atlanta 8:30 Dec. 23 at Phoenix 9:00 Dec. 26 Los Angeles 8:30 Dec. 28 Oklahoma City 7:30 Dec. 30 Washington 8:30 Jan. 2 at Boston 7:30 Jan. 4 at Cleveland 1:00 Jan. 5 at Brooklyn 7:30 Jan. 7 Detroit 8:30 Jan. 10 at Los Angeles 3:30 Jan. 13 at Sacramento 10:00 Jan. 14 at Denver 9:00 Jan. 16 Denver 8:30 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 19 at Memphis 5:00 Jan. 21 at Minnesota 8:00 Jan. 23 Chicago 8:00 Jan. 25 at New Orleans 6:00 Jan. 27 Memphis 8:30 Jan. 28 at Houston 8:00 Jan. 30 at Miami 8:00 Jan. 31 at Orlando 7:00 Feb. 2 Minnesota 8:30 Feb. 4 at Golden State 10:30 Feb. 5 at Sacramento 10:00 Feb. 7 Portland 8:30 Feb. 9 Los Angeles 8:30 Feb. 11 Utah 8:30 Feb. 19 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Feb. 20 Houston 8:30 Feb. 22 Charlotte 7:30 Feb. 24 Toronto 8:30 Feb. 25 at Atlanta 7:30 Feb. 28 Brooklyn 8:30 Mar. 2 New Orleans 8:30 Mar. 5 at Portland 10:30 Mar. 6 at Golden State 10:30 Mar. 8 at Los Angeles 9:30 Mar. 10 Cleveland 8:30 Mar. 13 Los Angeles 8:30 Mar. 16 Oklahoma City 8:30 Mar. 18 Orlando 8:30 Mar. 20 Memphis 8:30 Mar. 22 at Phoenix 9:00 Mar. 24 San Antonio 8:30 Mar. 27 at San Antonio 8:30 Mar. 29 at Indiana 7:00 Apr. 1 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Apr. 2 Houston 8:30 Apr. 4 Golden State 8:30 Apr. 8 Phoenix 9:30 Apr. 10 at Denver 9:00 Apr. 12 at Los Angeles 9:30 Apr. 13 at Utah 9:00 Apr. 15 Portland 8:00 * All Times Eastern. Dallas likes Aminu’s length and athleticism DALLAS MAVERICKS 2014-15 SCHEDULE and holdover Brandan Wright delivers similar qualities off the bench or as an occasional starter. Third-year swingman Jae Crowder is adept at coming off the bench and delivering big defensive stops while also contributing from long range. Some wonder what sort of magic Carlisle can work on the likes of Felton and Nelson, two players not exactly known for defense in their previous stops. Last season, he showed Ellis the virtues of playing D, how it can help his offensive game and Ellis bought in. Carlisle’s also worked wonders with Nowitzki, so expecting similar results with Felton and Nelson isn’t a big stretch. OFFENSE With a likely starting five of Nelson, Ellis, Parsons, Chandler and Nowitzki, scoring shouldn’t be much of an issue for the Mavericks. Dallas is loaded at point guard with three solid veterans in Felton, Devin Harris, who figures to again come off the bench, and Nelson. “I see Jameer Nelson, Ray Felton and Devin Harris all playing both guard positions,” Carlisle said. “We like attackers. We like guys that can make plays both with and without the ball. I just want good basketball players that want to win and I think we have that.” Carlisle has already said he won’t be afraid to employ a three-guard lineup when that would be advantageous to the Mavs, an idea all three point men are in favor of. “We bring a lot of experience. We’re all competitive and we respect one another,” Nelson said. “No matter when we’re out there, our track record is that we’re going to play our hardest.” One of Dallas’ other big offensive strengths last season was having a bench that ranked sixth in the NBA with 35.7 points per game after leading the NBA the year before by averaging 41.5 points per game. Losing Carter, who chipped in 12 points a night, is big. But adding Aminu, Felton and Jefferson will hopefully be more than enough to offset that. Harris and Wright are two other key members of the Dallas second unit. After struggling early last year while making his way back from offseason foot surgery, Harris found a niche off the pine as an energy guy who could run the offense, make a great pass and/or drain a big shot. Harris was a great sparkplug last season and should continue to be so this year. It’s a similar story with Wright, who figures to get spot
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