Over the weekend, the Dallas Mavericks went back to starting a point guard next to Cooper Flagg. This paid off, as Flagg put up 52 points over these two games after going through a mini-slump, and Jason Kidd made another change to the starting lineup on Sunday that unlocked their offense.
Kidd started P.J. Washington as their small-ball center against the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with Ryan Nembhard, Max Christie, Naji Marshall, and Flagg. This isn't a long-term starting lineup for next season, as Dereck Lively II is expected to be healthy by training camp and Daniel Gafford is still on the roster, but running some small ball helped unlock Washington's game, simultaneously giving Flagg more spacing to work with, and led Dallas to a 10-point victory.