This season, Dallas has tumbled to 29th in LocEFG. This decline has largely been the result of their frequency of rim attempts dropping from 28th to a distant 30th. Combined with some poor shooting to open the season, the Mavs have fallen to 23rd in eFG. The paucity of rim attempts has affected their offense in more ways than just shooting efficiency, as they have dropped from about average (17th) in foul-drawing to 26th. With the team no longer able to generate easy points with any frequency, the overall attack is almost wholly dependent on the make-or-miss lottery of jump shots. If those jumpers don’t go down for a stretch, it can get ugly.