Leading Off (02/01/2021) Welcome to a historic date: 2/1/21! By Zac Crain Published in FrontBurner February 1, 2021 6:13 am Rough Sports Weekend. The Mavs kicked off things by losing their second game in a row to the Utah Jazz, which featured one of the most dispiriting quarters I have ever suffered through in my many years as a Mavs fan, maybe second only to the game against the Lakers when they scored just two points. Then, they bounced back against the Suns Saturday night, looking strong for most of the game, only to fall apart in the fourth quarter, especially over the last few minutes, largely thanks to Chris Paul. Meanwhile, the Stars lost back-to-back games against the Carolina Hurricanes, including a backbreaker yesterday, giving up a late goal and then falling in a shootout. Also, not that you care, but I got up at 6:30 Saturday morning to watch Everton lose to a pretty terrible (or at least in pretty terrible form) Newcastle squad. So, pretty dope, overall.