In the NBA regular season, the Mavericks lost 107-117 at home to the Wizards and suffered two consecutive losses to start the season. After the game, team coach Kidd accepted an interview with the media.

When asked about the level of concern about the team's 0-2 start to the season, Kidd said: "It's still early, this is the second game. We have a lot to improve, but I think the positive point is that the team went out to play the game back, and the team has a lot of energy. They played the game in the right way, not just one person did it, so the defensive improvement was the reason why we brought the game back today, and then we started to play some coordination."