Welcome to a nine-game night in the National Basketball Association, featuring Myles Turner’s return to Indiana (7 ET) and a Texas-sized showdown between the Mavericks and Rockets (8 ET).

I’m not living with this result because the effort is not there and the defense is not there.” Yes, the Brooklyn Nets are tanking this season — and for good reason — but the product after six games felt far more miserable than your average tank-fest.