Go ahead.

You pick your own word to describe this one.

Embarassing.

Absurd.

Sickening.

Ironic.

Maybe even tragic.

But certainly historic.

The biggest lead a Wolves lead had blown in 20 seasons was the 25-point one against Seattle in March 2007, two months after Kevin McHale fired Dwane Casey as coach.

Funny, but who does McHale end up working the sidelines against Tuesday while his team kicked away a 70-41 lead just moments in the second half.

That’s right: Dwane Casey, the Dallas assistant coach who assumed command of his team after Rick Carlisle got ejected midway through the second quarter.

The Mavs set their franchise record for biggest comeback victory, beating the 25 they came back from to beat Denver in overtime in a 1994 game.

The Mavs’ measly seven personal fouls committed also were the second fewest ever by a single team in an NBA, two more than the Mavs had in a 1999 game against San Antonio.

Why didn’t Kevin McHale try to settle his team after the Mavs started back from those 29 points first with a 21-2 run?

He said he probably should have “burned” a few more, but said he was trying to get his team to play with more “pace” and “flow,” like they had demonstrated in the opening 25-plus minutes.

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