It would not appear that much logic went into planning the Mavericks’ preseason schedule.

Opening with back-to-back games, in Tulsa and Detroit? Playing three games in four nights? And four games in seven nights?

All the while trying to conduct training camp?

Yet after watching his team fall to 0-2 with Wednesday night’s seven-point loss to the Pistons, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle actually said the following.

“We have a great schedule because we’re playing all really high-level teams; teams that are physical. We’ve got to do a little bit better in each game.”

Cue the intro to Friday night’s opponent at American Airlines Center: Milwaukee and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo are coming off an NBA-best 60-win season that ended with a six-game Eastern Conference finals defeat to eventual champion Toronto.

Quite a way for the Mavericks to make their preseason home debut, and for Kristaps Porzingis to play his first regulation-length game at AAC, assuming he does in fact play.

The Bucks have won their preseason games, over Chicago and Utah, by a combined 44 points. Antetokounmpo didn’t even play against the Bulls. Against the Jazz he posted 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in just 20 minutes.

In their two defeats, the Mavericks have been outscored by 24 points and outrebounded by 19. It hasn’t helped that projected starting center Dwight Powell missed both games with a left hamstring strain and almost certainly will sit out Friday’s game.

Another downside to playing so many games within a condensed period of time is that Dallas is running out of preseason games in which to gauge how effectively 6-10 Powell will play alongside 7-3 Porzingis.

After Friday, the Mavericks have two preseason games left, at home against Oklahoma City on Monday and against the Clippers next Thursday in Vancouver. The regular-season opener is Oct. 23 against Washington at American Airlines Center.

DONCIC RUSTY

After sitting out the preseason opener along with Porzingis, Doncic said after the Detroit loss that it felt “weird” to play in a game for the first time in six months.

“I always say to myself, ‘I can’t make a normal shot. I always make the shots that I wasn’t supposed to make,’ ” Doncic said after shooting 7-for-18. “So I’ve got to work on that, for sure.”

Doncic was asked whether he was referring to his free-throw shooting. He spent a considerable amount of time this summer working those, after shooting just 71.4% from the line last season. But against the Pistons he was 5-for-10.

“Yeah, everything,” he said. “I missed like, I don’t know, three, four layups. I missed free-throws. I missed open threes. So it’s going to get better, for sure.”

BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS

Friday is Breast Health Awareness Night at AAC.

All fans will receive a pink breast health awareness rally towel provided by Texas Oncology. The Mavericks Community Ticket Block, presented by Jim Ross Law Group will host 200 breast cancer survivors and their families, and the Mavs Fan Express will host 50 members of Khemo Kute, a local survivor organization.