Despite losing in the quarterfinal of the Emirates NBA Cup this past Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks have been in the midst of their best stretch so far this season, as the Mavericks have won 11 out of their last 13 games. After all, Dallas will avoid having to play extra games throughout the rest of this week, so they’ll incur some much-needed rest amidst injuries and illnesses to some of their role players recently.
The Mavericks are starting to trend closer to the point in the season where President of Basketball Operations Nico Harrison and company will need to decide if the Mavericks are going to keep their current roster past the February 6 trade deadline, or if the Mavericks are going to make a move.
With Dallas being fourth in the Western Conference, they’ve definitely established themselves as a prospective playoff team with home-court advantage in the first round, but it still seems like Dallas is still a hedge behind some of the elite contenders in the league like the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder…