The Dallas Mavericks (37-28, 5th in the Western Conference) have won seven straight games against teams not from Sacramento. Unfortunately, they have faced the Kryptonite Kings three times since April 18th, making them 7-3 over their last 10 games. Overall, this has been a good and necessary stretch for Dallas. They’ve looked discombobulated at times, but they’ve (usually) been able to pull themselves together and get a win.
Since April 19th, the Mavericks rank in the top-11 of team field goal percentage (5th), three-point percentage (7th), turnovers (11th), and offensive rating (3rd). That’s good basketball, and they’ll need it to continue against the Brooklyn Nets.