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The Dallas Mavericks have won seven of their last nine games as they continue to climb the standings. They will be fighting hard over their final seven regular-season games to avoid the play-in tournament. Luka Doncic and the Mavs need the extra rest and want no partner of the one-game aspect of the play-in.
The Mavericks are currently fifth in the Western Conference, but the margins are slim. They are just 0.5 games ahead of the seventh seeded Portland Trail Blazers on the morning of May 6.