It is possible the Dallas Mavericks are entering the most important stretch of basketball this season. Of the eight remaining games prior to the all-star break, seven are against teams within 2.5 games of them in the Western Conference standings, and the eighth game is against the first place Denver Nuggets. And six of these games are on the road.
As if that doesn’t sound daunting enough the Mavericks are carrying very little momentum into February. They went 6-9 in January, falling in agonizing fashion time and time again while squeaking by on a few victories.