After an eventful road trip came to a close the Mavericks find themselves in the thick of playoff positioning, packed together with three other teams in the middle of the Western Conference standings. The team mostly held steady in this week’s national power rankings. Even with two ugly losses at the end of a long road trip, the success this team has had since the calendar hit 2022 didn’t force a fall — especially with the combo play of Luka Doncic and Spencer Dinwiddie over the last several weeks.
Rank: 8
Last week: 8
The Mavs ran out of gas at the end of a five-game road trip, suffering double-digit losses in a back-to-back against Philadelphia and Charlotte after winning the first three games.