What we can learn from the Mavericks win streak

The Dallas Mavericks have ripped off seven games in a row, practically turning their season around while climbing from as far back as 11th in the Western Conference all the way to fourth. What was a disappointing team one game under .500 on Dec. 19 is now a team on the rise behind career performances from its young superstar.

Unfortunately the one tiny knock on this Mavericks win streak is that it’s mostly come against inferior competition — of the seven wins, six were against teams currently outside the top 10 of the Western Conference, with the lone exception being the miracle overtime win against the Knicks that took Luka Doncic doing something no one has ever done before in the NBA, a…