The Golden State Warriors have a critical game in the standings tonight, as they return home to face the Dallas Mavericks. The Warriors dreams of catching the Mavs in the standings are all but over — they’re five games behind Dallas, with just eight games left on the schedule for both teams.
But it’s still a big game. The Warriors are trying to hold off the Houston Rockets and catch up to the Los Angeles Lakers — and maybe even the Sacramento Kings. Those three teams are also all in action, so if the Warriors knot their fifth-consecutive win, they could potentially have a huge day in the standings — and of course, the inverse is equally true.