Surprising little 2 game win streak going. I know, stop the presses. Going up against Sacramento tonight at AAC. Kings have been struggling so it's looking like the Mavs game to lose on paper. Which at this point may very well be case.
The only saving grace i can think of is they are treading water thru the easiest part of their schedule without Dirk. If they can manage to stay around the .500 mark till his return maybe they can make a late push for the playoffs.
Plus, there really playing the softest part of their schedule right now.
Yeah, it could get ugly here in a couple weeks. From Dec 20 to Jan 2 their schedule looks like this:
vs Miami
@ Memphis
@ SA Spurs
@ OKC
vs Denver
vs SA Spurs
@ Washington
@ Miami
At this point, only Denver and Washington look winnable. I hope they show some heart and steal a game somewhere. Sad to say, but I think I'd be satisfied with 3-5 through that stretch.
The Mavs are just a really really bad team right now. They can't rebound,play defense, and lack any really consistent scoring options. They also now have another 38 year old point guard running the team. Plus, there really playing the softest part of their schedule right now. As they are constructed, i don't see them making the playoffs.
Dirk has me kind of worried. I don't know if he is going to be the same when he gets back. However, the team has played far better than I expected them to without him in the line-up.
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