If ever there was a test for this Dallas Mavericks team to see if they can truly compete with the best teams in the league, it comes in the next 12 days. Starting this evening, the Mavs take on six of the top nine teams in the Eastern Conference over the next week and a half. They start that effort with a game against the Detroit Pistons, winners of six of their last 10 games.
The Pistons have looked pretty good lately, but they are the easiest opponent the Mavs will face during this stretch of Eastern Conference foes.