The Dallas Mavericks are in the midst of the Western Conference playoff scramble. At the start of action on Dec. 20, 14 of the 15 teams are fighting for the eight postseason positions. The Nuggets led the way at 21-9. The Timberwolves sit in 14th but are just 7.5 games back of Denver. The Mavs are firmly in the race at 15-14.
Dallas is without their first round pick in 2019, so pushing for playoffs seems to be the only logical option. They have a budding star in Luka Doncic and a bench unit that continuously dominates the opposing squad.