BROOKLYN — If the Dallas Mavericks have any designs on advancing to the NBA play-in tournament, it’s imperative that they step up their
That’s because three of the teams the Mavs are playing on this four-game road trip against Eastern Conference opponents – Brooklyn, Orlando and Chicago – are coming to the table with sub-.500 records. In other words, in order for the Mavs to sneak into the Western Conference’s ninth or 10th play-in spot, they have to start pounding on some of the NBA’s sub-.