The Dallas Mavericks have secured, at the very least, a spot in a play-in series for the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Assuming the NBA can make it all the way to that moment — and that’s still a very precarious IF — means the Mavericks are back in the postseason for the first time in four seasons.
While there is plenty else to focus on surrounding games, that fact is momentous. Not only for the novelty of being a playoff team with young stars, but because for the first time in a long time the Dallas Mavericks look a little dangerous.