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What has to happen for the Mavs to secure a playoff spot now that Chandler Parsons is done for the season
The Dallas Mavericks have lost eight of their last ten games and are currently sitting at the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 35-36 record. The team recently went from competing with the Portland Trailblazers for the sixth seed, to now competing with the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz for the final two seeds in the West. The Rockets and Jazz are both 35-37, however. If the season ended today Houston would be the team making the playoffs.