The Dallas Mavericks are currently enjoying some of their best basketball of the season. After losing five of six games following the All-Star Break, it appeared as though Dallas would be headed toward the Play-In Tournament The closer the Mavericks get to the playoffs, the more significance each of their upcoming games will have. Dallas begins this 10-game stretch tonight with a crucial game against the Sacramento Kings.
The closer the Mavericks get to the playoffs, the more significance each of their upcoming games will have. Dallas begins this 10-game stretch tonight with a crucial game against the Sacramento Kings.
The Mavericks’ matchup versus Sacramento is crucial because, should their records match at the end of the season, the outcome of this game will determine who will have the tiebreaker. The Mavericks defeated Sacramento on Tuesday night in their first game of a back-to-back set in Sacramento.
Luka Doncic of the Mavericks is finally given the praise he deserves after years of mistreatment.
Even though there are still ten games to go, the outcome of tonight’s matchup with the Kings could be a major factor in how Dallas or Sacramento finishes the regular season. That’s because the outcome could determine who advances to the Play-In Tournament between the Mavericks, Kings, and Phoenix Suns.
The national media’s attitude toward Luka Doncic’s MVP candidacy has changed, which is an exciting outcome of Dallas’ recent success. Usually, MVP voters don’t take players seriously for the award if their team isn’t at least a top-six seed in their respective conference. Dallas’ recent success puts them in a good position to win 50 games and hold onto their sixth-place ranking if they perform well over this critical stretch.
Although many people who haven’t followed the Mavericks this season are unaware of how important Doncic has been to the team’s success the whole season, it’s good to see NBA.com treating Doncic with the attention he deserves. Doncic, who has started 63 of Dallas’ 72 games this season, is the embodiment of consistency. He has led the Mavericks through periods of time when many of their key players have been sidelined with injuries.
This season, on 48.7/37.4/78.7 shooting splits, Doncic is averaging an absurd 33.9 points, 9.8 assists, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. Dallas was lower in the standings early in the season, but Mavericks supporters have been certain that Doncic’s individual play has merited MVP consideration because he has become a vocal leader who is as committed to every aspect of the game as he has ever been.
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