05-08-2021, 12:19 AM
It would have been MUCH better for Mavs had the Lakers won, because (due to tiebreakers) that would have effectively given a 1.5 game cushion over both LA and PORT. Alas, PORT won instead.
Factoring in the tiebreakers, it now looks like this, for practical purposes:
Mavs have a 0.5 game lead over PORT, with 5 to play.
Mavs have a 2.5 game lead over LAL - and as bad as the Lakers are playing, it looks like they are stuck in 7th. They are scrappy, but their offense is awful.
Factoring in the tiebreakers, it now looks like this, for practical purposes:
Mavs have a 0.5 game lead over PORT, with 5 to play.
Mavs have a 2.5 game lead over LAL - and as bad as the Lakers are playing, it looks like they are stuck in 7th. They are scrappy, but their offense is awful.