03-06-2026, 11:14 AM
(03-06-2026, 09:55 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Mavs have a tough schedule to end the year, but if relatively healthy they will continue to fight and the will win some games. They are two up on the Grizzles. Grizzles have less available talent at the moment but they should continue to play hard. This may go neck and neck for the rest of the season between those two teams.
Pelicans are only one game different than the Mavs. I think the Pelicans will pass the Mavs, but we will see.
Mavs are two games up on the Jazz. Despite the win last night for the Jazz, I don't expect to see the Mavs passing the Jazz in the standings.
Yep. Right on all counts.
The only things I would add are 1) the Mavs aren't catching the Jazz (nor the Wiz, nor the Pacers, nor the Nets) because those teams will prevent it from happening by any and all means necessary, and 2) the Grizz shouldn't catch the Mavs for the same reason going the other direction, although the lose-come-hell-or-high-water process may be difficult for the Mavs given how much more talent they are rolling out than the other tanking teams.