Simply 5 video games separate seeds six by means of 11 within the West — and Dallas is correct in the course of it. The 30-26 Mavericks are presently the No. 8 seed however must preserve racking up wins to keep away from falling out of the play-in fully.
These wins shall be arduous to return by with all three of the facilities on the Dallas roster — Anthony Davis (adductor pressure), Dereck Full of life II (ankle stress fracture), and Daniel Gafford (knee pressure) — all out for a minimum of two extra weeks and to be re-evaluated March 6, one thing the Mavericks introduced on Thursday.
The Dallas Mavericks at present introduced that Mavericks ahead/heart Anthony Davis, who suffered a left adductor pressure on Feb. 8 towards Houston, is making good progress.
Davis shall be re-evaluated in two weeks with additional updates to comply with, as obligatory.
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) February 20, 2025
Dereck Full of life II (proper ankle stress fracture) is out of the boot.
Requested Jason Kidd about his standing. He mentioned Full of life shall be re-evaluated on March 6, which would be the “huge analysis” date when the Mavs will “give an replace on the bigs (Full of life, Gafford and Davis).”
— Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) February 20, 2025
For those who’re searching for a silver lining in Dallas, P.J. Washington seems close to a return from his sprained ankle that saved him out for 3 video games simply earlier than the All-Star break.
Dallas gained 4 of 5 video games earlier than the break and has some winnable video games earlier than March 6, together with Friday evening’s sport towards New Orleans and towards Charlotte on Feb. 27. Subsequent week, the Mavericks additionally head west for street video games towards the Warriors (Sunday) and an enormous showdown with Luka Doncic and the Lakers on Tuesday. Within the coming weeks, Dallas additionally has a home-and-home towards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee.
The Mavericks have a three-game cushion over the Suns for the No. 11 seed and must rack up wins between now and the tip of the season. Which is why they want a few of their huge males again.
