Oh my word...

There was no contact at all...

Oh my gosh... What is this..

Naji got a T for passing the ball to himself off the stanchion..

WTF was that call?!

another nice closeout

Good win boys

Damn needed MIN to lose

3 out of 4 going into the break. J Kidd coaching his ass off

gigem1223 said:

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3 out of 4 going into the break. J Kidd coaching his ass off

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That Sacramento game... Could you imagine the vibes if we had pulled that one out...

Yep would've been 5 in a row if not for a ridiculous night from Derozan

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford has sustained a Grade 3 right MCL sprain and will miss at least 6 weeks, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon. Gafford, Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II now expected to be out significant stretches of the second half of the season. pic.twitter.com/FJxd2xK9NY

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 14, 2025

With how bad it looked, just 6 weeks is good news

My goodness lol.

Infection_Ag11 said:

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Here's to being the most dangerous 8 seed in history I guess

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Worst matchup for the 1 seed since 2007?

Been betting on Christie this whole week on Prizepicks. Dude has been nails.

Damn. Wonder when some AD news will drop…

Re: Daniel Gafford: A G3 MCL sprain is considered a complete tear. Surgery isn’t required, especially if meniscus involvement is minimal. Average time lost for non-surgical cases in the NBA is 26 games (60 days).

Included on this list is current Mavs assistant coach Jared Dudley…

— Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) February 14, 2025

This is the rest of the regular season.

Well…. Good news is we have a favorable schedule remaining and the bigs should be well rested for the playoffs

Mavs have a relatively easy schedule the rest of the way (20th hardest). I know things seem bleak with all the injuries at one position, but PJ is expected back after the break, so at least our primary stretch 5 will actually be a good NBA player. Hopefully we can get Powell back sometime soon so we can at least have a big body. Nobody knows what is going on with him, though.

If AD misses 6 weeks from when he got injured (picked an arbitrary number, this isn't based on anything) then he should be back for the last handful of games of the regular season. If Lively misses 2.5 months from when he was said to be out for 2-3 months then he would also be back for the last few games of the regular season.

I think the Mavs are pretty likely in the play-in. I don't think there is a realistic chance at the top 6. Mavs are currently in 8th and 3 games clear of PHX outside the last play-in spot. Also 5 games ahead of the Spurs who are still alive and going for it, I guess.

Some things working in our favor:

The Suns have by far the hardest remaining SOS, and 4 of their "easy" games are 2 against NO, who is getting healthy and is better than their record, and then 2 against SAS, who the Suns have had issues with since last season.

Sacramento (currently 9th, 1.5 games back of the Mavs) has the 2nd hardest remaining SOS, and they got worse at the deadline by trading Fox.

I also think the Rockets are in a free fall and are likely to fall back in to the play-in, while Minnesota will make the top 6. Rockets are 3.5 games ahead of Minnesota and 4.5 ahead of the Mavs.

Clippers and Lakers also have top 5 hardest remaining SOS, so it is possible the Mavs get some more help from either of these teams.

I think the best case scenario for the Mavs is to stay in either 7 or 8 and hope to play Houston in the play-in game. If AD and Lively are back for the play-in it's just a really nice matchup for us. I think LAC wouldn't be a bad one either.

I know the Mavs have matched up well with OKC recently, but I just want to avoid them for as long as possible. I just think it's a pretty nice path to the WCF if your first two matchups are Memphis/Denver. AD had a really nice series last year in the playoffs against Denver.