The Dallas Mavericks are currently in the eight spot in the NBA western conference. Can they hang on for the rest of the season and narrowly make the playoffs? I believe so, but they can’t let any games slip. They need to win seventy percent of their games to ensure their spot. The Phoenix Suns are right on their trail and would kill to make the post season. The question is, if the Mavs even do make the spot, they will likely face the tough Los Angeles Lakers. This will be a tough debut, and since the seven game series was introduced, the only one seed to get knocked off was the Dallas Mavericks themselves.