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Mavericks playoff picture: where Dallas stands

The Western Conference field if the season ended today, where the Mavericks fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Mavericks would be one of fifteen Western Conference teams level for the last six spots.

Dallas is second in the Southwest Division at 0-0, level with the Pelicans. 80 games are left, two of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Western playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Nuggets
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Timberwolves
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Trail Blazers
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Thunder
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Jazz
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Warriors
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Clippers
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Lakers
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Suns
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Kings
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Pelicans
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Mavericks
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Rockets
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Spurs
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Grizzlies
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Southwest Division
Pelicans 0-0 · Mavericks 0-0
Rockets 0-0 · Spurs 0-0 · Grizzlies 0-0
What is left
80 games, 2 against winning teams
The Mavericks schedule

Questions

Would the Mavericks make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fifteen Western Conference teams are level for the last six spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Mavericks have left?

80, starting at the Rockets on Wednesday.