I hope the readers can remember my constant reminder that I try to stay unbiased about my team, the Dallas Mavericks. In general it's pretty easy; I just stay objective and go by the facts.
Well the facts go as follows:
This eighth seed in the western conference is literally anybody's ballgame. (My best blog sentence)
The Lakers might be receiving some tenacity after Kobe breaking Wilt's point record, a fire that want's them to make the playoffs, and just overall great talent. Though that talent hasn't been displayed well this season, let's just remember that they have it, and when push comes to shove, it will probably come to their advantage in the clutch.
The Jazz seem to be playing with the biggest underdog spirit. Mixed with an excellent front court combo that isn't seen in the NBA with teams at this point. However, if the NFL is a quarterback league right now, the NBA is definitely a point guard league. Just look at the overall talent of point guards around the association. Pretty much every team has a point guard that we could see in the hall of fame at one point. There are a few exceptions though. And Utah is one of them. So though their big game may be beneficial, I could see the point guard position taking them over within the next couple weeks.
The Mavericks are ones that are looking to just break what they've done this season. Just by what we've seen throughout the year, you would assume that Dallas is the weakest team of the three. However, I think it was just a matter of getting acclimated. They seem to be playing with a rough edge that is combined with excellent teamwork. Not to mention that Nowitzki is by no means out of his realm age-wise. Maybe he can pull another awesome streak like 2011. Keep in mind it was only 2 years ago he did that. And with the easiest schedule in the last couple weeks, I see the Mavericks being able to pull out the 8th spot.
Will this even matter in the playoffs?
We'll see, you'll see.... http://youtu.be/sgSNJ6ZQmF8?t=20s
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