The Dallas Mavericks are officially locked in to the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference playoffs. They likely will see the Memphis Grizzlies or Houston Rockets in the first round, which is not the best of news.
Somewhere along the way, Dallas lost its identity and the acquisition of Rajon Rondo wasn’t everything that they expected it to be.
Maybe they’ll get playoff Rajon Rondo and maybe they could push the Rockets or Grizzlies to a long series, but it would be a big upset if the Mavs are playing in the second round.