[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs have played 50 games and 22 games remain

Standings
1) Jazz - 9.5 games behind the Jazz for 1st
2) Suns - 7 games behind the Suns for 2nd
3) Clippers - 5 games behind the Lakers for 4th
4) Nuggets - 4 games behind the Nuggets for 5th
5) Lakers - 2.5 games behind the Lakers for 3rd
6) Blazers - 1 game behind the Blazers for 5th
7) Mavs
8) Grizzlies - 2 games behind the Mavs for 7th
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9) Spurs - 4 games behind us
10) Warriors - 5 games behind us

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The difficulty of remaining schedule
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2 - Spurs - 2nd hardest schedule (.554)
3 - Blazers - 3rd hardest schedule (.537)
4 - Lakers - 4th hardest schedule (.530)
8 - Suns - 8th hardest schedule (.519)
17 - Denver - 17th hardest schedule (.492)
22 - Memphis - 22nd hardest schedule (.484)
27 - Warriors - 27th hardest schedule (.466)
29 - Mavs - Mavs have the third easiest schedule (.461)
29 - Clippers - 29th hardest schedule (.447)
30 - Jazz - 30th hardest schedule (.445)

After a "catastrophic" loss against the Rockets, the Mavs have treaded water against Blazers and have made ground on the Lakers.