DALLAS — As the 2021-22 regular season comes to a close, the Dallas Mavericks are potentially fighting for homecourt advantage in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs.
Since Luka Dončić joined the team in the 2018-19 season, the Mavs have made the playoffs twice. Dončić's rookie season – and Dirk Nowitzki's last – marked the last time Dallas missed the playoffs. The Mavs returned to the playoffs in 2020 for the NBA bubble and again in 2021, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers both times in six and seven games, respectively.
This year, the Mavs are flirting with the possibility of hosting a first round playoff series. Here is a look at the latest standings, as of April 12. Remember, the top four seeds will have homecourt advantage in the playoffs.
Western Conference Standings
- + - Phoenix Suns
- y - Memphis Grizzlies: 8 games back
- x - Golden State Warriors: 11 games back
- x - Dallas Mavericks: 12 games back
- y - Utah Jazz: 15 games back
- x - Denver Nuggets: 16 games back
- * - Minnesota Timberwolves: 18 games back
- * - Los Angeles Clippers: 22 games back
- * - New Orleans Pelicans: 28 games back
- * - San Antonio Spurs: 30 games back
*Denotes teams to play in the play-in tournament
+ - Clinched Best League Record
y - Clinched Division
x - Clinched Playoff Berth