Dallas Mavericks Schedule 2019 Mavericks Schedule

Dallas nearly finished last in division last season, and are in a brutal Western Conference. Dallas still has to play Houston in their division, and of course New Orleans and San Antonio were playoff teams last season. Memphis is the only team keeping them company in the bottom of the division. Dallas is a mix of veteran and youth players, as they try and rebuild for the future. The eyes will be on Luka Doncic this season, who will draw a lot of looks from people trying to see if he is the real deal or not. Dallas went 14-39 against teams above .500, which in the West that was ten teams. Dallas struggled against bottom teams, which is somewhat disappointing for their talent. They went 10-19 against teams below .500. Dallas used to be a team that beat up on Eastern opponents, but were ten games under .500. Dallas will open up against Phoenix, which is a televised game. There is loads of young talent in this game, which is likely why this game is being shown. Dallas also heads to Atlanta a week later, and Doncic will play against a team that traded the rights to him. This draws another televised game, mainly for the narrative. Dallas has a tough stretch of games in the middle of the year, going up against Boston, Houston, both Los Angeles teams, and then finishing up against Portland. Playing in the West is going to be tough for Dallas, but they likely won’t capitalize on beating the top half of the Eastern Conference. With still a lot of work to do in a tough conference, the Mavs should finish inside the bottom five again. Because the West is so tough, it is hard seeing the Mavs jumping into the playoff race anytime soon.