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NBA Power Rankings: Here comes the trade deadline

By Daniel Lewis

PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 31: Josh Jackson
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DALLAS, TX – JANUARY 13: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks gets introduced before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 13, 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Danny Bollinger/NBAE via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – JANUARY 13: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks gets introduced before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 13, 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Danny Bollinger/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Previous: 27th. Dallas Mavericks. 27. team. 79. .

The Mavericks’ losing streak stretched into this week, with the team dropping their first matchup this week against the Miami Heat, 95-88. They went on the road for their next game, and fell to the Phoenix Suns, 102-88, in a game where the Suns shook off a horrific leg injury to Isaiah Canaan. Dallas was able to finish the week off with a win, just their second in their last ten games, with a nice finish against the Sacramento Kings for a 106-99 win.

The Kings looked like a team that was on the second night of a back-to-back after having returned home from a six-game road trip, and the Mavericks took advantage of weary legs for a 16-0 run to start the fourth quarter and take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish the remainder of the game. Harrison Barnes scored a game-high 18 points, and all the Mavericks starters finished with double-digit points to help the team pick up their seventeenth win on the season.

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