The Warriors are coming into this game with a 42-34 record this season and they are currently sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference, holding down the last spot for the play-in tournament. They have been heating up recently as they have won their last 6 straight games and they are coming off of a win against the Rockets in their last game which takes a lot of pressure off since the Rockets are right behind in 11th place but that win spread the gap with few games left in the season now. They are going up against a Mavericks team that is 46-30 this season and is currently sitting in 5th place in the Western Conference. The Mavericks may be in 5th place right now but they are still at risk of losing their playoff spot since they only have a 1 game lead over the Pelicans in 7th who are holding down that 1st spot in the play-in tournament. The Mavericks want to avoid the play-in tournament and they have been heating up in their recent games as they try to climb the table as much as they can before the season ends. They have been playing very well recently as they have won 8 of their last 9 games, but their 1 loss in that span came on the road by 4 points against the Warriors. The Mavericks are going to have some extra incentive here to beat the Warriors at home, not only because that was their only loss in their last 9 games, but also since the Warriors actually ended the 7 game win streak the Mavericks were on and now the Mavericks have a chance to end the 6 game win streak the Warriors are on. The Mavericks are going to be coming for their revenge in this game and they still need the win to secure their playoff spot. The Mavericks have also matched up very well against the Warriors this season as they lost by 4 points on the road the other night but they won each of the first 2 meetings between the two this season by 10 points. The Mavericks are going to cover the spread in this game.