The Mavericks are coming into this game with a 45-29 record this season and they are currently sitting in 5th place in the Western Conference, trying to keep their playoff spot. They have been heating up recently as they have won their last 7 straight as well as 11 of their last 12 games and they have been climbing up the table in the Western Conference as they are gaining a lot of steam right now. They are going to have a lot of confidence as they just snapped the Rockets 11 game win streak and they will be trying to end their road trip here with a perfect 5-0 record from it. They are going up against a Warriors team that is 40-34 this season but they have been struggling to stay above .500 all season as they currently sit in 10th place in the Western Conference, sitting in the final spot for the play-in tournament. They have been playing very well recently as they have won their last 4 straight games, but their last 2 wins came against 2 of the worst teams in the NBA right now in the Hornets and the Spurs and they struggled to beat the Spurs in their last game as they only won by 4 points. Now the Warriors are playing their 1st game back from a 5 game road trip which they won 4 games in and this is not a good spot for them against the hottest team in the NBA right now, especially since this will be the Warriors only home game before going back on the road for another 2 straight road games. The Mavericks are starting to play like the playoff team they are supposed to be and they are going to keep pushing forward while they are on this hot run. The Mavericks will cover the spread in this game.