NBA Power Rankings: Doncic’s Mavs Slide During Losing Streak

The Dallas Mavericks are facing their toughest challenge of the season. Can they overcome it sooner rather than later?

Jeremy Brener | Nov 28, 2022

The Dallas Mavericks are in the midst of their longest losing streak in over a year.

Their four-game slide has the team dropping two spots in Sports Illustrated's latest power rankings from No. 10 to 12.

"The gantlet schedule the Mavericks faced last week did them in," SI writes. "Dallas went on the road to Boston, Toronto and Milwaukee, and returned to Texas winless. Outside of Luka Dončić, who went for 42 against the Celtics and still leads the league in scoring, the offense has struggled since its electric start. Dallas has been significantly better at home (8–3) than on the road (1–7) and plays host to Golden State at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday for a Western Conference finals rematch."

The Mavs have faced a tough schedule, but things are expected to look up in the upcoming week. After facing the Warriors at home on Tuesday, the Mavs draw the Detroit Pistons (Thu.) and New York Knicks (Sat.), two teams with sub-.500 records.

Ironically enough, those are the two previous teams new signee Kemba Walker last played for. It's uncertain whether Walker will suit up against his old team for a revenge game, but he has the potential to provide a much-needed spark of offense in the second unit. We’ll see if Walker can help get the Mavs back on track.

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Published Nov 28, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.