{"id":10641,"date":"2023-01-24T20:43:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T20:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-power-rankings-dallas-mavericks-retreat-with-christian-wood-exit\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T20:43:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T20:43:28","slug":"nba-power-rankings-dallas-mavericks-retreat-with-christian-wood-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-power-rankings-dallas-mavericks-retreat-with-christian-wood-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings: Dallas Mavericks Retreat With Christian Wood Exit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Mavericks face uncertainty, including the absence of Christian Wood (thumb).<\/p>\n<p>Wood had been relatively healthy all season, missing just four games before his recent injury. After splitting the meeting and fighting, we are 2 wins and 4 losses.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Wood&#8217;s absence, the Mavericks remain No. 11 in this week&#8217;s Power Rankings by Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>\u201cDallas has been struggling very hard this month, with second best player Christian Wood exiting,\u201d SI wrote.  &#8220;The Mavericks lost to the Hawks by eight on Wednesday. Wood broke his thumb in that game. They rebounded a few nights later, beating the Heat by 15 by 34 to Luka Doncic. Dallas doubles. He scored just 98 points on Sunday.&#8221; Losing by an order of magnitude to the Clippers on Sunday. The Mavs have a generous schedule against the Wizards, Suns and Jazz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>The Mavs are fifth in the Western Conference standings with a record of 25-23. But if the team struggles at the woodout, the Mavs could collapse and fall back from the playoff picture, with the 13th-ranked Portland Trail Blazers just 2.5 games away from the Mavs, so those 10-10 wins are likely to fall. The next game becomes more important.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, the Mavs will face the Washington Wizards, who just traded Rui Hachimura at home. The team then travels to face the Phoenix Suns (Thursday) and the Utah Jazz (Saturday).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\"\/>\n<p><strong><em>You can follow Jeremy Brenner on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyBrener\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">@Jeremy Brenner<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want the latest breaking news and insider info on the Dallas Mavericks? 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