Dallas Mavericks Playoff Chances 2011-2012Lost to New Orleans 92-97, playoff odds down 6.5 to 83.6% 21-16 .568 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did yesterday and who we should root for today. Explain Friday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Dallas 92 New Orleans 97 | -4.8 | | -0.5 | | Miami 98 Utah 99 | -0.3 | | | | Denver 117 Houston 105 | -0.2 | | +0.0 | | Memphis 102 Toronto 99 | -0.2 | | -0.0 | | LA Clippers 78 Phoenix 81 | +0.2 | | | | Golden State 83 Philadelphia 105 | *+0.1 | | | | Sacramento 107 LA Lakers 115 | *-0.1 | | | | Charlotte 72 San Antonio 102 | | | -0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway | Saturday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Utah vs Dallas | -4.3-4.4+4.8+4.4 | | -0.3-0.4+0.4+0.4 | | Detroit vs Memphis | +0.5*+0.4*+0.0-0.3 | | +0.1+0.1-0.0-0.0 | |
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Chance Will Make Playoffs
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesFriday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Dallas 92 New Orleans 97 | +1.0 | | LA Clippers 78 Phoenix 81 | -0.1 | | Memphis 102 Toronto 99 | +0.1 | | Charlotte 72 San Antonio 102 | +0.0 | | Sacramento 107 LA Lakers 115 | +0.0 | | Denver 117 Houston 105 | -0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway | Saturday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Utah vs Dallas | +0.6+0.7-0.7-0.6 | | Detroit vs Memphis | -0.1-0.1+0.0+0.1 | | Minnesota vs Portland | -0.0-0.1+0.1+0.0 | |
What If | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | If finish: | Chance will finish season at seed | TW | W | - | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | 29 | - | 0 | 54 | 35 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | | 27 | - | 2 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 29 | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | | 26 | - | 3 | 1 | 36 | 29 | 32 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 | | 25 | - | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 49 | | | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45 | | 24 | - | 5 | | 11 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 | | 23 | - | 6 | | 4 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | | 22 | - | 7 | | 1 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | 21 | - | 8 | | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | 20 | - | 9 | | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | | 19 | - | 10 | | 0 | | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | 18 | - | 11 | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | 17 | - | 12 | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | 16 | - | 13 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | 15 | - | 14 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | | 14 | - | 15 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | | 13 | - | 16 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 33 | | 12 | - | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | 11 | - | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 31 | | 10 | - | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 30 | | 9 | - | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | 29 | | 8 | - | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | 28 | | 7 | - | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 16 | 40 | 27 | 7 | | | | | | | | 27 | | 6 | - | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 35 | 43 | 18 | | | | | | | | 26 | | 5 | - | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 60 | 20 | | | | | | | 25 | | 4 | - | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | 33 | | | | | | | 24 | | 3 | - | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 21 | | 0 | - | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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