The Mavericks are coming into this game with a 39-43 this season and they did just enough to get this last spot over the Suns, but this is a team that was once one of the top teams in the Western Conference and the wheels have been falling off over the 2nd half of the season. Some bad trades got them into this position, but now they are here with the pieces they got and those pieces have not been playing well together. They ended the season with a 132-97 loss against the Grizzlies in a game that they rested players in, but they have also lost 4 of their last 5 games with their only win in that span coming against a bad Raptors team, and all 4 of those losses were by 10+ points as well. They have played against a lot of quality opponents recently and they have been getting blown out by a majority of those teams, even when both Klay Thompson and Anthony Davis are playing. The team lost a lot of steam when Kyrie Irving went down as well. They have lost their last 3 straight as well as 4 of their last 6 games on the road and all 4 of those losses were by 10+ points. They are going up against a Kings team that is 40-42 this season but they have been playing well in their recent games. They ended the season with a 109-98 win against the Suns and they have won 4 of their last 6 games with some quality wins against playoff opponents in that span. The Kings are going to get up for this game against a Mavericks team that has been struggling for months, and the Kings beat the Mavericks in Dallas by over 20 points in their last meeting as well. The Kings will cover the spread in this game.