Catapulting to bigger and better things

SACRAMENTO – The Mavericks are rolling. Is even more in store after Jerry Stackhouse’s walk-off 3-pointer Saturday night sunk the Los Angeles Clippers?

“This is the kind of thing that can catapult to a nice spurt for us,” Stackhouse said. “I know we’ve won seven in a row now, but hopefully we can continue build off the momentum.”

Unlikely as it seems after the uneven 20-game start, Dallas (26-11) has leapfrogged everyone in the Western Conference except for Phoenix. The Mavs moved past San Antonio to lead the Southwest Division and are tied with the Suns for the conference’s top record going into Monday night at Sacramento. In position to sweep the three-game road trip, Dallas has a winning record on the road (9-8) for the first time since being 3-2 on Nov. 21.

It should also be noted: The Mavs were only 5 ½ games up on the ninth-place Utah to start Sunday. That’s the difference between the No. 1 seed and the lottery.

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