The San Antonio Spurs have suddenly hit a bump in the road as home-court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs is just out of reach, and the Dallas Mavericks will be trying to improve their postseason chances when the Texas teams meet Thursday in Dallas. San Antonio had its franchise-record 19-game winning streak snapped last Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Spurs dropped their second game in the last three Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Golden State Warriors are taking advantage of a soft portion of the schedule as they attempt to lock up a playoff spot. The Warriors will go for their third straight win against a sub-.500 opponent when they wrap up a three-game homestand against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Off the court turmoil surrounding another assistant coach being let go and the continuing injury struggles of David Lee didn’t stop Golden State from a pair of easy wins last weekend.