"The Mavericks are 10-3 and tied with Phoenix for the best record in the Western Conference.

The best bit of fallout from that was on display after their 104-102 survival test against Sacramento on Friday night.

The Mavericks weren't the least bit impressed with themselves after the victory at American Airlines Center.

Oh, they're impressed with banking another win. But the way the victories are rolling in isn't making them puff their chests out.

"We're all disappointed because we all know we shouldn't be making these games tough on us," Drew Gooden said. "When we get comfortable being up nine or 10 points, we let teams claw back.

"We still haven't played a lot of the big teams. And with this team, I know when we see those teams, we'll play better."

But they can only play who is on the schedule and, for now, the Mavericks are beating the teams they should. They won their fifth in a row, matching their longest winning streak of last season. "