I hear you. But, for me, the Lakers blow away the Mavs as the team I dislike the most. The humiliating 4-0 sweep two years ago in the playoffs that drove PJ into retirement dialed back my anti-Mavs feelings some. The choking by everyone not named Dirk or CP3 is breathtaking. Barnes' airball was the cherry on top.
Lakers have a 2-1 edge on the Mavs this season with another game to play next Tuesday. the Mavs just improved their conference record to 19-24 while LA sits at 19-23 Utah has the tiebreaker over LA as well as Dallas as far as head to head goes. not sure yet where they stand in the case of a three way tie
The only contenders are the Heat and Spurs. The Thunder have no chance against the Heat, because they can't exploit the only weakness the Heat have, which is interior defense/rebounding. The Spurs can't really hang either but the have a miniscule chance.