A big part of that was due to the contributions from Anthony Davis. Davis had one of his best games in his short time as a Maverick, finishing with 23 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 blocks, coming up just short of a rare quadruple-double.

Despite missing 1.5 months with an injury, Davis has found success in his nine games with the Mavericks, recording a 6-3 record. The Mavs (39-42) will have one game left in the regular season, facing the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.

Davis had his seven blocks by the end of the third quarter but only needed to play a few minutes of the fourth with Dallas ahead by 25-plus. It's the right call to sit