Despite their Wednesday night loss to Luka Doncic and the Lakers, the Mavs clinched a spot in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament thanks to the Phoenix Suns’ loss to Oklahoma City. The Mavericks retained their three-game lead over the Suns and thus can do no worse than finish in the 10th and final play-in spot in the West.

Luka Doncic scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Dončić produced a masterful performance Wednesday night in his highy-anticipated Dallas homecoming after being traded in the stunning February blockbuster deal.

Despite the returns of Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II, the Mavericks suffered a 135-104 loss at Intuit Dome and dropped to 38-41.

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They all realize what’s at stake and that having a healthy Kawhi Leonard gives the Clippers their best chance to win now when it matters so much in the jumbled Western Conference.So, when Leonard played on the second night of back-to-back games this season and his first in more than a year against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday,

While the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers has been heradled by many as a massive mistake, one who agrees that there was a lack of understanding is former owner Mark Cuban. While the new Mavericks owner in Patrick Dumont takes after Cuban, the latter still gave his thoughts on the franchise-changing move.

Kawhi Leonard, in his first back-to-back since the 2023-24 season, and James Harden each score 29 as Clippers rout Dallas 135-104 to stay a half-game behind Minnesota for seventh in the Western