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Irving tries to finish tumultuous season on a high in Dallas
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyrie Irving -- he says now -- wanted to finish out this season in Brooklyn. He has five games left instead to potentially finish this season out of the playoffs with Dallas. And the enigmatic guard suddenly has more questions -- none having to do with Earth’s...
Embiid, Harden power 76ers past Mavericks, 116-108
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embid returned from a hotly debated one-game absence because of injury and got the 76ers to 50 wins in the fewest amount of games since 2001. Maybe like Allen Iverson and the ‘01 Sixers, perhaps Embiid's next step is an MVP and a trip to the NBA Finals. ...
Doncic, Mavericks suffer another costly loss to Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks' postseason hopes could be slipping away. The Charlotte Hornets overcame a 40-point outing from Luka Doncic on Sunday to defeat Dallas 110-104, their second win over the Mavericks in three days — dealing another blow to Dallas' playoff...
Undermanned Hornets beat Doncic, Irving and Mavs 117-109
DALLAS (AP) — P.J. Washington Jr. scored 28 points and Gordon Hayward added 25 as the undermanned Charlotte Hornets built a 21-point lead and held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-109 on Friday night. The Hornets, who were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race last...
Curry, Warriors get crucial 127-125 win over Doncic, Mavs
DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have consecutive road wins for the first time since the NBA Finals, and a big advantage in the playoff race over the team they beat to get there last June. Curry scored 20 points and assisted on Draymond Green's tiebreaking...
Doncic back, Irving out for Mavs in key game vs. Warriors
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic will return from a five-game absence, but fellow star Kyrie Irving is out for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in a meeting with Golden State that has significant playoff implications. Doncic had been out with a left thigh strain that required an...
Jackson scores 28 as Grizzlies rally late to defeat Mavs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points, including a key layup with 17 seconds left as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-108 on Monday night in Ja Morant's first game back with the team after an eight-game league suspension. Santi Aldama added...
Maxi Kleber hits 3 at buzzer, Mavericks stun Lakers 111-110
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maxi Kleber drilled the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer on a crosscourt pass from Kyrie Irving, who scored 38 points in the Dallas Mavericks' stunning 111-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. With Luka Doncic sidelined, Kleber did a remarkable...
Mavs star Doncic out again with thigh injury at lowly Spurs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Dallas star Luka Doncic will miss a third consecutive game with a left thigh strain when the Mavericks visit San Antonio on Wednesday night. The four-time All-Star had an MRI on the thigh after leaving a 113-106 loss to New Orleans in the third quarter last week....
Grizzlies beat Mavs again in another meeting sans All-Stars
DALLAS (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won a second consecutive game against Dallas with all three All-Stars out, beating the Mavericks 104-88 on Monday night. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were out for Dallas with injuries, and Ja Morant remained away...
