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Mavs turn focus to Irving after reserve-filled loss to Spurs
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving sat for the last two games as part of a plan by the Dallas Mavericks to get back a draft pick sent to the New York Knicks in a trade four years ago. Now they wait to see if the eight-time All-Star will re-sign in free agency, or be a failed two-month...
NBA opens investigation into Dallas' move to sit players
The NBA wants to know why the Dallas Mavericks held out several key players in their next-to-last game of the season, even while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament. NBA officials opened an investigation Saturday into the Mavericks'...
Depleted Mavs lose to Bulls, eliminated from play-in race
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving had a seat next to Dallas owner Mark Cuban, and fellow All-Star Luka Doncic wasn't far away in sweats after his limited duty was finished. Neither was available to address how the Mavericks essentially pulled the plug on their season before they were...
East play-in field set, Embiid poised to win scoring title
The Eastern Conference play-in tournament matchups are set, as are the top four seeds in the Western Conference. Also apparently decided: The NBA’s scoring race. Brooklyn sealed the No. 6 seed in the East on Friday night, which locked Miami into No. 7 and the play-in...
Mavs to sit Irving, 4 others in game with draft implications
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas is sitting Kyrie Irving and four other regulars against Chicago in a game with draft implications and with the Mavericks facing postseason elimination if they lose. Fellow All-Star Luka Doncic will play Friday night with the franchise paying tribute to his home...
Mavs' Cuban says keeping Irving is priority, supports Kidd
DALLAS (AP) — While Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says re-signing Kyrie Irving is the team's top offseason priority, he doesn't view it as a “Kyrie or bust” scenario. The billionaire businessman who has stayed mostly silent on Mavericks matters this season also is showing...
Mavs keep play-in hopes alive with 123-119 win over Kings
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving had already sparked a rally to put the Dallas Mavericks in front when he hit a gravity-defying shot that helped seal a victory to keep their postseason hopes alive. Irving capped a 19-point fourth quarter with a high-arching 3-pointer to finish with 31...
Davis has 40, James a triple-double as Lakers beat Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 40 points, LeBron James had 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to tie Jason Kidd for fourth place with his 107th triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 134-109 on Sunday night. The Lakers (40-38) moved two games over...
Trae Young lifts Hawks past Mavericks in OT, 132-130
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young made two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give Atlanta the lead and the Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-130 on Sunday night to keep pace in the Eastern Conference play-in race. Young was fouled by Kyrie Irving, who scored 41...
Mavericks end 4-game skid vs. Pacers to stay in playoff hunt
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic started Monday hopeful he would play at Indiana. A few hours later, NBA officials announced they had rescinded the All-Star’s most recent technical foul and the subsequent one-game suspension. Doncic responded to that news with the kind of dazzling...
