Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who approved the proposal for a play-in tournament as a member of the league's board of governors, on Tuesday told ESPN that "in hindsight, this approach was an enormous mistake."
Luka Doncic, whose Mavericks currently occupy the seventh spot in the Western Conference standings, criticized the concept of the NBA's play-in tournament on Monday.
JJ Redick made his Dallas debut Monday night after being sidelined by a sore right heel since being acquired at the trade deadline.
— Joel Embiid scored 36 points and the Philadelphia 76ers wrapped up a long stretch of mostly road games with a 113-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
Zach talks to Sports Illustrated's Chris Herring about the middle of the Western Conference playoff race -- Mavericks, Spurs, Blazers, Grizzlies -- and the race to avoid both the Lakers and the play-in tournament.
The Suns are closing in on the Jazz in the West, while the Nets-Sixers clash takes center stage this week.
— DeMar DeRozan hit the tiebreaking jumper with 0.5 seconds left, giving him 27 of his 33 points in the second half and lifting the San Antonio Spurs to a 119-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
— Luka Doncic scored 27 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 26 points and 17 rebounds playing on consecutive days for the first time in two months and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-101 on Thursday night.
— John Wall had 31 points and seven assists in his return from injury, and the Houston Rockets snapped a five-game skid with a 102-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
— Luka Doncic scored 31 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added a season-high 23 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 111-103 on Monday night for their season-best fifth straight win.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 29 | 24 | .547 | - | L2 |
| Memphis | 27 | 25 | .519 | 1.5 | W1 |
| San Antonio | 26 | 26 | .500 | 2.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 29 | .463 | 4.5 | W3 |
| Houston | 14 | 40 | .259 | 15.5 | L3 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(18) | Josh Green | SG | Arizona |
| 2(1) | Tyrell Terry | PG | Stanford |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 29 | 24 | .547 |
| 2019-20 | 43 | 32 | .573 |
| 2018-19 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
| 2017-18 | 24 | 58 | .293 |
| 2016-17 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
