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Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Andrew Wiggins added 27 while posterizing Luka Doncic on a dunk and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-100 for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

As the Western Conference Final moves to the Lone Star State, the Golden State Warriors have placed the Dallas Mavericks in a huge two-game hole with a pair of convincing wins earlier in the series. WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL(3) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks (Warriors lead 2-0)Time: 9 p.m. ETWhere: American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)Channel: TNTStream: Sling, DirecTV StreamUnlike the opening game of the series, the Mavericks looked like the better team in the early going. Steph Curry shot over 50% from the floor in game two, once again leading the Warriors with 32 points. However, that was all Dallas had in the game, as Dallas’ depth is not quite as prevalent as Golden State’s.

The Golden State Warriors dominated teams at home this postseason, but they have looked a lot more pedestrian on the road. But after dropping both games in San Francisco, the Dallas Mavericks are down 2-0 in the series and are in a must-win situation at home. Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks oddsThe Mavericks are 2.5-point favorites at home for Game 3, with odds priced at approximately -110 in either direction at FanDuel Sportsbook. Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks player prop prediction: Jordan Poole over 14.5 points (-205)Jordan Poole has emerged as a budding star for the Warriors this postseason. Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks total over/under prediction: Under 210.5 points (+190)For the final leg of our same game parlay, we are going with an alternate total and predict that Game 3 will have under 210.5 points.

Stephen Curry scored 32 points with six 3-pointers and eight rebounds, Kevon Looney had a career-high 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors used one of their signature third-quarter flurries to rally past the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Stephen Curry had 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, Golden State’s defense held Luka Doncic in check, and the Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-87 for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

The Dallas Mavericks are in the Western Conference Finals as Luka Doncic owns Game 7 against Phoenix

Luka Doncic scored 35 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 30 off the bench and the Dallas Mavericks stunned the top-seeded Phoenix Suns with a 123-90 win in a Game 7 blowout, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011.

It was no surprise when Luka Doncic looked ready for Game 7, calmly draining his first three shots to give the Dallas Mavericks an early lead. The stunner came over the next two hours: The top-seeded Phoenix Suns had no response. Doncic scored 35 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 30 and the Mavericks blitzed the Suns with a 123-90 knockout Sunday night, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011.

Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 27 points. That’s how many the Suns scored in the first half.

The second round of the NBA Playoffs will finish up on Sunday, with a couple of exciting Game 7′s on tap, featuring the league’s best team on the brink of elimination. EASTERN CONFERENCE(3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (2) Boston Celtics (Game 7)The Celtics managed to drag this series into a seventh game, thanks to a dominating performance from Jayson Tatum on the road Friday night. The Bucks are almost in an identical spot where they were last season, as they had to knock off the Brooklyn Nets in seven in the second round on their way to the championship. The Celtics have won three out of their last four Game 7′s, including a win over the Toronto Raptors in 2020. Watch the NBA Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)WESTERN CONFERENCE(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (1) Phoenix Suns (Game 7)Time: 8 p.m.

The NBA’s long regular season can be tedious, but make no mistake, it matters.

Here's what Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Pat Connaughton and coach Mike Budenholzer had to say after a Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in their NBA playoffs series. Video courtesy of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Luka Doncic scored 33 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 113-86 on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals.

Devin Booker scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks took advantage of foul trouble for Chris Paul to beat the Phoenix Suns 111-101 on Sunday, evening the Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2.

Luka Doncic had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks turned up the defensive pressure to get back in their Western Conference semifinal series with Phoenix, beating the Suns 103-94.

EASTERN CONFERENCE(1) Miami Heat vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers (Heat lead 2-0)The Heat continue to take advantage of a Joel Embiid-less Sixers squad, as they have a commanding 2-0 series lead heading into the City of Brotherly Love. While the 76ers tried to keep it interesting, it was all for naught as the Heat came away with a 119-103 win. Adebayo ended up leading the Heat with 23 points, while Butler picked up a double-double by dropping 22 and registering 12 assists. Watch the NBA Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)WESTERN CONFERENCE(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks (Suns lead 2-0)Dallas came out with a much better team effort in game two on Wednesday, but they saw a similar result against Phoenix. He led all players in Phoenix Wednesday with 35 points, and is now averaging 33.4 points a game in these playoffs.

Chris Paul scored 28 points, including 14 in another spectacular fourth quarter, to lead the Phoenix Suns over the Dallas Mavericks 129-109 for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are the top seeds in the playoffs and at the moment, they look like it coming off impressive performances.

Deandre Ayton scored 25 points, Devin Booker added 23 and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns rolled to a 121-114 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson each scored 24 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 98-96 on Thursday night in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series.

The Philadelphia 76ers were up 3-0 in their series against the Toronto Raptors just a few days ago.

Luka Doncic had 33 points and 13 rebounds in his first home playoff game coming off a calf injury and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Utah Jazz 102-77 for a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Rudy Gobert gave Utah the lead with an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left and the Jazz held off the Dallas Mavericks 100-99 on Saturday in Game 4 to tie the first-round series.

Scoring has rarely looked so difficult for Kevin Durant.

Jalen Brunson scored 31 points playing with a bruised back and the Dallas Mavericks — without the injured Luka Doncic — beat the Utah Jazz 126-118 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

The Dallas Mavericks are buying time to get Luka Doncic involved in their first-round series against Utah after winning Game 2 at home without their star.

Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, Maxi Kleber had 25 with eight of Dallas’ playoff-record 22 made 3-pointers and the Mavericks won Game 2 against Utah 110-104 to even the first-round series.

Luka Doncic is out again for the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Utah Jazz.

Donovan Mitchell scored 30 of his 32 points after halftime, Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 26 and the Utah Jazz opened the playoffs with a 99-93 victory over Dallas.

Luka Doncic won’t play for the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their playoff series against Utah because of the left calf strain the All-Star guard suffered in the regular-season finale.

The NBA playoffs are officially here, and two of the most intriguing series are the Western Conference sets between the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, and Minnesota Timberwolves against the Memphis Grizzlies. Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks predictions: Jazz -5It might not feel great laying points with the Jazz on the road here given their disappointing close to the season, but taking Utah -5 is the right play here. He averaged 35.7 points per game in that series and almost single-handedly pushed it to seven games. Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies predictions: Timberwolves +6.5We’re on the favorite for Jazz/Mavs, but we’ve got to roll with the underdog here and back the Timberwolves +6.5 against the Grizzlies. The Timberwolves won the most recent matchup by five, and their other victory was by 43 in a game where Morant played.

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t putting a timetable on Luka Doncic’s return from a left calf strain with the club four days from opening a first-round playoff series against Utah.

Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham was one of the only players on the court more than an hour before a recent game, breaking a sweat as if he was trying to keep his job even though his future in Detroit is secure as the No. 1 pick from the 2021 draft.

Luka Doncic strained his left calf in Dallas’ 130-120 win over San Antonio in what turned out to be a meaningless regular-season finale, putting the superstar’s status in question for the playoff-bound Mavericks.

Luka Doncic will be able to play for the Dallas Mavericks in their regular-season finale after the NBA office rescinded his 16th technical foul of the season Saturday, wiping out an automatic one-game suspension.

Luka Doncic had 39 points, 11 rebounds and his 16th technical foul of the season for the Dallas Mavericks in a 128-78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

So when the Pistons called up on Braxton Key with just under three minutes in the first frame, they got what they needed. He worked his way up from G League. The Delaware Blue Coats selected Key with the fourth pick in the G League Draft held in 2021. That year, the G League held its draft in Jan. 2021 instead of Oct. 2020 due to concerns that stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic. Numerous teams opted out of the season, leaving just 17 of 28 teams participating in the G league bubble.

But deep into the second quarter, the Mavericks reminded them why they are set to make a playoff berth. The Mavericks would end up making 82.4 percent of their shots in the field while making five of their seven shot attempts from three. Dallas outscored the Pistons 34-28 in the third quarter after it carried some offensive momentum from the second quarter. The Mavericks behind the tandem of Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic continued to impose their offensive will. Brunson ended the night with 24 points on nine of 15 shot attempts, while Doncic scored 26 points, had eight rebounds and 14 assists.

Luka Doncic had 26 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 131-113 win over the Detroit Pistons.

Luka Doncic scored 32 points and matched a season high with 15 assists to help the Dallas Mavericks defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-112.

Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 10 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics coast to a 134-112 over the Minnesota Timberwolves and take over the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Spencer Dinwiddie made a 3-pointer at the buzzer against his former team, giving the Dallas Mavericks a 113-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

Luka Doncic returned from a hamstring scare to hit a tying 3-pointer with a 1:21 left, Spencer Dinwiddie made the winner with nine seconds to play and the Dallas Mavericks spoiled Kevin Garnett’s special day by beating the Boston Celtics 95-92 on Sunday.

Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 3.3 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks, playing without All-Star guard Luka Doncic, overcame a 19-point deficit for the second time this week to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-113 on Saturday.

Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 3.3 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks, playing without All-Star guard Luka Doncic, overcame a 19-point deficit for the second time this week to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-113 on Saturday. Doncic was listed on the injury report as having a left toe sprain, and coach Jason Kidd wouldn’t elaborate on the injury. Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points to go with seven assists in his first start for Dallas since being acquired from Washington on Feb. 10.

Luka Doncic scored 41 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat Golden State for the second time in five days, holding off the Warriors 122-113 on Thursday night after a huge fourth-quarter rally for the victory in California.

Luka Doncic made two free throws with 7.9 seconds left on the way to 34 points and the Dallas Mavericks came back from 21 down in the third quarter to stun the Golden State Warriors 107-101 on Sunday night.

Luka Doncic had 49 points and 15 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 125-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night, their sixth victory in seven games.

Luka Doncic scored 28 of his career-high 51 points in the first quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 112-105.

Kevin Durant wanted no part of James Harden on the day their partnership in Brooklyn ended.

Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, Jalen Brunson scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks overwhelmed the Detroit Pistons 116-86.

The Detroit Pistons may have started the night with the right disposition but they struggled to hold it against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. With a near triple-double, Doncic and the Mavericks scorched the Pistons and handed them a 116-86 loss on Tuesday night. The Pistons tried to fight back, pulling the game within three early in the second quarter. Mavericks long-range game killing the Pistons -- The Mavericks with the threat of Luka Doncic, Reggie Bullock and several others gave the Pistons a handful to work with. On Tuesday night, the Mavericks shot 50 percent from distance the entire night while holding the Pistons to 16.7 percent shooting from three.

The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks was delayed 44 minutes midway through the first quarter Friday night when one of the rims was determined to be crooked.

Devin Booker and Chris Paul were chosen as reserves for the NBA All-Star Game, giving the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns two selections.

Luka Doncic had 37 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis had 15 points, eight rebounds and a season-best six blocks as the Dallas Mavericks shut down the Memphis Grizzlies to win 104-91 on Sunday night. The Mavericks never trailed and led by as many as 22 points in winning for the 11th time in their last 13 games. “Everybody’s involved,” Doncic said of the Mavericks’ defense, which went into the game third in the NBA allowing 102.8 points per game.

Luka Doncic scored a season-high 41 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 1:01 to play, and tied his season best with 14 rebounds as the surging Dallas Mavericks held off the Toronto Raptors 102-98.

Luka Doncic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his 40th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks used a second-half rally to rout Memphis 112-85 and end the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11 games.

RJ Barrett scored 32 points, Mitchell Robinson had a season-high 19 and the New York Knicks snapped the Dallas Mavericks’ six-game winning streak with a 108-85 victory.

Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks celebrated before a ceremony to retire Dirk Nowitzki’s number by beating cold-shooting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 99-82 on Wednesday night.

Another G League referee was called up by the NBA to work a game Saturday as the league continued finding ways to play through the latest coronavirus outbreak.

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas Mavericks 120-116.

The NBA's five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big names absent.

Dallas star Luka Doncic has entered the league's health and safety protocols.

Both men where clean at every attempt to 2.37 meters and both missed all three attempts at the Olympic record of 2.39. RECORD SETTERYulimar Rojas of Venezuela set a world record with her final attempt to win the women’s triple jump. GYMNASTICS MEDALSBrazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade has added a gold medal on vault to go with the silver she earned in the all-around. She won gold in the event in Rio de Janeiro and placed second in qualifying last week. TEE IT UPXander Schauffele won the Olympic gold medal in golf in a tense finish.

In the first half alone, Dallas Mavericks superstar tallied 31 points. This was Slovenia's first-ever win at the Games.

"I hope that there's many more young women and young girls that look and say 'We can do this.'"

The NBA Playoffs are underway, and one of the highlighted games over the weekend saw the Dallas Mavericks go over the Los Angeles Clippers in a back-and-forth battle in game one. Dallas was led by star guard Luka Doncic, who led the floor with a triple-double, picking up 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and led all players with 31 points. Watch the NBA Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)Also helping out in the win for the Mavs was fellow guard Tim Hardaway Jr., who earned 21 points, with Jalen Brunson coming off the bench to pick up 15 points. What: NBA Western Conference PlayoffsWho: (5) Dallas Mavericks vs. (4) Los Angeles Clippers (Mavericks lead 1-0)When: Tuesday, May 25Time: 10:30 p.m. ETWhere: STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)Channel: NBA TVStream: FuboTV (7-day free trial)

Luka Doncic was able to carve up the Clippers no matter what kind of defense they threw at him in the Mavericks' Game 1 victory.

The Clippers opened a postseason in which they face pressure to make a deep run with a 113-103 loss to Luka Doncic and the Mavericks.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 42 points, helping the Dallas Mavericks overcome the absence of Luka Doncic in a 115-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 42 points, helping the Dallas Mavericks overcome the absence of Luka Doncic in a 115-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Isaiah Stewart led Detroit Pistons with a career-high 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, and Frank Jackson also scored 20 vs. Dallas Mavericks

The Detroit Pistons opened their mini-road trip with a 127-117 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Mavericks Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson gave Dallas a huge offensive boost, while its defense limited Detroit to just 79 shot attempts. He accounted for eight of Detroit’s first 11 points of the game on 3-of-5 shooting to get them out to an 11-10 lead over the Mavericks. The former Syracuse Orange ended the night on 9-of-16 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 shooting from three. On Wednesday, they may not have given up 15, but the 14 turnovers resulted in 17 points for the Mavericks.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points and seven boards and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 127-117 on Wednesday night to stop a four-game home losing streak. The Pistons’ deficit was 16 points by the time Grant finally got back in the flow of the game early in the fourth quarter. The Mavericks had lost five of seven since a season-best five-game winning streak, including a pair of losses to teams with losing records. UP NEXTPistons: The second night of a back-to-back is in San Antonio on Thursday, the middle game of a three-game road trip. Mavericks: The first of consecutive home games against the Lakers is also the second night of a back-to-back Thursday.

Instead, his autographed NBA rookie trading card sold for $4.6 million, making it the most expensive basketball card ever sold. Sports trading cards are suddenly booming, with returns on sports card investments even outperforming the S&P 500. The majority of the approximately $5 billion sports card trading market has been cards sold in eBay auctions. Cards go digitalThe sports card trading boom has officially extended to the virtual world. Digital trading cards have been around for several years on mobile apps, but blockchain technology has changed the game, allowing platforms to actually track ownership of digital assets, like NFTs.

National Basketball Association star Luka Doncic gave himself a birthday gift – an equity stake in sports nutrition maker BioSteel. The Dallas Mavericks star joined the growing list of pro athletes with an ownership stake in the company as part of a multi-year endorsement deal. Terms of Doncic's equity stake in BioSteel were not provided. The company added National Football League stars Patrick Mahomes and DeAndre Hopkins to its equity roster in 2020. In 2019, cannabis firm Canopy Growth purchased a majority stake in BioSteel.

The Detroit Pistons will experience a hiatus this week, just as they are starting to play their best basketball of the season, having won three of their past four games. The Pistons’ game at Dallas Wednesday has been postponed due to the state of emergency in Texas caused by the severe weather, the NBA announced. The league on Monday postponed the Pistons’ home game tonight against San Antonio due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Spurs organization and subsequent contact tracing that ruled out other players. Wednesday was the start of a five-game, eight-day trip for the Pistons (8-19) that included stops in Memphis (Friday), Orlando (Sunday and Tuesday) and New Orleans (Feb. 24). More: Pistons didn’t win with Blake Griffin, but he was the consummate pro who gave his all

On the same day, the Miami Heat-New Orleans Pelicans game averaged 3.5 million viewers while the Los Angeles Clippers-Denver Nuggets contest averaged 2.05 million viewers. The NBA said its combined viewership across TNT, ESPN, and ABC for the 2020 openers was up 67% (3.4 million) compared to 2019 when the league NBA averaged 2.2 million for opening week. The first game of the 2020 NBA Finals received the lowest ratings since 1994, attracting 7.4 million viewers in part due to the sports clutter. The WarnerMedia-run NBA TV channel will pick up national games over the next few days, with college football bowl games taking over the sports landscape. ESPN and TNT will return to NBA games starting on Jan 6.