The Knicks officially have avoided the NBA play-in scenarios for the second consecutive season.
The record was set in 1983-84 by Mark Aguirre, the Mavs' No. 1 overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft.
Ahead of the Dallas Mavericks' game against the Miami Heat, players and
Dallas clinched a playoff berth Tuesday night, which means its top-10 protected first-round pick will convey to the Knicks in the 2024 NBA Draft.
MIAMI — Ending a two-game Eastern Conference road trip, the Dallas
— Marcus Sasser scored 24 points in his hometown return, including 13 straight Detroit points during a stretch of the third quarter, and the Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks — playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving — 107-89 on Friday night.
The Mavericks are two games clear of seventh with four games remaining, and face 19-win Charlotte on Tuesday night. Dallas holds the tiebreaker on the next three teams in the standings. What that means is Irving and Doncic are on the verge of their playoff debut together.
MIAMI (AP) Kyrie Irving clinched a $1 million bonus. Luka Doncic nearly got another triple-double. Daniel Gafford's latest can't-miss streak continued.
— Kyrie Irving clinched a $1 million bonus. Luka Doncic nearly got another triple-double. Daniel Gafford's latest can't-miss streak continued.
— Luka Doncic scored 29 points, Kyrie Irving added 25 and the Dallas Mavericks wrapped up the Southwest Division title by beating the Miami Heat 111-92 on Wednesday night.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Luka Doncic had 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks continued their surge heading into the postseason, beating the Charlotte Hornets 130-104 on Tuesday night for their 15th win in 17 games.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luka Doncic had 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks continued their surge heading into the postseason, beating the Charlotte Hornets 130-104 on Tuesday night for their 15th win in 17 games. The NBA’s leading scorer had 21 points and made five 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Mavericks bolted to a 36-14-point lead. Doncic finished 8 of 17 from beyond the arc in his 21st triple-double of the season and 77th of his career, which tied James...