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As regular season ends, NBA preparing for some fantastic finishes May 15, 2021 Dwain Price
With just one day remaining in the NBA regular season, the race to either avoid the dreaded play-in tournament or jockey for a more favorable playoff position has been all the rage.
And it’s put the NBA on the tip of every sports’ fan tongue. Especially those fans fascinated with trying to figure out how everything will play itself out during Sunday’s regular season finales when all 30 teams hit the court.
“Look, it’s great for our league,” Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. “It’s consumed social media, it’s consumed the Internet, the league’s getting amazing attention with how close and competitive it is. Those are all great things.
Published May 15, 2021, 1:34 PM
Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket against the Toronto Raptors on May 14, 2021 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)
Luka Doncic’s 11th triple-double of the season propelled the Dallas mavericks to a 114-110 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday and into the NBA playoffs.
Doncic scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out 11 assists and the Mavs held off a late challenge from the short-handed Raptors, whose seven absentees included stars Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 21 points and Dorian Finney-Smith drained two late three-pointers for the Mavs, who saw a 10-point lead midway through the fourth quarter dwindle to two points with 4.9 seconds remaining.
WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors
WHAT: Keeping ahead of the Lakers and Blazers by getting a key
WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
WHEN: 8:00 p.m. CDT
HOW: BallySports
THE STORY: W.