In his first two playoff games with the Los Angeles Lakers, Luka Dončić has averaged 34 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The 26-year-old was an assist shy of a triple-double in the Lakers’ Game 2 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison says he had underestimated the level of outrage fans would feel before trading superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

For only the third time since Feb. 1 but second time in a week, Nico Harrison took a few questions about what made him rip Luka Doncic from the fabric of the local sports community. He didn’t tell us much we didn’t already know Monday,

The Mavs were eliminated from playoff contention after losing their play-in game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, 120-106. The loss put an end to Dallas' campaign, as the Grizzlies secured the No. 8 seed to set up a first-round matchup against the No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder .

The series shifts to the Intuit Dome as the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers find themselves deadlocked at one game apiece.

The Grizzlies went 4-5 in their final nine regular-season games and had to get their playoff spot through the Play-In Tournament. They beat the Mavericks on April 18 to secure the No. 8 seed after losing to the Warriors in a play-in game three days prior.