NBA: Dallas destroys Miami, Milwaukee – Orlando

Dallas is guaranteed a spot in the NBA playoffs. It happened last night after the Mavericks defeated Miami 111:92 on the road. The victory was the 16th for the Texans in their last 18 games.

We also noted Milwaukee’s easy home victory over Orlando.

Cleveland: Mitchell (29 + 8 assists), Garland (16 + 9 assists), Allen (16 + 10 rebounds), E. Mobley (12 + 12 rebounds + 4 blocked shots), Strus (8) – start; Levert (18), Okoro (7), Niang (4).

Memphis: Larevia (32 + 7 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Jackson (22), Pippen (18 + 6 assists), Stevens (16 + 4 blocked shots), Jamison (4 + 9 rebounds + 5 blocked shots) – start ; Simpson (4 + 8 rebounds), Allen (2).

Atlanta – Charlotte – 114:115 (35:30, 26:25, 31:22, 22:38)

Atlanta: Krejci (19), Bogdanovic (19 + 8 assists), Capella (15), Young (14 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Matthews (10) – start; Windler (12), Bufkin (11), Forrest (6), Fernando (5), Gueye (3 + 7 rebounds).

Charlotte: Miller (27), Bridges (18), Mann (16 + 7 assists + 7 interceptions), G. Williams (16), Micic (2) – start; Pokuszewski (10), Richards (7), Bertans (6), Thor (6), McHowens (5), Bolden (2).

Brooklyn: Thomas (23), Schroeder (21 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Clexton (14 + 11 rebounds + 5 blocked shots), Bridges (11), Clowney (10 + 7 rebounds + 7 blocked shots) – start ; K. Johnson (13), Sharpe (6 + 8 rebounds), Watford (6 + 7 rebounds), Wilson (2).

Toronto: Quickley (32 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Dick (24), Williams (7 + 14 rebounds), Agbaji (7), Temple (3) – start; Freeman-Liberty (12), Nwora (11), McDaniels (3), Guy (3).

Miami – Dallas – 92:111 (24:33, 23:36, 27:19, 18:23)

Miami: Hirro (21 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Caleb Martin (14 + 6 assists), Butler (12 + 5 turnovers), Adebayo (8), Jovic (6) – start; Love (16 + 11 rebounds), Mills (7), Jaques (6), Highsmith (2 + 10 rebounds).

Dallas: Doncic (29 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Irving (25), Washington (12), Gafford (12), D. Jones (12) – start; Hardaway (5), Kleber (4), Prosper (4), Exum (3), Green (3), Williams (2).

Milwaukee: Portis (30 + 9 rebounds + 5 steals), Lillard (29 + 9 assists), Beverly (13 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), B. Lopez (10), Beasley (8) – start; Crowder (14), Jackson (5), Connaughton (5), Green (2), Livingston (1).

Orlando: Banchero (20 + 6 assists), Suggs (18), Carter (9), Fultz (6), Houston (0) – start; Anthony (23 + 5 losses), M. Wagner (7), Black (5), Schofield (3), Howard (3), English (3), Bitadze (2).

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (26), Giddy (20 + 12 rebounds + 7 assists), Jaylen Williams (10 + 7 rebounds), Holmgren (9), Wallace (0) – start; Hayward (18), Waters (9), Joe (8), Jaylin Williams (8 + 8 rebounds), Wiggins (7), Biyombo (6), Flagler (3), K. Williams (3).

San Antonio: Collins (20 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Jones (13 + 7 assists), Brenham (7), Shempeni (5), Mamukelashvili (0 + 11 rebounds) – start; Sissoko (14), Gray (13), Wesley (7), Duke (6 + 7 rebounds), Graham (2), Buey (2).

Denver: Jokic (41 + 11 rebounds + 7 assists), J. Murray (20 + 6 assists), Porter (18 + 8 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (9), Gordon (5 + 9 assists) – start; Jackson (9), K. Brown (8), J. Holiday (3), Watson (3 + 6 blocked shots).

Minnesota: Edwards (25), Conley (19), Reed (13), Gobert (13 + 15 rebounds), McDaniels (9) – start; Morris (6), Mynott (5), Nix (5), Alexander-Walker (5), Anderson (4), Miller (3).

Clippers – Phoenix – 108:124 (27:28, 29:27, 37:37, 15:32)

Clippers: Highland (37 + 9 assists), Plumlee (12 + 12 rebounds), Coffey (11), Tucker (10), Mann (3) – starts; Boston (23 + 7 rebounds), Moon (6), Brown (4), Theis (2).

Phoenix: Booker (37), Bill (26), Durent (24 + 9 rebounds), O’Neal (15 + 7 rebounds), Nurkic (3 + 19 rebounds + 10 assists) – start; Gordon (11), Allen (6), S. Lee (2).