Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
The Dallas Mavericks won three straight games to close the first half of the season. They played their first game after the weeklong All-Star break on March 10 as Dallas hosted the San Antonio Spurs. Superstar Luka Doncic had 36 points and narrowly missed a triple-double as the Mavs won the first meeting between the in-state rivals this season.
Dallas won eight of their last 11 to move up to eighth in the Western Conference, but they still trailed the Spurs for the division lead.