The San Antonio Spurs narrowly evaded an all-too-familiar fourth-quarter catastrophe as they defeated the shorthanded New York Knicks in a high-scoring contest on Thursday night. They will now host another banged-up playoff hopeful as they welcome the Dallas Mavericks to the AT&T Center for the first time this season.
Luka Doncic has gone scorched earth on the NBA over the past couple of weeks, and the good guys are the latest lottery-territory team on his path of devastation. Although the Silver and Black have been more respectable since their 11-game losing streak in November, their interstate rival enters the evening as heavy favorites.