Just when it appeared as though the Dallas Mavericks’ hopes to advance to the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup were gone, they were well and alive. After trailing by eight points with a little over three minutes left,

Dallas has now won nine of their last ten games and advanced to the knockout round of the NBA Cup, owning the point differential over the Phoenix Suns, thanks mostly to the large win over the Pelicans a few weeks ago. This team is playing its best basketball of the season and will carry that into the knockout stage next week.

Luka Doncic had 37 points and 12 rebounds, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. hit clutch 3-pointers in the final two minutes, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday night and advance to the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant explained Tuesday why he has toned down his dunking this season. Following the Grizzlies' 121-116 loss to the

Ja Morant, one of the NBA's preeminent aerial artists, is apparently no longer interested in high-flying dunks. On Nov. 6, the Memphis Grizzlies guard took a midair hit from Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Koloko while attempting to catch an alley-oop,

Sometimes I get knocked out the air and (a foul) don’t get called, and now I’m out longer than what I’m supposed to be,” Morant said, according to ESPN. “Sometimes th