It's been a little over two months since the Dallas Mavericks stunned the sports world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package headlined by Anthony Davis. In the two months ...

With the win, the Mavericks move 1.5 games ahead of the slumping Kings for the No. 9 seed in the West (meaning Dallas would host the first-round play-in game). Dallas is 2.5 games up on No. 11 seed Phoenix, which is facing its own challenges with Kevin Durant out.

Say what you will about the Dallas Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Dončić, they are now 5-1 with Anthony Davis in the lineup. And he just had his best game yet. The 10-time All-Star posted a Mavericks career high 34 points on 14-of-23 shooting plus 15 rebounds,