Nico Harrison chose to shorten the Dallas Mavericks’ title contention window in February when he traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dallas general manager said he believed that with a team built around 31-year-old Anthony Davis and 32-year-old Kyrie Irving,

The fortunes of the Lakers and Mavericks couldn't be more different after the Luka Doncic trade, with Kyrie Irving's injury being the latest piece of bad news for Dallas.

Yes, the Suns do have the toughest remaining strength of schedule. Yes, the Suns have to prove that they can consistently hang with the best of the best in the league. Yes, the Spurs have a significantly lighter schedule to close the season. None of that matters now.

Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Devin Booker added 17 and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 23-point deficit late in the third quarter to beat the Clippers 119-117 on Tuesday night. The Suns trailed by 19 entering the fourth but came all the way back thanks to big buckets from Durant and backup guard Collin Gillespie.

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick preview the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns matchup, discussing why the Clippers shouldn't have any issues against a Suns team that looks like they've "packed it in" for the season.