The Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets find themselves heading in opposite directions as they meet for the second time this season.

Rookie Luka Doncic got two blocks on LeBron James during the same possession in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' win against the Dallas Mavericks.

Boston found just what it needed in a visit to reeling Atlanta on Friday night.

The Chicago Bulls will go for back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night at the United Center.

Booed early and often in their previous home game, the Washington Wizards regrouped behind guards John Wall and Bradley Beal for their first home victory Sunday.

Dallas newbies DeAndre Jordan and Luka Doncic have shone brightly, and the Mavericks are a lot closer to whole now that leading scorer Harrison Barnes is back in the lineup.

TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors are opening their season at a record clip, and they will try to keep that going Friday night when they play the Dallas Mavericks, who are coming off a loss that they feel should have been a win.

CLEVELAND -- With the week the Cleveland Cavaliers have coming up, they can't afford a trap game on Easter.

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers are officially eliminated from postseason play, they'll try to wrap up the final two weeks on a positive note.

TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors will try to equal a team record of 11 straight wins Friday night when they play the Dallas Mavericks at the Air Canada Centre.

No. 12 North Carolina takes on Syracuse in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes bought 150 tickets for kids to see the movie "Black Panther" this week in Dallas.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dirk Nowitzki will start a game as a 50,000-minute NBA veteran for the first time when the Dallas Mavericks visit the suddenly struggling Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.

The Houston Rockets are feeling pretty good about themselves right about now. They're sitting second in the Western Conference and have reeled off three straight wins.

With another Miami starter leaving the game prematurely because of an injury, Wayne Ellington realized he needed to increase his contributions.