Doncic, who had dragged an otherwise unremarkable Mavericks team through the Western Conference, became the face of their failure. Dallas coach Jason Kidd was forced to come out and defend his maligned star, even though without Doncic, the Mavericks were a faded Kyrie Irving and a bunch of role players.

Anthony Davis faced the media for the first time as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, days after the Los Angeles Lakers traded him to the Mavs as part of a package for Luka Doncic. Davis, 31, has been an NBA All-Star 10 times and an All-NBA player five times.

The Dallas Mavericks engineered a stunning road upset over the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Thursday, leading by as many as 27 points en route

After a fairly quiet NBA trade deadline by the Boston Celtics, the defending champs will now hit the buyout market to fill at least one open roster spot

The Boston Celtics have agreed to terms with forward Torrey Craig, per NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. Craig, an eight-year veteran, was waived by the Chicago Bulls earlier this week to create roster space for the players acquired in the trade that sent Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings.