Luka Doncic has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a left hamstring strain, marking his fourth consecutive absence. The Mavericks will also be without Kyrie Irving,

PHOENIX (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 23 points, Devin Booker had 19 and the Phoenix Suns beat Dallas 120-111 on Tuesday night to send the Mavericks to their eighth consecutive loss. Naji Marshall had 31 points and Cooper Flagg finished with 27 for Dallas,

Earlier this week, veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein reported that an unidentified Dallas investor group is interested in partnering with Mark Cuban to buy the Mavericks back from owner Patrick Dumont. The Dumont and Adelson families quickly put the kibosh on that report.

The Phoenix Suns have been one of the surprises of the NBA this year. Can the Mavs pull the upset?

Highest scoring game: Davis scored 35 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in during a 119-113 loss in New Orleans on Dec. 22.

The Dallas Mavericks took on the Los Angeles Lakers in their last game before breaking for All-Star weekend. Both teams were missing star players (Cooper Flagg and Luka Doncic), but it was the Lakers who served up the Mavs a 124-104 loss.

LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

The Dallas Mavericks shot 35 more free throws than the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night, but Phoenix still came out on top.