Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commerical Appeal explores why the Grizzlies’ championship odds may be determined by their second-best player.He’s started in 56 of his 67 games this season. Powell doesn’t score many points per game (8.0), but his toughness and durability on both ends have been vital. The Mavericks are enamored with Dwight Powell‘s physical approach to the game, Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News notes.Here are some other notes from the Southwest: The team lost to New York 107-77 at home, shooting a dismal 6-of-44 from behind-the-arc (14%), but it bounced back to defeat Houston 113-100 on Friday and Boston 95-92 on Sunday. The Mavericks (41-26) rank fifth in the Western Conference standings and have 15 games left on the season. That count will reset once the postseason begins. Doncic is now officially two technical fouls away from a one-game suspension, according to league rules.
The league office previously rescinded Doncic’s technical foul against the Warriors on Feb. Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic picked up his 14th technical foul of the season on Wednesday against the Knicks, a decision that won’t be overturned, Tim MacMahon of ESPN tweets.