DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 28 of his 30 points in a second-half surge and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Doncic pushed through another rough shooting night with his ailing right knee to do what the Slovenian superstar couldn't three years earlier — close out the Clippers in Dallas in Game 6 of a first-round series. The fifth-seeded Mavericks be
A tepid Clippers offense had no answer for Irving and Luka Dončić in an elimination game.
PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth hit back-to-back homers, Dylan Cease pitched 6 2/3 strong inning, and the San Diego Padres won their third game in a row, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Friday night. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer. Cronenworth finished with three extra-base hits, adding two doubles. The Diamondbacks have lost 10 straight series openers after beating the Colorado Rockies on opening day. D-backs pitcher Slade Cecconi (1-2) retired the first nine b