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Luka Doncic released an emotional farewell to Dallas on the same day a trade sending him from the Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a swap for fellow All-NBA player Anthony Davis was finalized. Doncic said in a letter to the city Sunday that he “wanted so badly to bring you a championship” and that he thought he’d spend his career in Dallas.

Doncic said in a letter to the city Sunday that he “wanted so badly to bring you a championship” and that he thought he’d spend his career in Dallas.

Luka Doncic is being traded by the reigning Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, a person with knowledge of the agreement said early Sunday.

A person with knowledge of the injury says Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will be out about a month before being re-evaluated for a calf injury sustained in a Christmas Day loss to Minnesota.

The Celtics won the series 4-1 and now have 18 league titles, surpassing their decades-long rival Los Angeles Lakers, which has 17.

Rookie Dereck Lively II is leaving an impression on the global basketball stage as the Dallas Mavericks try to stay alive in the NBA Finals. Game 5 against the Boston Celtics is tonight.

The Dallas Mavericks trail the Boston Celtics 3-0 after Luka Dončić fouled out for the first time in his playoff career. Now Dončić is trying to believe Dallas can keep its season alive. Game 4 is tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Luka Doncic fouled at when the Dallas Mavericks were making a furious comeback attempt in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. With their superstar on the bench for the final 4:12 Wednesday night, they came up short.

It was the first Game 2 loss of these playoffs for Dallas, which had won three straight — all on the road. The Mavs now face the daunting task of having to beat a Boston team that has lost just twice this postseason in four out of five games.

If Game 1 of the NBA Finals felt like a crushing defeat, fear not — the Mavs have been here before.

The match-up between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics is absolutely loaded with compelling storylines. Here’s a look at what to watch out for going into Game 1.

The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the NBA Finals for a matchup with Irving's former team in Boston.