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Mavericks look to claim season series vs. Grizzlies

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Two of the hottest teams in the NBA meet Sunday as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks wrap up their season series.

Both teams are 8-2 over their last 10 games.

Dallas has won two of the first three meetings against Memphis this season, including a 112-85 victory on Jan. 14. Mavericks star Luka Doncic had 27 points as the Mavericks ended the Grizzlies’ 11-game winning streak.

Doncic is averaging 25.2 points for Dallas, which had their four-game winning streak come to an end with Thursday’s 109-101 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Doncic scored 28 points in the loss but was limited to eight minutes in the fourth quarter after hurting his neck on a hard fall near the basket. He said he expects to play on Sunday.

“It’s my neck. It’s my spine,” Doncic said. “Now we’ve got to treat it every day. A lot of massages so that it will get better in a couple days. It’s a lot of massages and steam room. Those things help a lot to erase the pain, to erase the muscle tightness.”

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