Don't look now, but the Dallas Mavericks are two last-second shots from having won six straight games in the post-Luka Doncic era. They lost to the 76ers when Naji Marshall's potential winning layup fell off the side of the rim and to the Kings when DeMar DeRozan stepped through a double team on the baseline for a game-winner with two seconds left.

"The constants throughout have been Kyrie Irving (who missed Thursday's win, but is averaging 26.0 points since the break) and Max Christie, who came over in the Luka deal and has