The Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals last season when Luka Doncic carried an otherwise average team through the treacherous Western Conference waters. This season, the Mavericks traded the generational star to the Los Angeles Lakers and the franchise sank for most of the second half of the season before landing the final NBA play-in spot in the West.

The Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks faced off with a playoff spot on the line, as both teams were among the last to qualify for the Play-In Tournament. The Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings will square off Wednesday night in a pivotal matchup,

Amid his many outstanding playoff performances, his showing in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Suns stands out as the most prolific from a scoring perspective. Nowitzki dropped 50 to give the Mavericks a 3-2 lead in the series.