Irving’s whatever-it-takes mentality has trickled down to the rest of the team, winners of four of its last five games.

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 pote

The Dallas Mavericks ' offense had been almost entirely centered around star guard Luka Doncic since he became the face of the franchise. Last year, the Slovenian superstar led the league in scoring (33.9 points) and usage rate (36.0%) and was the main catalyst behind Dallas' NBA Finals run.