DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 24 points in 23 minutes and the Dallas Mavericks kept the prime spot in a tight race to avoid the Western Conference play-in tournament with a breezy 110-90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points as Dallas didn’t trail after going ahead 4-2. The undermanned Cavaliers lost their ninth consecutive game, one shy of their longest skid of the season. The teams play again Sunday in Cleveland. Kevin Love was out for Cleveland with a knee contusion.
