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San Antonio is nowhere near even the tenth seed out West. The Spurs lost their second straight yesterday, losing in Minnesota, 141-124, to drop 4.5 games out of the final spot in the paly-in tournament. Rookie Stephon Castle continues to be a bright spot for the Spurs, though, scoring 20 off the bench against the Timberwolves.

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The Suns lost their last meeting against the Mavericks at home, 98-89, on Dec. 27 but won the previous two. Led by Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal, the Suns continue to struggle. They've six of nine since the All-Star break ended on Feb.

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Bradley Beal scored 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 as the Suns pulled within 1 1/2 games of Dallas for the 10th seed in the Western Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament. Naji Marshall had a career high for the second consecutive game with 34 points for the Mavericks,

Devin Booker scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday. Bradley Beal scored 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 as the Suns pulled within 1 1/2 games of Dallas for the 10th seed in the Western Conference,

The Dallas Mavericks just can't seem to catch a break. During their 125-116 loss to the Phoenix Suns, the already-depleted Mavericks lost two more stars, as Kessler Edwards and Dwight Powell collided with each other pretty hard and had to be taken out of the game.