Mavericks eliminated from NBA playoff contention with loss to Bulls / News - Basketnews.com

A loss to Chicago marks the first time since the 2018-19 season that the Mavericks have missed the NBA playoffs, which is a surprising development given their impressive run to the Western Conference finals last year.

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Chicago Bulls defeated the host Dallas Mavericks 115-112 on Friday and shattered the Mavs' dreams of making it to the Western Conference play-in tournament.

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Dallas (38-43) came into the must-win duel trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder (39-42) by one game for the West's final play-in spot yet played without Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., Christian Wood, Josh Green, and Maxi Kleber.

Luka Doncic was restricted to only 12 minutes and 35 seconds of action, where he managed to score 13 points despite missing all five of his attempts from beyond the arc.

Dallas has missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

Mavs missing the playoffs is a stunning turn of events considering last season's team made a run to the Western Conference finals.

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