Luka Donu010diu0107 promised he would play to win in the final week of the season.
On Wednesday, he backed up his words. And so did Kyrie Irving.
The Mavericks moved a step closer to qualifying for the play-in tournament with a hard-earned 123-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings. They improved to 38-42, the same record Oklahoma City has, to tie for 10th place in the Western Conference.
The Thunder, however, owns the tiebreaker. But if the Thunder loses one of their last two games, the Mavericks would control their own destiny with home games against Chicago and San Antonio remaining.