In his Saturday night mailbag, Ian Begley of SNY-TV in New York reported he's "sure" the Knicks would at least check in on Davis because they're in win-now mode. New York (9-6), which reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, was fifth in the conference entering Sunday.

The Knicks escaped with a 113-111 win in Dallas on Wednesday after Brandon Williams' game-tying layup was waved off.

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd celebrated Cooper Flagg's career-high 29 points. This year's first overall pick joined Lakers All-Star LeBron James as the last 18-year-old to score at finish with at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a single game. Flagg will look to take the Mavericks to the next level.

The Mavericks are preparing to explore the trade market for Anthony Davis, drawing interest from many NBA teams.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks/onsi as NBA makes announcement about controversial ending in Mavericks-Knicks.

Santi Aldama scored 20 points, including a left-handed driving shot that began a tiebreaking 6-0 run for Memphis in the final minute, and Cam Spencer added 15 of his 17 points off the bench in the second half as the Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-96 on Saturday night.

Memphis escaped with a 102-96 win in a game that could be characterized as another setback for Dallas, who dropped to 5-13.

Nico Harrison left the Dallas Mavericks in a bad spot. The Luka Doncic trade was what it was, and it's the main reason that Harrison is no longer the general manager, but there are plenty of valid reasons for why he was shown the door.