The Portland Trail Blazers make the last stop of their five-game road trip tonight against the Mavericks in Dallas looking for some closure. After an ugly loss in Houston Friday night, they have dropped three of their last four games and are looking to finish the trip on a positive note.

Fans of the Mavs finally got the closure they’ve been seeking since the shocking trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. General Manager Nico Harrison, the man responsible for the trade, was fired on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous chapter for the franchise.

It has been a stunning fall for the Mavericks, who bear little semblance of the team that made the NBA Finals in 2024. They sit in 14th place in the deep, highly-competitive Western Conference where there ha

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