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Mavericks eliminated from playoff race after sitting players in must-win game

Mark Cuban, Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway Jr
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway Jr, from left, sit court side during Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center. Photograph: Tim Heitman/Getty Images

Coby White scored 24 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls rallied past the depleted Mavericks 115-112 on Friday night, eliminating Dallas from play-in contention a year after the club reached the Western Conference finals.

Dallas coach Jason Kidd said before the game an “organizational decision” was made to limit Luka Doncic to the first quarter while sitting fellow All-Star Kyrie Irving and four other regulars before the club was eliminated from the postseason.

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