DALLAS (AP) â JJ Redick made his Dallas debut Monday night after being sidelined by a sore right heel since being acquired from New Orleans at the trade deadline.
The veteran shooting guard s return comes against one of his former teams and former coaches in the Philadelphia 76ers and Doc Rivers, who had Redick for four of his seven seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Mavericks added Redick just before the deadline March 25, looking for a boost at the 3-point line as they try to climb into the top six in the Western Conference and avoid the play-in round for the playoffs.
This combination photo shows promotional art for Big Shot, premiering April 16 on Disney Plus, left, Mare of Easttown, a limited series premiering April 18 on HBO Max and Monday, and IFC Film premiering April 16. HONS
Hereâs a collection curated by The Associated Pressâ entertainment journalists of whatâs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
â Sebastian Stanâs devoted followers are certainly getting a fair amount of him this spring on Disney+ in âThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier.â But for anyone looking for something outside Bucky Barnes and the Marvel universe, heâs also starring in the steamy new romance âMonday,â both in theaters and on video on demand starting Friday. Stan stars opposite Denise Gough as a pair of strangers who start an intense summer affair in Greece in director Argyris Papadimitropoulosâ film.
DALLAS (AP) â Joel Embiid scored 36 points and the Philadelphia 76ers wrapped up a long stretch of mostly road games with a 113-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
Embiid made all six of his free throws in the first four-plus minutes and was 14 of 15 from the line as the 76ers finished 8-4 while playing 10 of 12 games on the road going into their final regular-season meeting with Brooklyn.
Philadelphia took a half-game lead atop the Eastern Conference over the Nets, whose game at Minnesota was called off because of the shooting death of a Black man by police in the Minneapolis area.
Dallas; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks host the Philadelphia 76ers. Doncic currently ranks fifth in the NBA scoring 28.5 points per game.
The Mavericks are 13-11 on their home court. Dallas is 13-7 in games when turning the ball over more than opponents and averages 12.1 turnovers.
The 76ers have gone 16-12 away from home. Philadelphia is third in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.7 points per game and is shooting 47.6%.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The 76ers won 111-97 in the last meeting on Feb. 25. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 23 points, and Doncic led Dallas with 19 points.