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Mavs win, all but assured of playoffs (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Phoenix Suns might as well get started on their offseason plans. Jason Kidd made sure of it. Kidd had 19 points, a season-high 20 assists and a major career milestone -- all in just three quarters -- sending Dallas to a 140-116 victory over Phoenix on Sunday, virtually assuring the Mavericks of grabbing no worse than the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.