After a very disappointing season, the Phoenix Suns' play-in chances are finally looking brighter with 18 games to go. With Sunday's 125-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Suns moved to 1.5 games back of Dallas for the No.

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant lead the scoring for the Suns in a road win over the Mavericks.

Florida State has hired Sacramento Kings assistant coach and FSU alumnus Luke Loucks as its next men’s basketball coach, the program announced. The Athletic confirmed Friday that FSU was targeting Loucks to replace Leonard Hamilton, one of the winningest coaches in ACC history. On Sunday, the move became official.

Sacramento Kings assistant coach Luke Loucks is returning to Florida State to take over as the coach of the Seminoles. Florida State announced the hire on Sunday. The 34-year-old Loucks is replacing Leonard Hamilton,

Florida State Seminoles basketball alum Luke Loucks has been hired as the new FSU head coach, replacing Leonard Hamilton.

The Suns’ other two wins have come against the NBA’s worst. They beat the 17-45 Pelicans in the second-half of a back-to-back in late February, and barely beat the West-worse Jazz in overtime on their home floor.

SportsLine's model simulated Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday