Dallas Mavericks win playoff berth

(Reuters) - The Dallas Mavericks clinched a National Basketball Association playoff berth when they beat the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. Dallas survived a late Phoenix rally to win 101-98 at home. They are in seventh place in the strong Western Conference with a 49-32 record with one regular season game left. The Memphis Grizzlies (47-32) are eighth, with the Suns (47-33) ninth. (Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)