Kyrie Irving is on the lip of the cup to return to game action and the Mavericks are ready for one of their leaders to come back. In more ways than one. With a rematch against Denver looming Tuesday night (8:30 p.m. tip), the Mavericks obviously are ready to add Irving’s services on the court. […]
The Dallas Mavericks celebrated a historic milestone on Sunday, Jan. 12, as Mavs ManiAAC Rob Maiden, also known as Big Rob, performed in his 1,000th regular season game! To commemorate the accomplishment that was 20-plus years in the making, the Dallas Mavericks shocked Big Rob with a special presentation ahead of the second quarter. The […]
For more than three quarters Sunday, the Mavericks played exactly the kind of basketball they needed to in the absence of Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving. They followed up that stretch of smart, hustling play with 12 minutes of the worst kind of basketball they can play – particularly while missing their two superstars. It […]
Although the Dallas Mavericks are down two superstars, there are two things coach Jason Kidd acknowledged that his team can always control. Their energy and their effort. “We always shoot for 82 (games) with the energy and effort,” Kidd said. “That’s one of the things we talk about internally is what can you control. “You […]
The Mavericks found out Sunday that fourth quarter magic is a sword that swings both ways. The Denver Nuggets awoke from hibernation, where they had spent much of the first three quarters, and rode Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook to a 112-101 victory Sunday afternoon at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks led by 19 points […]
The Mavericks did a heroic job against Portland on snow day of overcoming a 10-point deficit in the final 4:30. But here’s the key to that situation: Don’t get in it again. “Definitely,” Naji Marshall said Saturday after practice. “Nobody wants to be in that position. But the circumstances were the circumstances. I’m grateful that […]
Legendary MavsTV broadcaster Mark Followill proclaimed “seats for soldiers magic” on air last night when P.J. Washington drained a corner three to snatch the 112-109 lead with less than two minutes to go, erasing an 11-point deficit minutes earlier. Followill’s enthusiasm for the momentum swing was matched equally by the United States military heroes occupying […]
Thursday truly was a Jaden Hardy party hosted by the Dallas Mavericks’ third-year guard. Hardy had his hands in a number of things that positively affected the Mavs during their dramatic 117-111 come-from-behind victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. For Hardy, the celebration started when he energized the Mavs by scoring 14 of his season-high […]
As the Mavericks tried to run down the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night, two plays summed up how critical Spencer Dinwiddie is, particularly during this time when injuries are ravaging the backcourt. The first one came early, when the Mavericks were down by 10 points late in the first half and in danger of falling […]
For the lion’s share of Thursday night, the Dallas Mavericks couldn’t crack through the wall the Portland Trail Blazers put in their path. Then, with less than five minutes remaining, the Mavs came out roaring like a lion. Trailing, 109-99, with 4:33 left, the Mavs switched to another gear on both ends of the court […]