As he was so many times last season, Daniel Gafford was in a shot-making groove Saturday night at American Airlines Center. The Dallas Mavericks’ center came off the bench and poured in a season-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shots in leading his team to a 110-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The 22 points […]
Reeling with four straight losses over a seven-day span, the Dallas Mavericks found themselves desperately needing a win on Saturday night. Wearing their new city edition jerseys for the first time this season, the Mavs were able to keep the main thing the main thing, then defeated the San Antonio Spurs, winning, 110-93, at American […]
Last year the Dallas Mavericks made a pretty darn good living off their lob dunks. They rode that very effective pick-and-roll play – and many others – all the way to a berth in the prestigious NBA Finals. But this year opponents have made a conscious effort to pack the paint and limit the amount […]
Naji Marshall made the most of his time in the Dallas Mavericks’ starting lineup on Friday night. Starting in place of the injured P. J. Washington, Marshall tallied 18 points and collected five rebounds during the heartbreaking 114-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns, which was decided when Jusuf Nurkic converted a free throw with just […]
To say that Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was a bit angry with his team after Friday’s 114-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns is one of the understatements of the year. Kidd was very upset with his team’s slow start, extremely upset that his bench was a no-show in terms of making a meaningful contribution, […]
When they host Phoenix on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks are faced with the daunting task of trying to contain Suns all-world forward Kevin Durant. Durant is seventh in the NBA in scoring at 27.8 points per game, and he’s also shooting a robust 55.1 percent from the field […]
The Dallas Mavericks had the basketball flying around the court Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls the way some folks fly down the Dallas North Tollway at night. It was easy breezy, and the results had the Mavs recording a season-high 33 assists during their 119-99 stampede of the Bulls. “I thought the group did […]
Count Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan among those very impressed that the Dallas Mavericks were able to sign free agent guard Klay Thompson this summer via free agency. “They’re playing really good basketball and they’re very, very talented and gifted, and then obviously with (Luka) Dončić and Kyrie (Irving) out there it really makes it […]
Naji Marshall brought out the whole package for the Dallas Mavericks during Monday’s 134-127 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The five-year veteran forward scored a season-high 20 points. He also collected five rebounds and distributed a season-high six assists. “I was just getting more and more comfortable,” said Marshall, who was on the court for […]
Even before things started, Jason Kidd said Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers was “going to be like a track meet.” And the Dallas Mavericks coach wasn’t kidding. Kidd turned into a prophet as too many times after the Mavs scored, within a few seconds the Pacers had darted down the court at a breakneck […]