There was a very noticeable difference in the musical play list blaring in the building for the Dallas Mavericks during Friday’s practice. Instead of the rap music that’s often played, the Mavs’ practice facility was filled with the calm effects of gospel music. Some of the tunes included Said He Would be With Me by […]

Point guard Luka Dončić basically blamed himself for the Dallas Mavericks’ slow start in Thursday’s 108-102 loss to the Houston Rockets. But coach Jason Kidd wasn’t about to let the five-time All-Star shoulder all the blame in a loss that dropped the Mavs to 3-2. “It’s not just him, it’s a we,” Kidd said. “He’s […]

At halftime of Thursday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets, the ManiAACs and D-Town Crew performed a magnificent rendition of Michael Jackson’s Grammy award winning song, Thriller. Unfortunately for the Mavs, for most of the night this game was anything but a thriller. The Rockets got way too many easy baskets and too […]

Sometimes, it takes a village. Or a committee. Or a band of brothers all willing to pull in the same direction, although so far for the Mavericks, they haven’t been able to pull all at once. Through the first four games, the Mavericks had four players who could stake a claim for being their most […]

The 2024 Western Conference Champions banner won’t be the only notable change fans see at American Airlines Center this season. Before the Mavs’ home opener one week ago, the team unveiled the all-new Chime Lane, offering an enhanced experience for Chime members.  Chime, the team’s official Jersey Patch sponsor since 2020 and involved supporter of […]

Whenever the Dallas Mavericks find themselves in a pickle, conventional wisdom suggests they already know they can turn to either Luka Dončić or Kyrie Irving to get themselves out of a jam. It happened again Tuesday night on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves as clutch baskets by Dončić and Irving rescued the Mavs and […]

As he watched Dereck Lively II keep another offensive rebound alive and give the Mavericks a second chance for points Tuesday at Minnesota, coach Jason Kidd’s first thought was that messages he and his staff have sent to the second-year center are being received loud and clear. The crux of those messages? “Go get it,” […]

MINNEAPOLIS – It wasn’t a moment when the world was about to end. Then again, when Luka Dončić hobbles to the locker room during a game, it’s always a red-alert moment for the Mavericks. Dončić came down after a move in the paint and clutched the back of his right leg, quickly asking to be […]

MINNEAPOLIS – When last the Mavericks were in this building, they were swigging cold beers and hoisting the Western Conference championship trophy. The atmosphere Tuesday night was different. The result was not. The Mavericks overcame a scary moment with Luka Dončić late in the first half, then asserted their will to grind out a 120-114 […]

While kids across the Metroplex will costume up and hit the neighborhood streets to trick-or-treat, the pediatric patients at Children’s Medical Center Plano will have an untraditional Halloween. But, this October, the Dallas Mavericks and ShiftKey teamed up to ensure the kids, families, and care teams got a taste of the Halloween spirit. Mascot Champ, […]

 Dereck Lively II has added a new and effective wrinkle to his game. Not only is the Dallas Mavericks’ second-year center a major threat with the lob dunk. But over the offseason, Lively added the jump hook shot to his vastly improving arsenal. The addition – on full display during Monday’s game against the Utah […]

A gruesome scene happened with 5:59 remaining in the third quarter of Monday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz at American Airlines Center. Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks tumbled to the floor after he was jogging on the right side of the basket on Utah’s end of the court. No one touched Hendricks as […]

MINNEAPOLIS – At this time of year, chills and shivers usually come with Halloween skeletons dangling in doorways or ghosts flying about. But the Mavericks don’t need any haunted-house props. They have a chance to put an October scare into the Minnesota Timberwolves and the entire NBA all on their own if they can take […]

The good thing about the Dallas Mavericks is that, when one of their superstars is not performing at his best, they have two more superstars who can pick up the slack. Not only that, the Mavs also know they have several role players who are talented enough to carry the load. Such was the case […]

PHOENIX — Jusuf Nurkic turned out to be the biggest difference-maker in the Phoenix Suns’ 114-102 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in the Valley of the Sun. The Suns’ center scored 18 points, grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, was 7-of-12 from the field, and played a lot of bully-ball at the Mavs’ […]

Every general manager in the NBA is trying to make his team better. Bad teams are trying to get mediocre. Mediocre teams are trying to get good. Good teams, great. Great teams want to be champions. But it doesn’t always work out, even when teams make good decisions. The Utah Jazz have fallen into a […]

PHOENIX – Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy doesn’t worry about the critics often not mentioning the Mavs as one of the top teams in the NBA. “We feed off of that,” Hardy told Mavs.com. “We just stick together. It’s a brotherhood at the end of the day, so we’re just going to ride for each […]

PHOENIX – Too many fouls by the Dallas Mavericks and too many free throws by Phoenix led to the Suns upending the Mavs, 114-102, before a Saturday night sellout crowd of 17,071 at the Footprint Center. In the Suns’ home opener, Kevin Durant scored 31 points and Devin Booker added 21 points as the Suns […]

PHOENIX – For the second straight opening night, Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II outplayed his more heralded competition – San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama. In the Mavs’ 120-109 win over the Spurs on Thursday, Lively came off the bench to contribute 15 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and a career-high tying six assists. […]

For athletes like Dereck Lively II and Dwight Powell, sporting a pink sweatband or pair of bright pink sneakers on the basketball court means something. It means something not just because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month but because they have each experienced the profound impact of a cancer diagnosis leading to the tragic loss […]