For three quarters, Sunday was another struggle for the Mavericks, who seem to love living dangerously so far this season. But when Luka Dončić, who was on his way to another industrial-strength performance, finally got a little help, the Mavericks made sure there would be no heartbreak on this night. With Luka looking every bit […]
No matter how they look at it, the Dallas Mavericks know they should have found a way to get out of Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a victory. After all, the Mavs held a 16-point lead with just 4:14 remaining in the fourth quarter. But the Thunder somehow forced the game to […]
For the third time this season, the Dallas Mavericks lost a game they felt they probably should have won. On Saturday, the Mavs held a seemingly comfortable 16-point lead against Oklahoma City with just 4:14 remaining in regulation play, only to see the Thunder somehow storm back and win the game in overtime, 117-111, before […]
ORLANDO MAGIC (1-5) at DALLAS MAVERICKS (2-3) When: 6:30 p.m., Sunday. Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas. TV: Bally’s Sports Southwest. Radio: 97.1 The Freak, 99.1 FM Zona MX (Spanish). What you need to know: The Magic lost their first five games, but are coming off a nice 113-93 home win over Charlotte . . . […]
It’s often said that the talent differential between an NBA superstar and a 12th man on the bench is tiny. The bigger factor that separates great players from benchwarmers is confidence. A lack of confidence can destroy a player, even really good players. Look no further than the problems in Brooklyn with Ben Simmons. Josh […]
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (2-3) at DALLAS MAVERICKS (2-2) When: 8 p.m., Saturday Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas TV: BSSW Radio: 97.1 FM The Freak; 99.1 FM Zona MX (Spanish) What you need to know: The Mavs are coming off Thursday’s impressive 129-125 overtime victory on the road against the Brooklyn Nets – one of the […]
As of Friday morning, there were nine players in the NBA averaging 30 points or more per game, led by Luka Dončić at a shade over 36. To illustrate how unusual it is to have those nine players on the north side of 30 per game, consider that in the last six seasons, only nine […]
NEW YORK – Anybody who says four games into an NBA season is too early to push the panic button clearly isn’t a Brooklyn Nets fan. More on that in a moment. When it comes to the Mavericks, they proved with their 129-125 victory over the Nets Thursday night that they’re moving along just fine. […]
NEW YORK – Luka Dončić treated this night like he treats every individual play he makes on the basketball court. He was determined to get it right. And he did so with his passing skills. On a night when just about everybody was padding their 3-point shooting numbers, Dončić took charge with a massive triple-double […]
Welcome to the first Mavericks’ mailbag of the regular season. And what a first week of the schedule it has been. Don’t even try to fake it and claim that you had Portland and Utah as the top four seeds in the Western Conference after a little more than a week of play. And if […]
DALLAS MAVERICKS (1-2) at BROOKLYN NETS (1-3) When: 6:30 p.m., Thursday. Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn. TV: Bally’s Sports Southwest/NBA TV. Radio: 97.1 The Freak, 99.1 FM Zona MX (Spanish). What you need to know: The Nets have had some issues in the early going, and the Mavericks will be catching them on the second night […]
NEW YORK – The Mavericks have had three players win sixth man of the year. Jason Terry won it in 2009. Antawn Jamison did so in 2004. And the late Roy Tarpley took home the hardware in 1988. It’s not too early to start the campaign for Christian Wood to be the fourth Maverick to […]
Over 100,000 fans had the chance to stand close to Dallas Mavericks history at the iconic “Mavs Vault” at the State Fair of Texas this year. The interactive museum displayed never-before-seen historical artifacts from the last 42 years. The exhibit was held at the Hall of State, and thousands of people walked through the doors […]
NEW ORLEANS – It was a lost opportunity, simple as that. The Mavericks now have lost twice in three games and both times the outcome came down to the final moments. The loss at Phoenix was forgivable. The Suns are a legitimate threat in the Western Conference. New Orleans? When they are fully healthy, they […]
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on June 26, 2022 When the doors to the Dallas Mavericks’ organization first flung open nearly 42 years ago, one of the team’s first employees was Keith Grant. At the time, Grant was 22 years old and hired as the Mavs’ first equipment manager. His first task on […]
NEW ORLEANS – The Mavericks got another reminder on Tuesday that nothing is ever easy in the NBA. And a harsh reminder it was. With the New Orleans Pelicans missing 60 percent of their starting lineup, the Mavericks still found themselves trailing most of the game as the young, scrappy and hungry home team was […]
Two of the top players for the New Orleans Pelicans sustained injuries in Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz, putting their status for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks in jeopardy. Zion Williamson is questionable for the matchup against the Mavs with a hip contusion suffered in a nasty fall, while Brandon Ingram has been […]
DALLAS MAVERICKS (1-1) at NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (2-1) When: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. TV: TNT. Radio: 97.1 The Freak, 99.1 FM Zona MX (Spanish). What you need to know: The Pelicans already are fighting a wave of injuries. They lost forwards Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson in Sunday’s 122-121 overtime […]
The Mavericks are 1-1 and that’s not just in the NBA standings. They have one game when they have done it all, won big and felt great. They had another game when they botched things up, wasted a good effort, lost a 22-point lead and felt terrible afterward. The good news is that they appreciated […]
Before the Dallas Mavericks assembled for training camp last month, coach Jason Kidd went out of his way to say that Christian Wood would be in the running for the NBA’s Sixth Man award. After two games, Kidd’s words have been prophetic. Wood followed up Wednesday’s 25-point, eight-rebound performance against the Phoenix Suns with 25 […]