CHICAGO – Things went so well for the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks that they shot a sizzling 63.5 percent from the field and also converted a whopping 55.9 percent of their three-point attempts. That proficiency was more than enough to carry the Bulls to a 144-115 victory over the short-handed […]
CHICAGO – From the moment fans discovered point guard Luka Doncic wouldn’t be playing in Saturday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls, the game lost some of its luster. Without their best player available to orchestrate things, the Mavs were a mere shell of themselves and the Bulls raced to a relatively […]
Four-year-old Cash Harris from Keller is already an NBA superstar. His game just comes from the sidelines in a slick wheelchair where he spits facts so well it causes players to double back and bust out laughing. The kid is hilarious, and Cash knows his stuff. He’s also battled back from an ankle injury that […]
Sometimes, when we do these takeaways, there are many areas to examine. In this particular instance, there is only one. So we’ll dispense with any pretense about the Mavericks’ 106-105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks coming down to anything other than really, really crummy free-throw shooting. That’s it. But since these remain the plural version […]
CHICAGO – From a practical standpoint, no one have to tell the Dallas Mavericks that they let Friday’s home game against the powerful Milwaukee Bucks completely slip away. In all against the Bucks, the Mavs were just 10-of-24 from the free throw line, including eight misses in the pivotal fourth quarter. That alone was at […]
Members of the Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks were ecstatic that WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison on Thursday and was therefore back in the United States. Griner had been wrongfully detained at an airport in Russia back in February for having cannabis oil and vape canisters in her possession. The […]
The Mavericks weren’t happy about having less than a 20-hour turnaround from the end of Friday night’s game against Milwaukee to the start of Saturday’s visit to Chicago. That was nothing, though, compared to how they felt about their free-throw shooting against the Bucks. The Mavericks missed six free throws in a row in the […]
For the first time in what feels like ages, the Western Conference is really and truly wide-open. It’s so packed together that the Mavericks have climbed four spots in the standings from 11th to seventh simply by winning three straight games. And with a win tonight against the Bucks, they could climb as high as […]
During the Mavericks’ three-game winning streak they take into Friday’s key match against Milwaukee, we’ve seen the highs and lows that come with a young player like Josh Green crossing the threshold from one NBA level to another. He’s making leaps. But he’s also taking some hits along the way. And that’s the way it […]
Nothing gets the heart racing for a fan base like having a rookie who provides boundless hope. That’s what the Mavericks had in Luka Dončić when they drafted him. He immediately energized the franchise and MFFLs everywhere. To an obvious lesser degree, Jaden Hardy is doing the same. The Mavericks are in a different place […]
DENVER – Tim Hardaway Jr. has played 22 minutes or more in each of the last five games, all as a starter. He’s averaged 24.4 points and shot 30-of-55 (54.5 percent) from three-point range. It’s not a stretch to say that the Mavericks have won four of those five games because of the way Hardaway […]
DENVER – The gang that couldn’t shoot straight for the longest time now is full of sharpshooters that are carrying the Mavericks to a new level. So much so, that even after a missed shot, Luka Dončić had the confidence to run back the same play two possessions later for the same shooter — Dorian […]
Coach Jason Kidd said the Mavericks’ test against Phoenix on Monday would be a nice measuring stick to see how much his team had grown. So after a thorough 130-111 victory, what did they learn? Allow Luka Dončić to explain. “They’re probably one of the best in the league, great team,” he said. “But I […]
DENVER – The Mavericks will try to do something Tuesday night that they have not done all season. Win a second consecutive road game. And also build a three-game winning streak for just the second time. The circumstances conspiring against them, however, are considerable. The Mavericks took care of Phoenix on Monday night in Dallas. […]
Following Saturday’s game in New York against the Knicks, Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic presented the game ball to rookie guard Jaden Hardy. It wasn’t because Hardy played a major role in the Mavs destroying the Knicks, 121-100. It was because that was the game where Hardy scored his first NBA points. Occasions like […]
The Mavericks are giving us signs that their mojo is returning. While two blowout wins might be too soon to say that their problems are behind them, the Mavericks have found a nice groove in the last two games, including Monday’s 130-111 smashing of the Phoenix Suns at American Airlines Center. And a pair of […]
As he leaned over to serve a tray of healthy food to a hungry resident of Dallas Life Homeless Recovery Center, Mavericks’ legend Rolando Blackman got an unusual request. “I really like that hat,” said Emanuel as he began his meal. “You know where I can get one?” Without thinking twice, Blackman took off his […]
The Phoenix Suns have the look of a team that is intent on righting some wrongs from last season. You remember them, right? The team that blew through the Western Conference in the regular season with a 64-18 record and was the favorite to win the championship when the playoffs began. Then, the Mavericks happened […]
NEW YORK – A three-point barrage in the second half enabled the Dallas Mavericks to pull away from the New York Knicks and win Saturday’s game, 121-100, at Madison Square Garden. In short, it was like a video game broke out at MSG, and it was the Mavs who were at the controls of a […]
NEW YORK – Saturday’s game had a different flavor to it. The Dallas Mavericks were in New York to play the Knicks. Of course, that meant a head-to-head meeting for the first time against Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, who played his first four seasons with the Mavs before signing a four-year, $104 million free agent […]