LOS ANGELES – In an emotionally-charged game that had a playoff-type feel to it, Luka Dončić registered a triple-double in his first game against his former team and the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Dallas Mavericks, 107-99, Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Dončić collected 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. But the Mavs’ sticky […]
LOS ANGELES – Just about everybody knows the Dallas Mavericks obtained forward Anthony Davis in that Feb. 2 trade that sent point guard Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. What a lot of folks may not know is that the Mavs also obtained guard Max Christie in that much talked about trade. And Christie […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Jimmy Butler has made such a stark difference during his short stay with Golden State that Warriors forward Draymond Green went on record last week as saying they’re going to win the NBA title this season. Since acquiring Butler from the Miami Heat earlier this month, the Warriors have posted an impressive […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Not long after losing Sunday’s game to the Golden State Warriors, 126-102, the Dallas Mavericks had already turned their attention to the next game. And that next game is on the road Tuesday against Luka Dončić and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs traded Dončić to the Lakers on Feb. 2 for […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Sunday was not a very good day at the office for the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs turned the ball over too much, got beat up on the boards and failed to overcome an early 16-0 run by Golden State en route to losing to the Warriors, 126-102, before a sellout crowd of […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Like clockwork, guard Kyrie Irving is usually the first member of the Dallas Mavericks to walk through American Airlines Center doors on game day in preparation for a game. But that wasn’t the case Friday when the Mavs defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 111-103. Guard Max Christie was the first Mavs’ player […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Not long after Sunday’s NBA All-Star game at Chase Center, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving said he’s in the process of putting things in play so he can possibly represent Australia in the 2028 Olympics, which will be in Los Angeles. “I’m just trying to figure out what’s going to be the […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving walked into the postgame interview room proudly clutching the NBA All-Star game championship trophy Sunday night at Chase Center. No, Irving didn’t win the game’s Most Valuable Player award. That honor went to Golden State guard Stephen Curry after Shaq’s OGs defeated Chuck’s Global Stars, 41-25. However, […]
OAKLAND – As Kyrie Irving stepped onto the Oracle Arena court for the NBA All-Star game practice session on Saturday morning, he couldn’t help but be reminded of the three battles he had in the 2015-17 NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors when he was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors defeated Cleveland […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Because Rick Welts had a vision, the NBA All-Star Weekend is practically on every sports fan’s calendar. Before 1984, on the weekend of the NBA All-Star game, there was no Rising Stars Challenge, no Slam Dunk contest, no Skills Challenge and certainly no Three-Point Contest. There were, in fact, no events at […]