Forget about the Pistons’ overall record this season. The only one that matters is 6-0. That’s Detroit’s record after releasing Josh Smith. Since that move, the Pistons have been playing better basketball than anyone else in the league, scoring 107.8 points per game and winning contests by an average of 15.3 points per game, by […]
What better way to start a sports Sunday than with a basketball matinee? The Mavs and Cavs have an unusually early noon tipoff — the plus side is Dirk and the gang will be able to catch the Cowboys game on the flight home. The Cavs will be playing without LeBron James, who’s going to […]
After grabbing an all-important home win against a Western Conference playoff contender, the Mavs are back and full strength for what’s going to be an equally difficult game. At 22-8, the Washington Wizards are tied with the fourth-best record in the NBA. This is a legit bunch. However, for as much grief as the Mavs […]
Dirk Nowitzki is going to pass Elvin Hayes for eighth place on the NBA all-time scoring list tonight, and odds are it’s going to happen very early on. The Big German, who missed this morning’s shootaround with an illness but will play tonight, per Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle, needs only six points to pass […]
Rajon Rondo’s debut might be out of the way now, and the Mavs might be more used to each other today than they were the day before and the day before that, but thing aren’t going to get any easier tonight. The Atlanta Hawks are the hottest team in the NBA, winning 12 of their […]
This is going to be a strange game. First, it’s the debut of new Maverick Rajon Rondo, who will be in the starting lineup tonight. Rondo learned the playbook in between last night and this morning, apparently, a pretty impressive feat. Tyson Chandler would agree. Tyson Chandler says Rajon Rondo was already going through plays […]
It’s amazing how good this team looks when the threes are falling, huh? Dallas hit 15-of-33 from behind the arc last night against the New York Knicks, the fourth time all season the Mavs have reached at least that mark, per Basketball-Reference. Dallas is 3-1 in those games. Dallas has the ball-handling and spacing ability […]
The Mavs are already looking for their third season sweep against an East team this season. After taking care of business against the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas is already playing its second and final game against the New York Knicks this season. The old adage goes it’s difficult to beat a team […]
Not many teams in basketball are playing better than the Memphis Grizzlies. The 16-4 Grizz are tied for second-best record in the league with two other Western Conference teams. Memphis is 9-1 at home. No matter how you slice it, this is going to be a tough one. But that’s always been the case when […]
Quick rematches in the NBA are a pretty rare occurrence, and they’re almost impossible to predict. An old adage in the NFL is it’s tough to beat the same team twice in a season, and while the same doesn’t necessarily always hold true in the NBA, it certainly does when the two games are played […]