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As Luka Dončić stood at the line to put the finishing touch on his 60-point masterpiece, “MVP!” chants rained down from the stands of the Kaseya Center in Miami. In any situation, a road arena showering praise upon a visiting opponent would be notable. That it came on the same floor Bam Adebayo scored 83 […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
The Dallas Mavericks have been in some familiar matchups over the past few weeks, with the Atlanta Hawks the latest to run it back just eight days after the last time the two teams faced off. Similar to a week ago, the Hawks got a win in a 135-120 decision Wednesday night. Let’s get to […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 1 day ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks got blown out again, this time a 135-120 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night in Dallas. CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 24 points, while Jalen Johnson almost had a triple double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. Daniel Gafford came off the bench to lead Dallas in scoring […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 1 day ago | 2 reads
The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Dallas Mavericks 135-to-120. This game started on the wrong foot, and the Mavericks never quite found their level. If you blinked (or spent the first couple of minutes looking at your phone), you might’ve missed the Hawks starting the game by opening up a 10-to-0 lead within the game’s first […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 1 day ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (23-46) play host to the flaming-hot Atlanta Hawks (37-31) who have won 10 straight games. The Mavericks are coming off a road drubbing at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans and just need a few days off. The Hawks have had a cupcake schedule and taken full advantage in terms of […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 2 days ago | 4 reads
The Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, and Memphis Grizzlies are well out of the play-in race and have their sights set on the loaded 2026 NBA Draft. As of this post, the three teams are separated by one game, with Memphis (23-44) having two fewer losses than Dallas (23-46) and New Orleans (23-46). As the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 2 days ago | 1 read
The Mavericks were 2-3 this past week and dropped to 13th place in the West. They lost by double-digits thrice, to Atlanta (124-112), Cleveland (138-105), and New Orleans (129-111), and beat Memphis (120-112) and Cleveland (130-120). Cooper Flagg led the team in scoring with 20 points per game. Grade: B The Mavericks got clobbered in […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 3 days ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (23-46) host the Atlanta Hawks (37-31) on Wednesday in a battle of two teams who faced off just over a week ago. Tipoff at American Airlines Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Hawks took the win over the Mavericks in the teams’ first meeting of the year, 124-112, on Mar. 10 […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 3 days ago | 4 reads
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From Mavs Moneyball | 3 days ago | 4 reads
The Dallas Mavericks took on the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night to close out a seemingly endless road trip. The Pelicans dealt Dallas a 129-111 loss, resulting in a potentially meaningful impact on each team’s draft chances this offseason. With the loss, Dallas and New Orleans are now tied in the standings, but the Pelicans […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 4 days ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks lost 129-111 to the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night in New Orleans. This was the Mavericks fourth game in five nights, a rarity in the modern NBA, and the team certainly looked sluggish. New Orleans waxed the Mavericks from about midway through the first quarter and never truly looked back. The Pelicans […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 4 days ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks leaned further into the tank on Monday night, falling 129-111 to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that never truly felt competitive down the stretch. Dallas showed brief life early, but couldn’t sustain it as the Pelicans controlled the pace and physicality for most of the night. Naji Marshall led the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 4 days ago | 5 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) head to Louisiana to face of against an old friend/foe in the New Orleans Pelicans (22-46). Dallas took the Cavaliers to the woodshed on Sunday afternoon and have had a full day to recover and get ready for tonight’s game. The Pelicans, meanwhile, just keep winning. They have no incentive to […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 4 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) are playing their second game in as many nights and their fourth in the last five days on Monday against the Pelicans in New Orleans. It is a tale of two tanks: one with real stakes, and a top-four pick on the line, and one with nothing to play for except […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 4 days ago | 3 reads
CLEVELAND — There weren’t a lot of good things to take away from the Cleveland Cavaliers embarassing 130-120 loss to the tanking Dallas Mavericks. Max Strus’s 24-point season debut was one of them. Strus looked like he hadn’t missed a beat as he drained six of his seven threes. More than that, he provided help […]
From Fear The Sword | 4 days ago | 1 read
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost this game on the defensive end. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. James Harden 13 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 6 turnovers I think Harden played his best game as a Cavalier last week in Orlando. Today might have been his worst. He shot 4-12 from […]
From Fear The Sword | 5 days ago | 4 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-27), 130-120, in their Sunday afternoon meeting. The rematch followed Dallas’ 33-point loss to the same team on Friday night. Cooper Flagg, Naji Marshall, and PJ Washington led the way for the Mavericks. Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus were the only two Cavaliers who showed up to […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 5 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. It was a stunning result for the lottery-bound Mavericks, especially after the Cavaliers thumped the Mavericks by 33 points Friday night in Dallas. Cooper Flagg put together another excellent game with 27 points and 10 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 5 days ago | 2 reads
CLEVELAND — On paper, this was supposed to be an easy matchup to work Max Strus back into the lineup. Things didn’t work out that way as the Cleveland Cavaliers came out with no effort on the defensive end, which allowed the tanking Dallas Mavericks to run away with a 130-120 victory. The Mavs aren’t […]
From Fear The Sword | 5 days ago | 1 read
The last MMBets post went 4-for-4. I celebrated while writing this in the dark of the ‘ol home office with a bowl of Häagen-Dazs Caramel Cone ice cream, which was outstanding. In other news, my left SI joint spent the day reminding me that barometric pressure is a real and personal enemy. Life is good […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 5 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (22-45) complete their season series with the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26) Sunday with an early 2:30pm CST tipoff at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The two teams met Friday with Cleveland routing the Mavericks at American Airlines Center, 138-105. Cavs center Evan Mobley led all scorers with 29 points on 12-15 shooting, while the Mavericks […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 6 days ago | 1 read
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to back up Friday’s impressive performance with another win over the Dallas Mavericks. The Cavs handled business in their last outing. Evan Mobley set the tone earlier, tying a season-high with 29 points. The Cavaliers kept their foot on the gas all game, never really allowing the Mavs to think […]
From Fear The Sword | 6 days ago | 1 read
If you blinked this week you might have missed the shuffling in the NBA Lottery standings, but that’s why we’re here. The Dallas Mavericks are inching closer to the end of the season, and while we’re a day late with NBA Lottery Watch, we’re still checking the pulse in this race to the best odds […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 6 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks got shelled on Friday night, losing their first home game since March 1st, 138-105. But if you want to know more about what happened from a sequential point of view, click this recap here. Otherwise, scroll on down and see the numbers by which the Dallas Mavericks died. 61.5%: Cleveland’s field goal […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 6 days ago | 3 reads
After a national game letdown, the Cleveland Cavaliers flexed their muscles from start to finish and beat down the Dallas Mavericks 138 to 105. Evan Mobley led the way with 29 points on a very efficient 12-15 shooting, while Donovan Mitchell and James Harden added 24 and 17 points, respectively. The Cavs led by 17 […]
From Fear The Sword | 7 days ago | 2 reads