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Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know from a Mavericks win over the Nets

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 119-111 Friday night in Dallas. The win is the Mavericks’ fifth in the last six games and is a great way to get back into action after five days off. They’ll head to Utah to face the Jazz on Monday and try to keep playing winning basketball. Michael […]

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Mavericks vs Nets Preview and Injury Update: Welcome back, basketball

The Dallas Mavericks (9-16) host the Brooklyn Nets (6-17) following a long break due to the NBA Cup. Neither team made it out of group play, so they got to rest and then play one another… which isn’t the worst outcome! Dallas last beat the Houston Rockets while the Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans […]

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NBA Power Rankings Watch: the Mavericks have built momentum

The Dallas Mavericks are wrapping up their week off while the NBA Cup progresses, and will hope to carry over the momentum that built just before the break. Winners of four of their last five due to the blossoming play of Ryan Nembhard and the ascendancy of Cooper Flagg, combined with ace veteran support. This […]

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MMBets Game of the Week: Dallas and Brooklyn look to stay hot

After a substantial stretch of having no games, the Dallas Mavericks are back in action tonight against the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets, who have also not played in almost a week, have actually won three out of their last four, with each of those wins coming by double digits. The Mavericks come in having won […]

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SB Nation: Mavericks and tanking

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Dallas Mavericks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Read these questions closely! Please take our survey

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I will not stop dreaming about the Anthony Davis-Cooper Flagg connection

From the beginning, the theoretical pairing of All-Star level center, Anthony Davis, at the five and dynamic downhill monster and rookie, Cooper Flagg at the four, was an exciting thought for many a basketball minds.  What these two could accomplish together, if – again theoretically – they were put in their natural positions and managed […]

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Roundtable: Trades are coming

Trades are coming to the Dallas Mavericks. Pick at least one player you expect to get traded and one player you think should stay in a Mavericks uniform by the trade deadline. Jack: One player that I expect to get traded is Klay Thompson. While he started the season poorly, he’s been much better as […]

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Report: Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II’s season is over

It appears the 2025-26 basketball season is over after just seven games for third-year Dallas Mavericks’ center Dereck Lively II. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported late Wednesday morning that Lively will undergo a season-ending procedure on his right foot “to address lingering discomfort.” The phrase “lingering discomfort” is an apt one, not just for the sensation […]

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To Stay or Not to Stay? Four Prime Landing Spots for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

It’s that time of year when trade chatter starts to heat up. By mid-December, most teams start to have a good idea of who they are (or are not). Team executives start to mull around ideas of roster reshuffling and what they want their teams to look like post-trade deadline. For the most part, mid-season […]

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Grading the Mavericks: basketball is fun again

The Mavericks were 2-1 again this past week and jumped to 11th place in the West. They beat Miami (118-108) at home on Wednesday before going to Oklahoma City, where they got whooped by the Thunder (132-111). They came back home the next night for a huge bounce-back win against Houston (122-109). Cooper Flagg led […]

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The Dallas Mavericks are too good to tank

When the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, the season felt over. The team sat at a lowly 5-15, and had a brutal stretch of games that awaited them. But somehow the Mavericks won 4 of their 5, and sit just outside of the Play-In tournament. This stretch of wins reignited the debate […]

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Roundtable: Favorite part of the season so far

This week’s question was direct: What’s been your favorite part of the season through the first 20 or so games? Chris: Flagg’s development. We’re not even a third of the way the season and he’s already shown he’s picking up on the differences of the NBA, particularly the physicality. Some of his improvement is also […]

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MMB Lounge: NBA Cup to Christmas

I went to gander at the most recent Lounge post and wouldn’t you know it… there are 900 comments. So thank you for hanging out. Someone email me if it gets to 500 or so, I’ll make a new one. I know the comments sort of break at that volume. Here we are, six days […]

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3 things to ponder as the Houston Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks (8-16, 5-9 Home) return home after a 132-111 road loss to the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The Mavs will square off against the division-leading Houston Rockets (15-5, 8-3 Away) tonight at 7:30pm. Another tall task The Mavericks were facing the real possibility that their 5-15 start would translate to 5-(imagine a much bigger […]

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