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Player Grades: Recapping the Mavericks’ 118-115 win over the Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks got a 118-115 win over the visiting Pelicans in a chippy NBA Cup game on Friday night. Cooper Flagg showed that the Mavs just might have a go-to player, dropping a career high 29 points while making a number of big plays down the stretch. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: […]
Dallas Mavericks survive 118-115 thriller against New Orleans
The showdown between two of the NBA’s statistically worse teams went down to the wire in Dallas Friday night, with the Mavericks defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 118-115 in an NBA-cup tournament game. With tonight’s victory, the Mavericks rose to 5-12 and sunk the Pelicans to 2-14 on the year. Given that one of New […]
Stats Rundown: 7 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 118-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks (5-12) came back from a 14-point deficit at halftime to avoid losing their second straight game to the bottom-feeding New Orleans Pelicans (2-14) on Friday at American Airlines Center and get their first win in NBA Cup pool play in the process. Dallas outscored the Pelicans 36-22 in the third quarter then […]
Mavericks vs Pelicans Preview and Injury Update: Welcome, New Orleans
The Dallas Mavericks (4-12) host the New Orleans Pelicans (2-13) at home Friday night. Dallas is on a short losing streak while the Pelicans haven’t won a game since they last beat the Mavericks in American Airlines Center. This is one of the few games recently where the Mavericks are actually favored. We’ll see how […]
NBA Power Rankings Watch: the Mavericks after turning the page
The Dallas Mavericks may not be a good basketball team right now, but there is a different tone and energy on the floor and around the team now that team governor Patrick Dumont turned the page and closed the chapter on the Nico Harrison era. The team hasn’t suddenly bounced back, it is still the […]
It’s time to start over
As the Dallas Mavericks walked off the court Wednesday night following yet another loss — this time a 113-111 defeat to the New York Knicks — players bowed their head and strolled towards the locker room in silence. Brandon Williams had his hands on his head, Dereck Lively II shook his head slowly after a […]
3 matchups to watch as the Mavericks take on the Pelicans
Stoppable force, meet movable object! After falling to the New York Knicks 113-111 Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks are currently looking ahead to the second game of their brief three-game stint, where they will face off against Zion Williamson and the 15-seed New Orleans Pelicans. Technically speaking, this is an NBA Cup game – but […]
Mavericks announce Dante Exum season ending surgery
The Dallas Mavericks announced Thursday that guard Dante Exum, “has continued to deal with complications”, stemming from an offseason surgery on his right knee. Those complications now necessitate a second surgery, which will force him to miss the remainder of the season. Exum was signed this offseason to a new $3.3-million deal. He was never […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Knicks
The Dallas Mavericks dropped a close one to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, falling 113-111. The Knicks were seeking their first road win of the season, and Dallas unfortunately accommodated them in a winnable game that came down to an offensive foul call on what could have been a game winning play if […]
“Things will turn. It’s not going to rain forever”
Last season, the Dallas Mavericks were among the NBA teams hit with the worst injury luck. There’s no need to list all the players, who were out for shorter or longer periods of time, but suffice it to say that it affected the season, the vibe and the results. This season, Kyrie Irving remains out, […]
Stats Rundown: 3 Numbers from the Mavs loss to Knicks
The Mavericks lost a thriller to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, 113-111. D’Angelo Russell and Naji Marshall lead the way for the Mavericks with 23 points each, going toe-to-toe with the All-NBA duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. Russell and Naji had efficient nights, going 9-for-15 and 7-for-11, respectively. Max Christie also […]
Mavericks vs Knicks Final Score: Dallas loses to New York, 113-111
The Dallas Mavericks fell to the New York Knicks in a nationally televised game on ESPN, 113-111. Jalen Brunson led New York with 28 points and five assists. Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell each scored 23 for Dallas off the bench in defeat. Problems started early for the Mavericks, with Dallas missing their first five […]
Mavericks vs Timberwolves Preview and Injury Update: Primetime game feat. D-Lo
The Dallas Mavericks (4-11) host the New York Knicks (8-5) on Wednesday night in the nightcap ESPN game. Dallas lost to the Timberwolves in brutal fashion on Monday. The Knicks are coming off a close loss to the Miami Heat and look to bounce back Here’s the main things you need to know before the […]
MMBets Game of the Week: How to bet the Dallas Mavericks vs New York Knicks
Dallas is home for the Knicks on Wednesday in a late-night clash on ESPN. The Mavericks will be without Anthony Davis once again, and, at the time of writing, Cooper Flagg is questionable. The Knicks may or may not have Jalen Brunson, but even without the former Maverick, New York is much healthier and, frankly, […]
NBA Trade Rumors: evaluating the trade market for Anthony Davis
Even before Nico Harrison was relieved of his duties last week with the Dallas Mavericks there were considerations for how the roster looks and when it might be time to focus team-building around rookie Cooper Flagg. With Harrison sent packing those rumblings have only gotten louder. As the organization continues to rip bandaids off self-inflicted […]
Luka Doncic was gone long before he was traded in February
Tim MacMahon published a piece on ESPN Wednesday morning highlighting the power struggle between former Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban and recently-fired general manager Nico Harrison. In the nearly 4000 words MacMahon wrote, there are examples of deception and pettiness by both parties, and he paints a picture that makes your stomach turn thinking about […]
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When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
3 things to think about before the Mavericks host the Knicks
The Dallas Mavericks return home Monday night to face the New York Knicks in the national spotlight, looking to steady themselves after a lopsided loss in Minnesota. Despite a gritty overtime win over Portland the night before, the Mavs’ 4–11 record speaks to deeper inconsistencies—ones that remain even as Cooper Flagg continues to emerge as […]
Grading the Mavericks: it is time to hand Cooper Flagg the keys
The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week, but moved up to 13th place in the West. Two hard-fought losses to Phoenix (123-114) and the Clippers (133-127, 2OT) preceded an awesome overtime win against Portland (138-133, OT). Unfortunately, three overtimes in three days took its toll, and the Mavericks suffered another loss in Minnesota (120-96). Cooper […]
Champions Classic and an Epic Wednesday Night Headline the College Hoops Week Ahead
Just two weeks into the season, many of college basketball’s best prospects have already had some epic performances to stake their claim among this NBA Draft’s elite. Who amongst them could eventually be a Dallas Maverick? At this point, any number of these guys would be excellent choices. Last week, Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr. […]
Stats Recap: 4 numbers to know as Wolves demolish Mavericks
Tonight’s game was fairly straightforward: the Wolves are a good team, and the Mavericks are not. The Timberwolves dominated the Mavericks tonight, 120-96 in Minnesota, capitalizing on the Mavericks’ fatigue following their long and grueling double-overtime win against the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday night. The Mavericks basically stood no chance tonight, getting […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Wolves
The Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the second night of a back-to-back on Monday. Playing on the road has been something of a rare occurrence thus far and they were not greeted kindly, losing 120-96 at the Target Center. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: B- 15 PTS / 5 […]
Mavericks vs. Timberwolves recap: Minnesota blows Dallas out, 120-96
It all unraveled for the Dallas Mavericks (4-11) on the second night of a back-to-back set on Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (9-5) at Target Center. After leaving it all on the American Airlines Center court in a 138-133 overtime win on Sunday, the Mavericks looked like they were running on empty in Minneapolis and […]
MMB Lounge: Well this didn’t go the way we had planned
We’re a few days away from the comments auto-closing so here’s a new thread! Here’s the old one. It was pointed out to me that once these threads get to about 800 comments, they become unworkable. So what we’re gonna do is someone here is going to reach out to me once it gets to […]
Mavericks vs Timberwolves Preview and Injury Update: On the road again
The Dallas Mavericks (4-10) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-5) on Monday night. Dallas is playing on the second night of a back-to-back; they beat the Blazers on Sunday night in overtime. The Timberwolves had a day off after losing to the Nuggets on Saturday night. Here’s the main things you need to know before the […]
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