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Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Jazz

The Dallas Mavericks have seen a lot of the Utah Jazz over the past month, with their most recent faceoff just two days ago. Dallas repeated their success from Thursday night with a 138-120 win Saturday. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: A 22 PTS / 4 REB / 5 AST / 2 STL […]

17 days ago | 1 read

Stats Rundown: 3 numbers from the Mavericks 138-120 win against the Jazz

The Dallas Mavericks once again humiliated the Utah Jazz, this time by the score of 138-120. This is coming after Dallas trounced Utah on Thursday night, and the Maverick have done this all with a seriously constrained and short-handed roster. Klay Thompson had another heather, the Mavericks made a bunch of threes, and the Jazz […]

17 days ago | 0 reads

MMBets — The Jazz and Mavericks Tangle Again in Dallas

This is the fourth and final meeting between these two flawed-but-feisty Western Conference also-rans. Dallas won Game 3 of the season series just two days ago in a 144–122 blowout behind Klay Thompson’s 26 points and an unexpected 3-point deluge. Utah leads the season series 2–1, but both wins came at home — one in […]

18 days ago | 1 read

3 things to watch as the Mavericks face the Jazz (again)

The Dallas Mavericks (16-26) meet the Utah Jazz (14-27) Saturday in a game with an early 4:00pm CST tipoff at American Airlines Center. If any of that sounds familiar, it’s because the two teams faced off Thursday, with the home team Mavericks winning in a blowout, 144-122. Both teams were coming off a loss the […]

18 days ago | 4 reads

NBA Power Rankings Watch: the Mavericks need to reset the vision

With mounting injuries, contradicting sourced reporting, and a will-they-won’t-they soap opera of trade rumors involving Anthony Davis, very little is going right for the Dallas Mavericks. The league’s trade deadline needs to get here asap so fans can accept whatever reality is next, and the team needs to refocus their vision. Part of that is […]

19 days ago | 3 reads

Dirk Nowitzki goes down memory lane with long-time trainer ahead of NBA’s first-ever regular season game in Germany

When Dirk Nowitzki first started playing basketball in Germany, he was a member of DJK Würzburg, a team in Germany’s second-tier division, behind the Bundesliga. It was there that his longtime trainer, Holger Geschwindner, noticed him for the first time. “The first thing [I noticed] is you had no technical skills,” Geschwindner joked after being […]

19 days ago | 0 reads

Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Jazz

The last time the Dallas Mavericks took on the Utah Jazz, they lost both the game and Anthony Davis. Thursday night was a different story, as Dallas took a 144-122 win. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: A- 18 PTS / 2 REB / 3 AST / 0 STL / 1 BLK – 25 […]

19 days ago | 7 reads

Stats Recap: 3 Numbers From Mavericks 144-122 evisceration of Jazz

The Mavericks absolutely demolished the Jazz, 144-122, in a game that was never close. It was a team effort from the injury-riddled Mavericks, as seven players finished in double digits, including 26 from Klay Thompson, 22 from Naji Marshall, 19 from Jaden Hardy, and 18 from Brandon Williams. The Jazz lost behind a 27-point night […]

19 days ago | 4 reads

3 things after Dallas dimantled Utah, 144-122

The Dallas Mavericks absolutely evaporated the Utah Jazz by a score of 144-122 in a game that was never close. This game had all the warning signs that it was going to get extremely ugly for someone. Both teams are on the end of a back-to-back, both teams are nursing draft picks, and both teams […]

19 days ago | 2 reads

Dallas Mavericks to Sign Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to 10-Day Hardship Contract

The Dallas Mavericks have signed forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to a 10-day hardship contract, adding frontcourt depth amid a stretch of widespread injuries. The move allows Dallas to temporarily expand its active roster while four or more players remain unavailable due to injury. Robinson-Earl has spent the season with the Texas Legends, the Mavericks’ G League […]

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19 days ago | 0 reads

MMBets — The Utah Jazz face the Dallas Mavericks

Two teams. One goal. Absolutely no shame. The Dallas Mavericks (15–26) host the Utah Jazz (14–26) tonight in a matchup that feels more like a draft lottery cage match than a basketball game. Both are limping into the second leg of a back-to-back, both are missing cornerstone players, and both know exactly where their June […]

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20 days ago | 0 reads

Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Nuggets

The Dallas Mavericks were on the first night of a back-to-back Wednesday when they hosted the Denver Nuggets. The Mavs have had success against the Nuggets this year, but took a 118-109 loss in this one. We’ll keep this Grades piece concise. The game was abysmal, featured multiple injuries, and we have a quick turn-around […]

20 days ago | 2 reads

Stats Recap: 3 numbers from Mavericks 119-108 loss to Nuggets

The Mavericks lost at home in a long, boring, and sleepy game, 119-108, that featured more injury scares and future implications for Dallas as they continue tank week. The Mavericks lost after giving up double-digit points to five different Nuggets players, including 33 from Aaron Gordon and 22 from Peyton Watson. The Mavericks were led […]

20 days ago | 3 reads

Mavericks vs Nuggets Preview and Injury Update: Cooper Flagg on ESPN

The Dallas Mavericks (15-25) play their second straight in a four-game homestand on Wednesday night, hosting the Denver Nuggets (27-13) and that game will be played on ESPN. Dallas beat the Nets on Monday night and been essentially playing .500 basketball lately, while gaining no ground in the West. Despite Nikola Jokic being sidelined, the […]

20 days ago | 2 reads

Deals the Mavericks could still make before the NBA Trade Deadline

With the NBA Trade Deadline less than a month away, massive questions about the Dallas Mavericks roster will have to be answered. With the season in a tailspin, it is imperative that the Mavericks move quickly to set up the future and build around Cooper Flagg. Obviously there are players who aren’t available, and more […]

21 days ago | 2 reads

Klay Thompson becomes the fifth ever NBA player to hit 2,800 threes

The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Brooklyn Nets Monday night, notching a 113-105 win. Cooper Flagg and Naji Marshall led the way, but Klay Thompson had himself a hot shooting night en route to 18 points. Thompson missed all four of his shot attempts inside the arc, but nailed 6-of-9 from downtown in a throwback performance […]

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21 days ago | 0 reads