The following is a transmission of Mavs Moneyball state media. Please take with the appropriate grains of salt. FOLKS. THE TRADE MACHINES ARE HOT HOT HOT, AND I’VE GOT DEALS DEALS DEALS. Calling all NBA teams! Come on down to the Flaggship Trading Post And Roster Supply Store. We’ve got new stock coming in, and […]
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The Anthony Davis experiment in Dallas has reached its most familiar endpoint. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Davis is likely to undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his left hand, sidelining him for several months and effectively ending his season with the Mavericks. Given both the medical prognosis and the organization’s current direction, this […]
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The Mavericks were 2-2 this past week and stayed in 11th place in the West. They lost to Utah (116-114) and Chicago (125-107), and beat Sacramento (100-98) and Brooklyn (113-105). Cooper Flagg led the team in scoring this with 21 points per game. Kyrie Irving (knee) and P.J. Washington (ankle) remained out, while Anthony Davis […]
22 days ago | 1 read
As the Dallas Mavericks continue to battle severe injury and a poor roster, it is only fair for some of us to turn a wandering eye towards what is happening in the college game. Some of the nation’s best have put forward their best performances to start the new year. However, this game is closer […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (15-25) welcomed the Brooklyn Nets (11-25) to Texas on Monday night. Both teams are struggling to the point that if you combined their win totals, it still wouldn’t be enough to claim first place in either conference. The Mavs at least came away with a 113-105 win. Let’s get to the grades! […]
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The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 113-105 Monday night in Dallas, snapping a two-game losing streak and bouncing back from one of their more dispiriting efforts of the season Saturday night against Chicago. Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 28 points, while Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. led all scorers with 29 points. Dallas took […]
22 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (15-25) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (11-25) on Monday night by a score of 113-105. In a contest between two floundering teams, the shorthanded Mavericks were able to grind it out and prevail. Cooper Flagg led the way for Dallas with 27 points, while Michael Porter Jr. paced Brooklyn with a game-high 28 […]
22 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (14-25) are home for a bit and start off this stretch by hosting the Brooklyn Nets (11-25) on Monday night. Dallas got waxed by the Chicago Bulls on Saturday in the first dead performance from the Mavericks in some time. The Nets are on a three-game losing streak and most recently fell […]
22 days ago | 1 read
The Mavericks are back home after a three-game road trip to face the Brooklyn Nets for a second time this season. Their first matchup was exactly one month ago, where Dallas won 119-111. This time around, the Mavericks will be without Anthony Davis and possibly P.J. Washington, while the Nets will not have first-round pick […]
23 days ago | 1 read
It’s over for your little Dallas Mavericks (14-25) on a number of different fronts as the team prepares to host the Brooklyn Nets (11-24) on Monday at American Airlines Center. Anthony Davis’ finger hurts, so any lingering hope of finding a back-door into the playoff picture is all but gone. Anthony Davis’ finger hurts, so […]
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The Dallas Mavericks got ran off the floor, literally, against the Chicago Bulls 125-107 Saturday night in Chicago. Dallas drops their second straight game against a losing team, their first game since Anthony Davis injured his hand in the loss against the Jazz on Thursday night. This was a no-good, very-bad game for the Mavericks, […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-25) began a new era of sorts on Saturday night against the Chicago Bulls (18-20) — one where Anthony Davis is out for the foreseeable future. The Mavs came in with a 4-14 record in games Davis sits, and ended up with another loss after a 125-107 beat down. Let’s get to […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-25) are a nothing team going to a nowhere place, after limping into the United Center on Saturday and dropping a 125-107 decision to the Chicago Bulls (18-20). Seven Bulls scored in double figures, led by Coby White (22 points, 9-of-15 shooting) and Ayo Dosunmu (20 points on 7-of-9 shooting, eight assists), […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-24) continue this roadtrip with a visit to the Windy City to play the Chicago Bulls (17-20). Dallas lost the last time they played, Thursday night against the Utah Jazz. The Bulls are sliding along a three game losing streak, most recently falling to the Detroit Pistons by double digits. Heres the […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
There is a frenetic anxiety mounting in the atmosphere around the Dallas Mavericks. As the league inches closer to the NBA trade deadline the unknown possibilities for the Mavericks has left fans feeling they’ve entered the final episodes in a season of Breaking Bad. It ramped up more when now-former Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
For a moment there, it looked like the Dallas Mavericks might put together a nice little win streak after a rough 4-game skid to end December. But things got ugly late in the 4th against the Utah Jazz – and now Dallas heads into Chicago starting from square one yet again. The Chicago Bulls enter […]
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Anthony Davis could miss “a number of months [depending on second opinion and if surgery is required]” after exiting Thursday’s 116-114 loss against the Utah Jazz with ligament damage in his left hand, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday on X. Davis will almost certainly be out past the Feb. 5 NBA Trade Deadline, casting serious […]
26 days ago | 1 read
Earlier this week, we posed two simple questions now that the NBA Trade season has begun. The first asked if Dallas Mavericks fans thought the team would make a trade before the deadline. Nearly 9 in 10 voting fans think Dallas will do something before the deadline. Given that Dallas has made something happen for […]
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Anthony Davis went to the locker room late in the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks’ 116-114 loss at the Utah Jazz on Thursday, after brushing his hand against Lauri Markkanen’s jersey as Markkanen drove past Davis along the baseline on his way to two of his game-high 33 points. Davis doubled over in pain […]
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Coming off a tight win Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks took on the Utah Jazz looking for continued success, but lost a 116-114 contest in Salt Lake City similar to their last matchup with the Jazz when they allowed a big run to let one get away. Let’s get to the grades! Cooper Flagg: A […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Utah Jazz, 116-114, but boy does Cooper Flagg love playing in Utah. He lead Dallas with 26 points, and was the only Maverick in the starting five to finish the game with a positive +/-, at +3. Lauri Markkanen led all scorers with 33 and was supported with 19 […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-24) lost another soul-draining game, 116-114 to the Utah Jazz (13-24) at the Delta Center on Thursday, the team’s 17th clutch loss of the year. The Mavericks were led by Cooper Flaggs’ 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Anthony Davis chipped in 21 points and 11 rebounds but left the game […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-23) stay on the road, this time playing the Utah Jazz (12-24). It’s the first of three match ups between these two teams over the next six Dallas games. The Mavericks are coming off an ugly win against the Sacramento Kings. Utah is playing the second night of a back-to-back, losing to […]
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The trade deadline is fast approaching, and things are heating up. If you’re on the “Trade Anthony Davis” boat, Trae Young heading to the Washington Wizards is music to your ears. It’s no secret that the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks have had exploratory talks on an Anthony Davis deal. Still, Trae Young’s contract was the […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-23) are off to Utah in the second leg of their three-game road trip on Thursday at the Delta Center. The Jazz (12-24) played an overtime game on Wednesday in Oklahoma City and lost, extending their current losing skid to five games. The story with the Mavericks right now is a potential […]
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