Skip to main content

Mavs Moneyball

https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/ | 528 entries published

Rick Carlisle approved.

Latest Entries

Mavericks vs Pelicans Preview and Injury Update: Visting the Big Easy

The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) are in Lousiana Monday night to play the New Orleans Pelicans (7-22). Dallas is coming off a close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers where they lost the lead in the fourth quarter. New Orleans is riding a four-game hot streak where they’ve now won the majority of the games they’ve won […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

MMBets: Can the Mavs slow the Pelicans’ momentum?

The Mavericks have won five of their eight December games, but they’re coming off a narrow loss in Philadelphia where Tyrese Maxey’s fourth-quarter burst proved too much to overcome. Despite a strong performance from their frontcourt — Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 — Dallas fell 121–114 after surrendering 20 offensive rebounds and […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

3 things to watch as the Mavericks visit the Pelicans

The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) will travel to New Orleans Monday to face the Pelicans (7-22) with a 7:30pm tipoff at the Smoothie King Center. The two clubs enter this game rejuvenated by recent success, with the Pelicans riding a four-game win streak after stuffing the Pacers into a locker Saturday 128-109, and the Mavericks having […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. 76ers

The Dallas Mavericks made a trip east to face the 76ers on Saturday night. Coming off a gutsy overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, Dallas was unable to continue their winning ways as they were dealt a 121-114 loss. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: C+ 7 PTS / 0 REB […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Mavericks vs 76ers Final Score: Dallas falls in Philadelphia, 121-114

The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) fell to the Philadelphia 76ers (16-11) on Saturday night, 121-114. Tyrese Maxey went off for 38 points as the Sixers hammered Dallas in the final quarter. Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 in defeat for the Mavericks. The two teams opened the game in back-and-forth fashion, with the Sixers […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Mavericks vs 76ers Preview and Injury Update: Back out on the road

The Dallas Mavericks (11-17) swing through the northeast for a one-game stop, this time against the Philadelphia 76ers (15-11). Dallas is coming off an awesome overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. The Sixers, winners of four of their last five, played and beat the Knicks on Friday night. Here’s the main things you […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

MMBets: Will the climb towards .500 continue in Philly?

The Dallas Mavericks (11–17, 3–7 Away) are coming off a gritty 116–114 overtime win in Detroit — a game that may have been too close for comfort, but still marked another notch in their December climb. Now they head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers (15–11, 8–7 Home), who remain uncertain on the status of […]

NBA

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

3 things as Dallas travels to Philadephia

The Dallas Mavericks have the look of a team that has started to figure some things out. Flagg has improved game to game, Nembhard has emerged as a starting-capable point guard, and the front court has some of its depth back with Anthony Davis returning and Daniel Gafford not having to shoulder the entire weight […]

NBA

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Stats Recap: 4 Numbers from Mavs electifying 116-114 win over Pistons

The Mavericks won their most impressive game of the season tonight against the Detroit Pistons, who were coming into the game leading the Eastern Conference standings with five losses. They also had the second-best record in the entire league before playing Dallas. Dallas defeated Detroit 116–114 in overtime. Cade Cunningham’s 29 points kept Detroit close […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks’ 116-114 win over Pistons

The Dallas Mavericks scratched and clawed their way to a 116-114 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night at American Airlines Center to pick up their sixth win in eight games. Dallas now sits at 11-17, having won six of its last eight games. Let’s get to the grades! Anthony Davis: C+ 15 […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

The Dallas Mavericks and the illusion of optionality

1,192 wins – if you had told me as a kid in the ‘90s that the Dallas Mavericks would stand second in regular-season wins from 2000 to 2025…I would not have believed it possible. The first embedded video in this post, on its face, feels like a celebration. It shows 1,192 regular-season wins across the […]

NBA

about 2 months ago | 1 read

The dark side of tanking

“Don’t talk to me about tanking”, Michael Carter-Williams wrote in The Players Tribune back in 2014.  Drafted with the 11th pick in 2013 by the Philadelphia 76ers, he went on to become Rookie of the Year in 2014. But the rebuild of that franchise in 2013-14, labeled “The Process”, which was basically getting rid of […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Cooper Flagg sets another NBA record

The Dallas Mavericks have been playing their best basketball of the season of late, though they did fall short in a 140-133 OT loss to the Jazz Monday night. In what was a fun high octane game even though Dallas couldn’t pull off the win, Cooper Flagg left Mavs’ fans with a silver lining with […]

about 2 months ago | 11 reads

Reports: Toronto Raptors have “checked in on” Daniel Gafford’s availability

December 15th is a big day on the NBA calendar, as it is the day that most players who signed contracts in the offseason become eligible for trade. With that day having come and gone, trade season is unofficially open for business. According to reports, the Toronto Raptors are wasting no time in trying to […]

NBA

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Grading the Mavericks: Cooper Flagg has ascended

The Mavericks were 1-1 this past week and now sit in 10th place in the West. They beat Brooklyn (119-111) at home on Friday before going to Utah and losing a heartbreaker to the Jazz (140-133). Cooper Flagg led the team in scoring during these two games with 32 points per game. Daniel Gafford (ankle) […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Jazz

The Dallas Mavericks locked up with the Utah Jazz in a high-scoring affair Monday night. Going without Anthony Davis, Dallas welcomed back Daniel Gafford for a bit of help down low. The Mavs unfortunately came unraveled in the final minutes of regulation, losing 140-133 in overtime. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: B+ 14 […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know from the Mavericks 140-133 loss to the Jazz

The Dallas Mavericks dropped a heartbreaker in overtime against the Utah Jazz, losing 140-133 Monday night in Salt Lake City. Dallas drops out of the play-in for the moment, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. It was a very entertaining back-and-forth affair, resembling those classic Mavericks shootouts from the early 2000s with Dirk […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

3 notes after Dallas drops an overtime game to Utah, 140-133

The Utah Jazz came back to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in overtime, 140-133. The Mavericks got things started quickly, to the tune of a season-high 43-point first quarter, powered by an impressive 14-point outpouring from Cooper Flagg, whose shooting touch and ability to finish around the rim are improving at a blistering pace. Dallas, despite […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Mavericks vs Jazz Preview and Injury Update: On the road again

The Dallas Mavericks (10-16) face off against the Utah Jazz (9-15) on Monday night. It’s one of the many road games Dallas has to close out the calendar year 2025. Dallas won their first game out of the weird mini-break, defeating the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Utah held off the Memphis Grizzlies in a high […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads