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Mavericks Reacts Survey: NCAA Edition
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mavs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey I can’t commit to a guy I want to focus on, but […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks took on the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night to close out a seemingly endless road trip. The Pelicans dealt Dallas a 129-111 loss, resulting in a potentially meaningful impact on each team’s draft chances this offseason. With the loss, Dallas and New Orleans are now tied in the standings, but the Pelicans […]
Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know from the Mavericks loss to the Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks lost 129-111 to the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night in New Orleans. This was the Mavericks fourth game in five nights, a rarity in the modern NBA, and the team certainly looked sluggish. New Orleans waxed the Mavericks from about midway through the first quarter and never truly looked back. The Pelicans […]
Recap: 2 Takeaways from Mavericks demoralizing 129-111 Loss to Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks leaned further into the tank on Monday night, falling 129-111 to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that never truly felt competitive down the stretch. Dallas showed brief life early, but couldn’t sustain it as the Pelicans controlled the pace and physicality for most of the night. Naji Marshall led the […]
Mavericks vs Pelicans Preview and Injury Update: Southwest Division foes face off once more
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) head to Louisiana to face of against an old friend/foe in the New Orleans Pelicans (22-46). Dallas took the Cavaliers to the woodshed on Sunday afternoon and have had a full day to recover and get ready for tonight’s game. The Pelicans, meanwhile, just keep winning. They have no incentive to […]
MMBets: Dallas attempts to overtake New Orleans for the sixth-best lottery odds
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) are playing their second game in as many nights and their fourth in the last five days on Monday against the Pelicans in New Orleans. It is a tale of two tanks: one with real stakes, and a top-four pick on the line, and one with nothing to play for except […]
SB Reacts: Do fans want changes in Dallas at the top?
The Dallas Mavericks’ season is essentially over, but there’s still plenty to talk about both within the team and around the NBA. And if you’re interested in placing a wager or two, FanDual is the best place for that. Last week I asked two loaded questions and I’m honestly very surprised at the results. It […]
Mavericks vs. Pelicans Preview: 3 notes as Dallas completes four games in five days at New Orleans
Fresh off a surprising 130-120 win on Sunday at the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Dallas Mavericks (23-45) will play their fourth game in five days on Monday against the struggling New Orleans Pelicans (22-46) at Smoothie King Center. Tipoff in New Orleans is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Mavericks have lost two of three against the […]
Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know as the Mavericks score a 130-120 win at the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-27), 130-120, in their Sunday afternoon meeting. The rematch followed Dallas’ 33-point loss to the same team on Friday night. Cooper Flagg, Naji Marshall, and PJ Washington led the way for the Mavericks. Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus were the only two Cavaliers who showed up to […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Cavaliers
The Dallas Mavericks rounded out a home-and-home against the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday afternoon. Unlike Friday’s matchup, Dallas was much more competitive in an 130-120 win. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: B 11 PTS / 3 REB / 3 AST / 2 STL / 0 BLK – 24 MIN It has been a minute […]
Mavericks vs. Cavaliers Recap: Dallas stuns with 130-120 win in Cleveland
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. It was a stunning result for the lottery-bound Mavericks, especially after the Cavaliers thumped the Mavericks by 33 points Friday night in Dallas. Cooper Flagg put together another excellent game with 27 points and 10 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with […]
Mavericks vs Cavaliers Preview and Injury Update: Dallas in Cleveland
The Dallas Mavericks (22-45) are back out on the road Sunday for a weird afternoon game against the same team they played on Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26). These two teams played on Friday and the Cavs looked like world beaters as they simply destroyed Dallas from the first quarter on. Let’s see if Dallas […]
MMBets: The Dallas Mavericks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers
The last MMBets post went 4-for-4. I celebrated while writing this in the dark of the ‘ol home office with a bowl of Häagen-Dazs Caramel Cone ice cream, which was outstanding. In other news, my left SI joint spent the day reminding me that barometric pressure is a real and personal enemy. Life is good […]
3 things as the Mavericks play the Cavs again
The Dallas Mavericks (22-45) complete their season series with the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26) Sunday with an early 2:30pm CST tipoff at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The two teams met Friday with Cleveland routing the Mavericks at American Airlines Center, 138-105. Cavs center Evan Mobley led all scorers with 29 points on 12-15 shooting, while the Mavericks […]
NBA Lottery Watch: the Mavericks standings shuffle
If you blinked this week you might have missed the shuffling in the NBA Lottery standings, but that’s why we’re here. The Dallas Mavericks are inching closer to the end of the season, and while we’re a day late with NBA Lottery Watch, we’re still checking the pulse in this race to the best odds […]
Stats rundown: 3 numbers behind the Cleveland Cavaliers shelacking the Dallas Mavericks, 138-105
The Dallas Mavericks got shelled on Friday night, losing their first home game since March 1st, 138-105. But if you want to know more about what happened from a sequential point of view, click this recap here. Otherwise, scroll on down and see the numbers by which the Dallas Mavericks died. 61.5%: Cleveland’s field goal […]
Mavericks vs. Cavaliers Recap: 2 notes from Dallas’ 138-105 loss to Cleveland
The Dallas Mavericks (22-45) got brushed aside on Friday by the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26) at American Airlines Center in a 138-105 loss. Evan Mobley scored a game-high 29 points against a Mavericks front line consisting primarily of Marvin Bagley III and Dwight Powell. Cooper Flagg bounced back from a tough stretch of games after returning […]
Mavericks vs Cavaliers Preview and Injury Update: The first of two
The Dallas Mavericks (22-44) are at home, finally, after a very long road trip, and play the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26). The Mavericks got their first win in forever, beating the Memphis Grizzlies last night. The Cavaliers are playing uneven basketball lately, most recently losing to the Orlando Magic. Here are the main things you need […]
3 things as the Mavericks host the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Dallas Mavericks (22-44) play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26) on Friday on the second night of a back-to-back. The Mavericks are coming off a win in one of the year’s biggest Tank games, where they outlasted the vaunted Grizz starting four NBA 2k randomly generated characters and former Mav, Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Now they’ll […]
MMBets: The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (22–43, 14–19 Home) snapped a nine-game skid Thursday night in Memphis, which is either great news for the locker room or terrible news for the lottery odds, depending on how you look at it. Khris Middleton—a man who is emphatically not part of the long-term plan, whether he returns next season or […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Grizzlies
The Dallas Mavericks continued their season-long road trip, taking on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night. The Mavericks dropped in the standings (or rose in the “draft standings,” depending on your perspective) by way of a Pelicans win on Wednesday night. With the Grizzlies entering Thursday’s action with two more wins than Dallas and one […]
Stats Rundown: 5 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 120-112 win at the Memphis Grizzlies
Someone was legally required to win the alleged basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks (22-44) and the Memphis Grizzlies (23-42) at the FedEx Forum on Thursday. Simply by being able to field a team of greater than eight glorified G-Leaguers, the Mavericks were that team, earning a win if only by default, 120-112, in the […]
Mavericks vs Grizzlies Recap: Dallas snaps skid with 120-112 win in Memphis
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-112 Thursday night in Memphis, snapping the Mavericks eight-game losing streak. Khris Middleton had a career night, with 35 points off the bench, 22 of those coming in the fourth quarter. It was the highest scoring quarter of Middleton’s career and nearly a Mavericks team record for points […]
Mavericks vs Grizzlies Preview and Injury Update: Will Memphis sweep Dallas?
The Dallas Mavericks (21-44) play the final leg of this six-game road trip on Thursday night against the Memphis Grizzlies (23-41). Dallas is riding the league’s longest losing streak and is looking for some kind of positive momentum. The Grizzlies have lost five in a row after notching wins over Dallas and then Indiana back […]
“It was my first sport”. How Jason Kidd used his soccer skills in basketball
“I fell in love with the game because it was just outside, playing with my friends.” It makes sense when you think about it. Jason Kidd used to play soccer. Before he started basketball and then became a prolific NBA playmaker and point guard, he was a striker on the football pitch, with a nose […]
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