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Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Heat

The Dallas Mavericks played their last game before breaking for Thanksgiving, losing to the Miami Heat by a final score of 106-102. Although the once-venomous rivalry between these two teams has waned some, losing to Miami to fall even further below .500 is a sour note the Mavs will look to rectify on Friday when […]

Feast Week has arrived, and the main course is on the Las Vegas Strip

Welcome to Feast Week, College Basketball’s first real marquee week of games. In the pre-NIL era of college sports, this week would’ve been headlined by the Maui Invitational. But the times have changed, and now this blockbuster week will focus on the massive Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Plus, Maui still exists and we’ve […]

Mavs YouTube Roundup Spotlight: Dallas cauldron of chaos bubbled over in 2025

Every now and then, a video drops that doesn’t just react to news — it reframes the entire ecosystem around it. This time our RoundUp spotlight falls on a breakdown of Tim MacMahon’s latest reporting, and if you haven’t read the ESPN piece yet, this video actually serves as the better point of entry. It […]

3 things to watch as the Mavericks visit the Heat

The Dallas Mavericks (5-13) kick off a four-game road trip with a 6:30 CST tip against the Miami Heat (11-6) Monday at the Kaseya Center. Miami returns home riding a four-game win streak after beating Philadelphia Sunday 127-117, in a game it never trailed. Dallas dropped two of the three games comprising its most recent […]

Who should the Dallas Wings select with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft?

For the second straight year, the Dallas Wings have won the WNBA Draft Lottery. After a league-worst 10-34 season and a combined 19-65 record over the past two years, the Wings entered the lottery with a whopping 42% chance at landing the No. 1 overall selection. Those odds won out, and Dallas has another chance […]

SB Reacts: Who will the Dallas Mavericks trade, if anyone?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mavericks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey Results with thoughts will come out Friday, so you have a long […]

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Player Grades: Mavericks lose 102-96 loss to Grizzlies

The Dallas Mavericks drop a close one to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night, falling 102-96. A clearly exhausted Cooper Flagg was unable to carry the Mavericks in the clutch as they failed to build upon last night’s momentum. With all that being said, let’s get into the grades. Cooper Flagg: D+ 12 PTS / […]

Cooper’s clutch time heroics

The Dallas Mavericks are not a good basketball team. They sit at 5-12 through 17 games, and have a -5.3 net rating, which sits at 23rd in the NBA per NBA.com. But the most damming stat is their record in clutch games, having the most clutch losses in the league with 9, with no other […]

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MMBets: Dallas faces Memphis in the quest for a sixth win

Dallas is playing their fifth game in seven nights as they host a division rival, the Memphis Grizzlies. It will be the second meeting between the two teams, and it will not feature Anthony Davis for a second time. Fortunately for Dallas, Ja Morant is out this time, and Jaren Jackson Jr. is doubtful at […]

3 things to watch for as Dallas plays Memphis on a back-to-back

The Dallas Mavericks will have a short turnaround time as they get ready to face a Memphis Grizzlies team who is having a similarly painful start to the season. Dallas will be on the second night of a back-to-back, but on the bright side, they did win the front half of this one — staying […]

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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 […]

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 […]