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Mavericks vs Knicks Preview and Injury Update: Heading East
The Dallas Mavericks (16-26) head back out on the road after a four-game homestand. They face the New York Knicks (25-17) on a Martin Luther King Jr. day game showcase on Peacock and NBC. Dallas has won two in a row after playing the shamelessly tanking Utah Jazz. The Knicks are looking to stop a […]
Mavericks vs. Knicks Preview: 3 things as Dallas looks for a third straight win in New York
The Dallas Mavericks (17-26) have won five games in their last eight as they prep for a rare Monday afternoon tilt against the New York Knicks (25-17) at Madison Square Garden. The little spurt the Mavericks are on is a rare kind of mirage — it’s the kind you know is too good to be true […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mavericks vs Jazz Recap: 3 things from the Mavericks 138-120 win against the Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz yet again, this time 138-120Saturday afternoon in Dallas. It’s the Mavericks second-straight game, and second straight offensive explosion against a Jazz team that has mostly shown little interest in winning across the two games. This was almost a carbon copy of the Mavericks win on Thursday night, except […]
Mavericks vs Jazz Preview and Injury Update: One last time, with feeling
The Dallas Mavericks (16-26) play the second night of a back-to-back against the Utah Jazz (14-27) on Saturday afternoon in the final game of a four game homestand. These two teams each faced one another on Thursday in the Seats for Heroes night, and Dallas won by many, many points. Perhaps Utah will have an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kyrie Irving: I want the youth to use basketball as a better vehicle than we used it
Dallas Maverick guard and injured vet and mentor for a host of young NBA players, Kyrie Irving, talked to fans last week after the game against the Sacramento Kings. He urged younger players to use all the opportunities afforded to them through basketball to help their community and make a difference. “People are going to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mavericks vs Jazz Preview and Injury Update: This is going to be a weird basketball game
The Dallas Mavericks (15-26) play the second night of a back-to-back against the Utah Jazz (14-26) on Thursday night as game three of a four game homestand. Dallas lost to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, while the Jazz fell in a close one against the Chicago Bulls. These two teams are bad and they’re missing […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz Game Preview: 3 things to watch as Dallas faces Utah
Dallas and Utah are two teams having very similar seasons, and on Thursday, they’ll face off as two teams playing the second game of a back-to-back. They’ve played twice already so far this season, and Utah has been victorious in both games. This will be the first game where Dallas will play host, but it […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mavericks vs Nuggets Final Score: Dallas falls at home to Denver, 118-109
The Dallas Mavericks dropped one at home on Wednesday night to the Denver Nuggets on ESPN, falling 118-109. Jamal Murray poured in 33 to lead a balanced Denver attack. Naji Marshall paced Dallas with 24 points. With both teams lacking their regular big men in the middle, both the Mavericks and the Nuggets came out […]
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 […]
MMBets Game of the Week: Can the Mavericks topple the Zombie Nuggets?
The Dallas Mavericks are set to face off against the Denver Nuggets on National TV, which means it’s time to dive into our MMBets Game of the Week. The Mavericks are fresh off of a clutch win against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Meanwhile, the Nuggets are on the second leg of a road back-to-back, […]
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 […]
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 […]