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Mavericks vs Spurs Final Score: Dallas blown out by San Antonio, 125-92

The Dallas Mavericks lost their season opener in embarrassing fashion, falling to the San Antonio Spurs, 125-92. Victor Wembanyama exploded into the 2025-26 season with 40 points and 15 rebounds. Anthony Davis led a pathetic effort from Dallas, scoring 22 in defeat. The Mavericks played aggressively early, jumping out to a 6-2 lead on the […]

Mavericks vs Spurs Preview and Injury Update: The NBA is back!

The Dallas Mavericks host the San Antonio Spurs in the opening game of the season for both teams on Wednesday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPN at 8:30 pm local time. It’s Cooper Flagg’s NBA debut and according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, the former Duke forward will be getting the start at point […]

MMBets: Can the Pelicans overcome the voodoo curse on their franchise?

Let’s just start with this: The New Orleans Pelicans are a cursed franchise that is seemingly incapable of having anything good happen to it. Every year in the Zion Williamson era, either he himself has gotten hurt or they’ve been so hurt around him to where nothing else matters. Of course, option number three in […]

Power ranking the Dallas Mavericks roster based on VIBES

Just like that, it is opening day for the 2025-26 NBA Season. Six long months have passed since your Dallas Mavericks last played in a game that had meaning. This is a roster that has both changed a lot and very little within the last six or so months, which means it’s time to take […]

Player Grades: Recapping the Mavericks Preseason, Part 2

Continuing yesterday’s column on grading the performances of the Dallas Mavericks from the preseason action. These are my grades, so argue with me as you will in the comments! Naji Marshall: B- Naji Marhsall was everywhere during this Mavs preseason. In 20 minutes, he averaged 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists, on 46% from […]

MMB Lounge: Welcome to the 2025-26 Dallas Mavericks season

Shout out to Keith on Twitter for asking for a new Lounge. Here’s the old one. The Mavericks play tomorrow and then they play a whole heck of a lot of games in a short period of time, but at least they’re all at home. How’s this lounge format working? Are our regular commenters here […]

Player Grades: Recapping the Mavericks Preseason, Part 1

The Mavericks wrapped up their preseason last week with a 121-94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas. It concluded a four-game stretch of preseason games before the first regular season game takes place this coming Wednesday, the 22nd. The preseason gave the Mavericks a lot to look at, between the uncertainty of […]

How to watch the Dallas Mavericks for the 2025-26 NBA basketball season

As the NBA broadcast world turns and the calendar shifts to late October, we’ve compiled a handy dandy Dallas Mavericks TV schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. For a second consecutive season, local fans, as well as Mavericks fans in 13 other markets throughout Texas and surrounding states, will be able to watch 65 of […]

MMBets: The Dallas Mavericks have a lot to prove

The Mavericks had one of the strangest seasons ever last year. They were coming off of an NBA Finals appearance with a bolstered roster, an MVP candidate at the helm, and a Western Conference that was theirs to lose. Riddled with injuries, they hobbled their way to the All-Star break until a shocking (to say […]

MMBets: The Memphis Grizzlies might be underrated

Memphis won a very quiet 48 games a season ago. That was good for eighth place in an extremely competitive Western Conference. They were swept in round one by the eventual champions, and for the third consecutive season, they failed to win a playoff series. After another disappointing season, they traded Desmond Bane to Orlando […]

Detroit Throws Life Vest to Man Burning Alive

“…re Nico!” clap-clap clap-clap-clap “FIRE NI-CO!” clap-clap clap-clap-clap The sounds of the irritated mob found him. Empty souvenir beer cups in one hand, foam fingers encasing the other, and tens of thousands of eyes ablaze with fury, fans roared their disapproval as they sought their pound of flesh. Not from the players who gave each […]

Daniel Gafford is nearing his return from injury

The Dallas Mavericks starting center conundrum was solved on the first day of training camp, when Daniel Gafford suffered an ankle injury that has kept him out of action throughout the preseason. Gafford is no stranger to recent leg injuries, having suffered a Grade 3 MCL sprain back in February which kept him out for […]

Maverick’s Dwight Powell looks to cement his legacy in Dallas

We are officially one week from the start of the NBA regular season, with the Dallas Mavericks kicking things off at home against the San Antonio Spurs next Wednesday, October 22nd. It’s been an emotional past year as a Mavericks fan, to say the least. There have been some difficult goodbyes, and one very auspicious […]

MMBets: The Atlanta Hawks are ready to soar

Atlanta has not made the playoffs in two seasons. In fact, since they made the Conference Finals in 2021, their success has slowly tailed off. They have lost in the first round twice, had a winning record once, and have had three head coaches. It has been a whirlwind for the Hawks, and not the […]

Caleb Martin and the Cost of Control

You know that feeling in NBA 2K when you’re in Franchise Mode, trying to build the team of your dreams, and the computer keeps rejecting your trade offers because they’re not remotely fair? So you scroll over to the settings and flip on “Force Trades” — suddenly, all your delusional rebuilds go through, no matter […]

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MMBets: Orlando may have found Magic with Desmond Bane

The Magic have been one of my teams for a couple of years now. I love Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, and their collection of young defenders is exciting to watch. Unfortunately, their Achilles heel has been their inability to score, and they have been ousted from the playoffs in consecutive years due to an […]

Can Dante Exum stay on the court for the Mavericks?

It’s hard to give Dante Exum’s time in Dallas a grade. As has become the theme with the Dallas Mavericks, when he’s been on the court, he’s been good. But the problem has been him being on the court. When the Mavericks took a flyer on Exum in the 2023 offseason and signed the number […]

MMBets: Heat culture will be on full display in Miami

The Heat are a world away from the team that made the NBA Finals just three seasons ago. Their 2025 was defined by disappointment and reality, as they came to terms with the fact that Jimmy Butler no longer was the engine that could drive them to playoff success. Last year was the first season […]

Cooper Flagg and New Balance unveil first design ahead of NBA debut

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has plenty to look forward to in the next week. With anticipation that has built for the last 18-plus months, the former Duke Blue Devil will be making his NBA debut at home on October 22 against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs to kick-off the Mavericks’ regular season. […]