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Despite the Dallas Mavericks losing and then losing some more, Naji Marshall’s toughness and understanding of the small things it takes to win was on display last week. A rare highlight that’s worth celebrating. So let’s spend some time taking a closer look at the underrated talent of Naji Marshall: understanding how to change the […]
The Dallas Mavericks experienced an absurd string of injuries throughout the 2024-2025 season, spending much of the offseason cleaning up the damage in preparation for a fresh start. Sadly, that fresh start has yet to really take form. Dereck Lively experienced a foot injury last season from which he nearly returned, before a last-minute MRI […]
The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week and fell to 14th place in the West. They lost a heartbreaker to New York (113-111), won a thriller against New Orleans (118-115), then lost an uninspiring effort against Memphis (102-96) and an ugly contest to Miami (106-102). P.J. Washington led the team in scoring over the last […]
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 […]
The Dallas Mavericks (5-14) missed an opportunity on Monday when their comeback attempt came up just short against the Miami Heat (12-6), 106-102, at Kaseya Center. P.J. Washington led all scorers with 27 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the loss, while Tyler Herro led the Heat with 24 points and seven boards in […]
The Dallas Mavericks (5-13) visit the Miami Heat (11-6) on Monday to start off their week. Dallas has just one road win and are coming off a loss at home to the Memphis Grizzlies. Miami has lost just one game at home and they’re riding a four game win streak. Here’s the main things you […]
There’s a moment in Thinking Basketball’s newest video where Ben Taylor points out that the average NBA team sets 55 ball screens per 100 possessions. Memphis last year posted the lowest number ever tracked at 34. The 2025–26 Miami Heat? Twelve. Twelve screens per 100 possessions. That’s not just a stylistic choice — that’s a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
And with the first pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, the Dallas Wings select… Well, pump the brakes it turns out Wings general manager Curt Miller isn’t ready to tip his hand to that extent yet, but you can feel the excitement around the team palpitating from the man, even through a Zoom meeting. The […]
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 […]
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 / […]
The Dallas Mavericks (5-13) lost what might go down as the ugliest NBA basketball game of the year on Saturday, 102-96, to the Memphis Grizzlies (6-11) at American Airlines Center. Crimes against the game were perpetrated as two bad teams tried their best to get out of the other’s way. Dallas shot just 35-0f-91 (38.5%) […]
The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Saturday night, 102-96. Santi Aldama paced the Grizzlies with 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block. Klay Thompson was the high point man for the Mavericks in defeat with 22. Birthday guy Brandon Williams paced the Mavericks early, hitting a […]
The Dallas Mavericks (5-12) host the Memphis Grizzlies (5-11) on Saturday night. Dallas won last night against the New Orleans Pelicans (also part of the NBA Cup somehow!). Memphis has had a day off after walloping the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Here’s the main things you need to know before the game kicks off. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Dallas Mavericks got a 118-115 win over the visiting Pelicans in a chippy NBA Cup game on Friday night. Cooper Flagg showed that the Mavs just might have a go-to player, dropping a career high 29 points while making a number of big plays down the stretch. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: […]
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 […]
The Dallas Mavericks (5-12) came back from a 14-point deficit at halftime to avoid losing their second straight game to the bottom-feeding New Orleans Pelicans (2-14) on Friday at American Airlines Center and get their first win in NBA Cup pool play in the process. Dallas outscored the Pelicans 36-22 in the third quarter then […]
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 […]
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 […]