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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Final Score: Dallas loses to New Orleans, 119-113
The Dallas Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 119-113 Monday night in New Orleans, the second-straight loss for the Mavericks after falling to Philadelphia on Saturday. It was also a second-straight clutch loss for Dallas, as the Mavericks once again couldn’t find any answers during the high-leverage possessions during the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis […]
Mavericks vs Pelicans Preview and Injury Update: Visting the Big Easy
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) are in Lousiana Monday night to play the New Orleans Pelicans (7-22). Dallas is coming off a close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers where they lost the lead in the fourth quarter. New Orleans is riding a four-game hot streak where they’ve now won the majority of the games they’ve won […]
MMBets: Can the Mavs slow the Pelicans’ momentum?
The Mavericks have won five of their eight December games, but they’re coming off a narrow loss in Philadelphia where Tyrese Maxey’s fourth-quarter burst proved too much to overcome. Despite a strong performance from their frontcourt — Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 — Dallas fell 121–114 after surrendering 20 offensive rebounds and […]
3 things to watch as the Mavericks visit the Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) will travel to New Orleans Monday to face the Pelicans (7-22) with a 7:30pm tipoff at the Smoothie King Center. The two clubs enter this game rejuvenated by recent success, with the Pelicans riding a four-game win streak after stuffing the Pacers into a locker Saturday 128-109, and the Mavericks having […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. 76ers
The Dallas Mavericks made a trip east to face the 76ers on Saturday night. Coming off a gutsy overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, Dallas was unable to continue their winning ways as they were dealt a 121-114 loss. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: C+ 7 PTS / 0 REB […]
Stats Rundown: 7 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 121-114 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) fell apart in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers (16-11) on Saturday, 121-114, at XFinity Mobile Arena. The Mavericks scored just 17 points in the fourth quarter, when they shot 7-of-23 (30.4%) from the field after taking a six-point lead into the final frame. The backcourt combo of Tyrese Maxey […]
Mavericks vs 76ers Final Score: Dallas falls in Philadelphia, 121-114
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) fell to the Philadelphia 76ers (16-11) on Saturday night, 121-114. Tyrese Maxey went off for 38 points as the Sixers hammered Dallas in the final quarter. Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 in defeat for the Mavericks. The two teams opened the game in back-and-forth fashion, with the Sixers […]
Mavericks vs 76ers Preview and Injury Update: Back out on the road
The Dallas Mavericks (11-17) swing through the northeast for a one-game stop, this time against the Philadelphia 76ers (15-11). Dallas is coming off an awesome overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. The Sixers, winners of four of their last five, played and beat the Knicks on Friday night. Here’s the main things you […]
MMBets: Will the climb towards .500 continue in Philly?
The Dallas Mavericks (11–17, 3–7 Away) are coming off a gritty 116–114 overtime win in Detroit — a game that may have been too close for comfort, but still marked another notch in their December climb. Now they head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers (15–11, 8–7 Home), who remain uncertain on the status of […]
3 things as Dallas travels to Philadephia
The Dallas Mavericks have the look of a team that has started to figure some things out. Flagg has improved game to game, Nembhard has emerged as a starting-capable point guard, and the front court has some of its depth back with Anthony Davis returning and Daniel Gafford not having to shoulder the entire weight […]
Stats Recap: 4 Numbers from Mavs electifying 116-114 win over Pistons
The Mavericks won their most impressive game of the season tonight against the Detroit Pistons, who were coming into the game leading the Eastern Conference standings with five losses. They also had the second-best record in the entire league before playing Dallas. Dallas defeated Detroit 116–114 in overtime. Cade Cunningham’s 29 points kept Detroit close […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks’ 116-114 win over Pistons
The Dallas Mavericks scratched and clawed their way to a 116-114 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night at American Airlines Center to pick up their sixth win in eight games. Dallas now sits at 11-17, having won six of its last eight games. Let’s get to the grades! Anthony Davis: C+ 15 […]
Mavericks vs. Pistons Recap: 4 thoughts as Dallas guts out a 116-114 overtime win over Detroit
The Dallas Mavericks (11-17) survived a basketball game played by prison rules on Thursday night, escaping with a 116-114 overtime win over the Detroit Pistons (21-6) at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks blocked 14 shots in the win, the most in a game for Dallas since 2013, and the Mavs knuckled up in the game’s […]
Mavericks vs Pistons Preview and Injury Update: Hosting the best team in the East
The Dallas Mavericks (10-17) host the Detroit Pistons (21-5) in one of their final home games in 2025. Dallas is coming off a tough road overtime loss to the Utah Jazz. The Pistons are riding a four-game win streak, with their most recent win coming against the Boston Celtics. Here’s the main things you need […]
MMBets Game of the Week: Dallas looks to upset the East’s finest
The Mavericks face the Pistons Thursday night for the second time this season, but the first time on U.S. soil. The home game for the Mavericks will be their third in the last four games, where they have won the other two. The Pistons have the best record in the East coming in, while the […]
The Dallas Mavericks and the illusion of optionality
1,192 wins – if you had told me as a kid in the ‘90s that the Dallas Mavericks would stand second in regular-season wins from 2000 to 2025…I would not have believed it possible. The first embedded video in this post, on its face, feels like a celebration. It shows 1,192 regular-season wins across the […]
The dark side of tanking
“Don’t talk to me about tanking”, Michael Carter-Williams wrote in The Players Tribune back in 2014. Drafted with the 11th pick in 2013 by the Philadelphia 76ers, he went on to become Rookie of the Year in 2014. But the rebuild of that franchise in 2013-14, labeled “The Process”, which was basically getting rid of […]
Four things you should know before the Mavericks host the Pistons
With the NBA Cup out of the way, we are now back to our regularly scheduled programming of Dallas Mavericks basketball. The Mavericks (10-17) managed a split of their freshly assigned NBA Cup games, beating the Brooklyn Nets by eight before falling to the Utah Jazz on Monday by a 140-133 final. Awaiting the Mavericks […]
Cooper Flagg sets another NBA record
The Dallas Mavericks have been playing their best basketball of the season of late, though they did fall short in a 140-133 OT loss to the Jazz Monday night. In what was a fun high octane game even though Dallas couldn’t pull off the win, Cooper Flagg left Mavs’ fans with a silver lining with […]
Reports: Toronto Raptors have “checked in on” Daniel Gafford’s availability
December 15th is a big day on the NBA calendar, as it is the day that most players who signed contracts in the offseason become eligible for trade. With that day having come and gone, trade season is unofficially open for business. According to reports, the Toronto Raptors are wasting no time in trying to […]
Grading the Mavericks: Cooper Flagg has ascended
The Mavericks were 1-1 this past week and now sit in 10th place in the West. They beat Brooklyn (119-111) at home on Friday before going to Utah and losing a heartbreaker to the Jazz (140-133). Cooper Flagg led the team in scoring during these two games with 32 points per game. Daniel Gafford (ankle) […]
Brayden Burries is the best NBA Draft prospect you haven’t heard of yet
College basketball produced a great week last week, which lined up nicely with the Dallas Mavericks not playing a game for almost a full week. If you were able to tune into some of the games, you saw elite prospects and teams doing elite things. And although this week appears to be a little lighter […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks locked up with the Utah Jazz in a high-scoring affair Monday night. Going without Anthony Davis, Dallas welcomed back Daniel Gafford for a bit of help down low. The Mavs unfortunately came unraveled in the final minutes of regulation, losing 140-133 in overtime. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: B+ 14 […]
Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know from the Mavericks 140-133 loss to the Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks dropped a heartbreaker in overtime against the Utah Jazz, losing 140-133 Monday night in Salt Lake City. Dallas drops out of the play-in for the moment, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. It was a very entertaining back-and-forth affair, resembling those classic Mavericks shootouts from the early 2000s with Dirk […]
3 notes after Dallas drops an overtime game to Utah, 140-133
The Utah Jazz came back to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in overtime, 140-133. The Mavericks got things started quickly, to the tune of a season-high 43-point first quarter, powered by an impressive 14-point outpouring from Cooper Flagg, whose shooting touch and ability to finish around the rim are improving at a blistering pace. Dallas, despite […]
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