The Dallas Mavericks (2–5) return to the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night to host the New Orleans Pelicans (1–6), who just picked up their first win of the season in a tight finish against Charlotte. Tipoff is set for 7:30 PM CT. Let’s scan the lines in search of value. Both teams are battling […]
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My concern is simple: the Mavericks are not doing right by Cooper Flagg. For a generational rookie, the ping pong ball could’ve bounced anywhere — maybe to Washington, where Flagg would’ve missed shots, lost games, but played freely in his role and grown through reps. Instead, he lands in Dallas — a franchise that went […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (2-5) will host the New Orleans Pelicans (0-6) Wednesday night in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks are trying to claw their way to a .500 record, while the Pelicans just want a win, any win, anyway they can get it. Dallas is coming off a loss to the Houston […]
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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 These two questions are somewhat related. Jason Kidd caused the first by […]
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The Mavericks were 1-2 this past week, and are still in 14th place in the West. They beat a hobbled Indiana team (107-105) but fell short against Detroit (122-110) and Houston (110-102). D’Angelo Russell led the team in scoring over this stretch with 18.3 points per game. Daniel Gafford (ankle) made his season debut in […]
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The Dallas Mavericks returned home from Mexico to play their first true road game of the season (where the opponent was actually in their arena), looking to improve upon their 2-4 record. Unfortunately, the Rockets had other ideas, pushing the Mavs further away from .500, as Dallas fell 110-102. Let’s get to the grades! Max […]
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P..J. Washington had a season-high 29 points and 12 rebounds Monday, but it wasn’t enough as the Houston Rockets continued their winning streak — now at four games — with a 110-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Houston improved to 4-2 on the season while Dallas dropped to 2-5. The Mavericks played Monday’s game without […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (2-4) are still on the road Monday night, this time matching up against the Houston Rockets (3-2). Dallas most recently played and lost to the Detroit Pistons in Mexico City. The Rockets are riding a three game win streak after starting the season with two tough losses. Here’s the main things you […]
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So Dallas is off to a 2-4 start. What’s the main reason for that? Do you think they can turn it around? Why or why not? Tyler: This is just a poor roster. It’s a guard dominated league and they just don’t have any. Even with a healthy Kyrie Irving, they’re still probably a guard […]
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The Dallas Mavericks have returned to the United States after their 122-110 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Mexico City. Awaiting them are the Houston Rockets, winners of three straight games. This is the Mavericks’ first true road game of the 2025 season, as their first five games were spent at home before heading to […]
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As the calendar rolls into November, it is officially time to welcome college basketball back into our lives. Yes, as the Dallas Mavericks struggle and toil amongst the NBA’s mid tier, it is fair to catch a wandering eye and look at what the future could hold. This year in college hoops, there is no […]
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Just six games into the 2025-26 season, it’s time for fans of the Dallas Mavericks (2-4) to adjust some of their expectations for this year. That will be especially true when the Mavs travel to Houston for their first away game of the season on Monday against the Rockets (3-2) at the Toyota Center. The […]
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2-4. That’s the Mavericks’ record after the latest game, a 110-122 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Mexico City. Now that the “Homestand” is done, Dallas sits comfortably close to the bottom of the Western Conference (Thanks New Orleans!) and looks destined to be a lottery-bound team once again. The Mavericks were without most of […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (2-4) figured out yet another way to lose a basketball game on Saturday, this time to the Detroit Pistons (4-2), 122-110, at Mexico City’s Arena CDMX. Down two big men, Dallas tried to keep up with the Pistons by firing at will from 3-point range, and it worked — until it didn’t. […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (2-4) battled late, but were unable to slow down Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, who finished Saturday’s game with 21 points and 18 assists, as the Pistons (4-2) pulled out a 122-110 win in the NBA’s Mexico City Game on Saturday. Dallas led by six heading into the fourth quarter before Detroit outscored the […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (2-3) “host” the Detroit Pistons (3-2) in Mexico City for the Saturday night late game on Peacock. Both Dallas and the Pistons are entering this game having won on Wednesday night. The Mavericks escaped the Indiana Pacers in a rock fight while the Pistons beat the tar out of the Orlando Magic. […]
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As the Mavericks wrap up their trip to Mexico City to play the Pistons on Día de los Muertos. This is a great opportunity to check in on one of the most polarizing prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft, Mexico’s own Karim López. López is an 18-year-old, 6’9 220-pound prospect playing for the New Zealand […]
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MMBets: How to Wager the Mavericks and Pistons in Mexico City Can the Mavs snap Detroit’s early-season momentum south of the border? The Dallas Mavericks (2–3) face off against the Detroit Pistons (3–2) tonight in Mexico City, tipping off at 9:00 PM CT. While the neutral-court setup adds some intrigue, this game also presents a […]
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Despite expectations of the playoffs and (at least according to general manager Nico Harrison) title contention, the Dallas Mavericks rocketed out of the gate to a 2-3 record. Led by putrid offense, mediocre defense, and a small litany of injuries, the Mavericks have looked bad! As a result, we took a poll before the Pacers […]
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The Dallas Mavericks are heading south of the border for an international showcase in Mexico City, where they’ll face a Detroit Pistons team that’s finding its rhythm early this season After being one of last season’s great success stories, the Pistons have gotten out of the starting blocks a little slow this season Both teams […]
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With the season well underway it’s time for our continuous temperature check. While we know game-in and game-out the feelings of how the Mavericks look and feel, this is our chance to zoom out. To scan the larger landscape and see where Dallas rises or falls among the league as a whole. The NBA Power […]
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A few days after an awkward but undeniably emotional suite encounter on Opening Night, the Dallas Mavericks announced that they would retire Mark Aguirre’s jersey this January. Number 24 is finally going to the rafters. Back in June, I wrote a piece titled Symmetry in the Rafters which made the quiet case for why this […]
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The Dallas Mavericks hold a 2-3 record after five games, good for the 12 Seed in the Western Conference as of Thursday morning. Although it is a small sample size, there is enough behind the numbers to begin identifying trends. There was no question coming into the season that head coach Jason Kidd would have […]
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The date is Tuesday, November 12, 2024. College basketball season is just eight days old, and you’re watching perhaps the biggest matchup of the season to date. The Kentucky Wildcats are playing the Duke Blue Devils on ESPN, and it’s a tight game coming down the stretch. In fact, the game is tied at 72 […]
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The regular NBA season has 82 games, and after game five, it looks like there may be some adversity ahead for the Dallas Mavericks. They are 2-3, but injuries are already piling up, as Anthony Davis left the game Wednesday with a leg injury. That leaves both the backcourt and frontcourt in trouble already in […]
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