Final: Mavs 106, Thunder 103 Down one point with under two minutes left, the Mavs rookie guard stood at the free throw line in front of nearly 20,000 people bellowing out boos, taunts, and prayers in an effort to distract him from the task at hand. It worked. His first offering rattled out. But he […]
Final: Mavs 105, Thunder 103 When Paul George sank a 3-pointer to put Oklahoma City up 101-95 with just 1:59 to go, it felt like this game had slipped right out of the Mavs’ hands. Dallas led for double-digits through most of the third quarter and into the fourth, but a massive bench-led Thunder surge […]
Final: Mavs 111, Thunder 96 If you were to make a team of players who always have season-high performances against the Mavericks, you’d start with Dennis Schroder. The German got the start at point guard tonight for OKC, as Russell Westbrook was sidelined due to injury. Any seasoned Mavs fan would feel a few nerves […]
Final: Thunder 111, Mavs 110 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score Dirk Nowitzki became just the sixth player in NBA history to reach 31,000 career points. It’s not as glamorous an achievement as reaching 30,000 last year (because “31” doesn’t end in a 0 or 5), but it’s still a testament to his […]
Final: Mavs 116, Thunder 113 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavs scored 35 points in the first quarter tonight, two days after scoring 36 in New Orleans. It was the fourth time this season they’ve cracked 35 in the first, which is more times than last season (twice) and the year […]
Final: Mavs 97, Thunder 81 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavericks allowed just 37 points in the first half, the fewest they surrendered in the opening act all season. They held teams to 37 or less six times last season. Dallas extended its streak of winning third quarters to four games […]
Final: Thunder 112, Mavs 99 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score Harrison Barnes finished with 13 rebounds in this one, a night after grabbing 12 against Cleveland. This was the first time in his career he’s recorded consecutive 12-rebound performances. Notebook Dennis Smith Jr. was coming off a stretch of back-to-back games with […]
Final: Thunder 109, Mavs 98 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score Down three point guards due to injury and Dirk Nowitzki due to rest, the Mavs had to find creative ways to generate offense tonight. With the German, the club runs more pick-and-rolls, and without him the offense is more isolation-oriented. Tonight the […]
Final: Thunder 118, Mavs 104 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score Dirk Nowitzki came into tonight averaging 19.5 points per game in the playoffs. He nearly matched his average in the first half, scoring 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting. He ended with 24. There’s only one Nowitzki, and he made some spectacular plays […]