Final: Mavs 101, Lakers 89 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Lakers launched a 15-0 run at one point in the first quarter to take a 15-7 lead, but Dallas bounced back to trail by just one point, 27-26, at the end of the frame. What’s weird about the Mavs’ comeback is […]
New Mavs point guard Pierre Jackson will be in uniform for tonight’s Mavs/Rockets game. It almost doesn’t matter whether he plays. Donning the No. 55 jersey alone is enough for the 25-year-old. “I’m just happy I’m putting on a Mavericks jersey with my name on the back,” Jackson said. The 5-foot-11 point guard has had […]
DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed free agent guard Pierre Jackson. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a related move, the Mavericks also requested waivers on guard Jonathan Gibson. Jackson (5-11, 176) has appeared in 10 games (all starts) for the Mavericks’ D-League affiliate, the […]
In the NBA version of a minor-league call-up, the Mavs have signed point guard Pierre Jackson from the Texas Legends, the club’s NBA D-League affiliate. Jackson, 25, had been leading the NBA minors in scoring at 29.1 points per game on a blistering 54.0 percent shooting, including 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. He also […]
Final: Pelicans 111, Mavs 104 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score During the second quarter, the Pelicans built a lead that grew to as big as 39-32. However, Dallas responded with a 15-4 run to take a 47-43 lead behind some nice shooting and forcing plenty of turnovers and tough shots. The Mavs […]
If the first third of the 2016-17 season has been a symbolic passing of the torch from Dirk Nowitzki to Harrison Barnes, Friday’s win in Los Angeles was not nearly as subtle a glimpse into the past, present, and future of those two players and this organization. Nowitzki, who made his long-awaited return to action […]
Final: Mavs 90, Clippers 88 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score More on Dirk later, but here’s an interesting note: Before tonight, he’d never played 15 minutes or less in a game while also scoring at least 17 points, per Basketball-Reference. Even in his 19th season, he’s still doing things he’s never done […]
Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki will make his return to action tonight after missing the previous 14 games with a sore left Achilles. Head coach Rick Carlisle confirmed the No. 6 all-time scorer in NBA history would play tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers, saying he’s doing well but he’ll play “on a limited-minutes basis.” “This […]
Final: Mavs 96, Trail Blazers 95 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavs’ offense got off to a spectacular start, scoring 30 points in the first quarter. It was just the second time all season Dallas has reached the 30-point plateau in the opening frame, with the other coming just two nights […]
If there’s one story you ought to read this holiday season, it’s this one. Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News chronicled Dirk Nowitzki’s annual visit to Children’s Hospital in Dallas. Aside from allowing Mavs photographer Danny Bollinger to take photos for the families, this is the first coverage Nowitzki has ever allowed of the […]