The running joke on Wednesday was that Dirk Nowitzki is the guy who was holding these Mavericks back the last couple of years. Nothing could be further from the truth, of course. But in his first season of retirement, the Mavericks’ franchise icon has been getting a vicarious thrill from watching the Mavericks’ early season […]
Rick Carlisle showed up with an old friend for Dirk Nowitzki’s street-name unveiling. More accurately, he was wearing an old friend. A stinky old friend. It smelled like garbage, although he used a less-than-G-rated word to describe it. He came to the latest tribute to Nowitzki’s greatness for the Mavericks, the city of Dallas and […]
A rectangular, metal sign never caused such an emotional outpouring of love and respect as it did to Dirk Nowitzki on Wednesday. Then again, as the ever-humble, always-gracious Maverick legend said: “After my first year, the city probably wouldn’t have named a dumpster after me, let alone a street.” From humble beginnings, right? And so, […]
1.SHOW OF HANDS: OK, let’s have an honest show of hands from those who saw this win by the Mavs coming. With the Mavs in Denver and fresh off Sunday’s disappointing loss at home to Portland, I’m sure there probably weren’t many who thought they would go into Denver and knock off the mighty Nuggets. […]
DENVER – That next vital step for the Dallas Mavericks — the growth and maturity that every coach and every player preaches — was on full display Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. With their two best players struggling offensively, the Mavs showed the value of having a deep and talented roster as they had […]
DENVER — J.J. Barea hasn’t gotten in a game yet this season. But the 14-year veteran guard is doing a number of other things to help the Dallas Mavericks. “He’s doing great — I’m talking to him constantly,” coach Rick Carlisle said. “He’s been a great influence on the team even though he has not […]
DALLAS –The Dallas Mavericks have selected veteran swingman Justin Jackson as the team’s nominee for the October NBA Cares Community Assist Award for his continuous efforts to recognize, celebrate and support children with Down syndrome in the North Texas area. Justin and his wife, Brooke, hope to change the world’s views of people with special needs […]
PREVIEW Game 4 Blazers at Nuggets Time: 8 p.m. CT Place: Pepsi Center, Denver TV: FSSW Radio: ESPN, 103.3 FM, Univision, 1270 AM (Spanish) About the Mavs: They have lost their last six visits to the Mile High City and will be underdogs in this one as the Nuggets are one of several teams that […]
As Rick Carlisle assessed the pros and cons of the new coach’s challenge rule that went decidedly con for the Mavericks on Sunday evening, he started a far more impactful discussion about his basketball team. “That’s not the reason we lost the game,” Carlisle said Monday. “There certainly was a spotlight put on it. But […]
1. COACH’S CHALLENGE: The NBA’s new coach’s challenge rule had an impact on Sunday’s game. With the Mavs down by one point, Blazers guard Damian Lillard was whistled for a foul against Mavs forward with 8.4 seconds left in the game. But Blazers coach Terry Stotts challenged the call, it was overturned after a replay […]