Luka Doncic continues to put up eye-popping video game-type numbers with relative ease

  LOS ANGELES – Luka Doncic continues to be the talk of the NBA this season with the way he’s putting up video game-type numbers and doing it with relative ease. And he’s also doing all of these magic tricks while putting the Dallas Mavericks in position to qualify for the playoffs for the first […]

5 takeaways from 120-113 win over Suns: Doncic ruled the night — and the month of November

  5 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 120-113 WIN OVER SUNS LUKA RULED THE NIGHT: Who says Luka Doncic’s game doesn’t play well in Phoenix? In the Mavs’ two games in Phoenix as a rookie last season, Doncic combined to finish with just 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. In the first and third quarters on […]

Doncic has monster game as Mavs power past Suns, 120-113

PHOENIX – Luka Doncic continues to play some of the most phenomenal basketball the NBA has seen in decades while also putting up spectacular numbers. Leaving one member of the Phoenix Suns after another in his wake time and time again, Doncic poured in a career-high tying 42 point, grabbed nine rebounds and distributed 11 […]

Hot shooting by the Mavs is one reason why they’re in the playoff hunt

PHOENIX – One reason the Dallas Mavericks have gotten off to such a good start this season is because they’re among the NBA leaders in field goal shooting. Entering Friday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena, the Mavs were eighth in the league in field goal shooting at a healthy […]

Preview: Mavs open a three-game road trip tonight in Phoenix

PREVIEW MAVS (11-6) AT SUNS (8-9) Time: 8 p.m. CT Place: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix TV: FSSW Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM; Univision 1270 AM (Spanish) About the Mavs: After suffering their worst loss of the season against a Los Angeles Clippers’ team projected by many to win this season’s NBA title, the Mavs have […]

Dorian Finney-Smith is the ‘pit bull’ the Mavericks needed alongside Doncic and Porzingis

Three years ago, on the night of the 2016 NBA Draft, Dorian Finney-Smith was angry and disappointed. He had just finished his third year at the University of Florida and was awaiting his name to be called and his dream to be fulfilled. But it never happened. Finney-Smith went undrafted. Then Rick Carlisle came calling. […]

Rebounding won’t be easy as Mavericks try to reverse fortunes in valley of the un-fun

The Mavericks need to rebound in every sense of the word. They gave thanks for so many things on Thursday, then hopped on their plane and headed to Phoenix, which has been a decidedly unthankful place for the Mavericks to be in recent times. They lost both visits to the Valley of the Sun last […]

‘Bad game’ for Doncic, but don’t blame Clippers’ physicality, he said

Luka Doncic had a rough night at the office on Tuesday. And when it was over, he’s like a lot of us after a bad day. He didn’t want to be around anybody. So he left. It was a bit uncharacteristic for the second-year star. He’s almost always in the locker room after a game […]

Five takeaways: Clippers got real physical with Mavs and it paid off

BEST DUO THE MAVS HAVE FACED: With the deepest apologies to whoever feels they need an apology, the verdict is in. And the survey says: Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are the best Batman and Robin duo the Mavs have seen this year. And the Mavs have seen LeBron James and Antony Davis (LA Lakers), […]

Clippers’ strategy on Doncic: ‘wear him down’ and never let him catch a breath

The natural reaction to the Mavericks’ 114-99 loss Tuesday night is to fear that the Los Angeles Clippers gave a blueprint to the rest of the NBA about how to deal with Luka Doncic. The good news for the Mavericks is that blueprint probably won’t work near as well if Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and […]