The ups and downs of an NBA season can sometimes be awful brutal on the nervous system. Such was the case Sunday night at the Amway Center. With a win over the hapless Orlando Magic, the Dallas Mavericks would have moved into a tie with the Utah Jazz for fourth place in the Western Conference […]
When the playoff seedings are distributed less than three months from today, the Dallas Mavericks hope what transpired Sunday night at the Amway Center won’t wind up costing them a higher seed. Despite a triple-double from Luka Doncic, the Mavs couldn’t make a key basket or produce a critical defensive stop during crucial portions of […]
A committee is kind of a nebulous term. Sometimes, it’s a committee of one. That’s not necessarily what Jason Kidd is advocating when it comes to replacing Tim Hardaway’s 29 minutes and 15 points per game. But Reggie Bullock seems to be trying to make this job his own. During the first three months of […]
When the buzzer sounded on the Mavericks’ 132-105 victory over Indiana Saturday night at American Airlines Center, Rick Carlisle spent several minutes hugging, glad-handing and smiling with a lot of Mavericks’ players, coaches and support personnel. Inside, he was not happy with the outcome of the game. But coming back to Dallas, with the tribute […]
MAVERICKS (29-21) AT ORLANDO MAGIC (10-40) Time: 6 p.m. Place: Amway Center, Orlando TV: BSSW Radio: The Eagle, 97.1 FM; Univision 99.1 FM (Spanish) About the Mavericks: As winners of 13 of their last 16 games, the Mavs are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. . .This is a one-game trip before the […]
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was bawling his eyes out Saturday night at American Airlines Center. But for very good reasons. Before the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Pacers, the Mavs showed a video tribute to Carlisle on the Jumbotron that had Carlisle emotionally spent. The video was the Mavs’ way of thanking […]
People who have achieved greatness usually know what it looks like, which is why Rick Carlisle’s words before the Mavericks took down his Indiana Pacers Saturday night carried so much weight. As he assessed the Mavericks, Carlisle said: “They’ve done a lot of things that are very good and very smart. They’ve got a great […]
INDIANA PACERS (18-32) at MAVERICKS (28-21) Time: 6 p.m., Saturday. Place: American Airlines Center, Dallas. TV: Bally’s Sports Southwest. Radio: The Eagle 97.1 FM; Univision Zona MX 99.1 FM (Spanish) About the Pacers: It’s been a rough go for Rick Carlisle in his first season back in Indiana. Injuries are the primary reason. They have […]
The Mavs are once again bringing the game of basketball into area classrooms to make science and mathematics fun and engaging for students. The Dallas Mavericks Science of Basketball, presented by PwC, aims to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through basketball examples. The Mavs partnered with Science of Sport to empower Dallas ISD students […]
The eye test still comes up with a big, fat fail when you see Rick Carlisle in Indiana Pacers gear. It still doesn’t look right. After 13 years prowling the sideline at American Airlines Center, Carlisle makes his return Saturday night as the Pacers make their only appearance of the season in Dallas. Carlisle left […]