SALT LAKE CITY – The years fly by and with another one ending, the Mavericks can look back on 2023 and know that it was good. As in, good riddance to the first half, good vibes for the second half. And they prefer to think of the champagne glass as half-full. It was a dreadful […]
SAN FRANCISCO – As he emerged from the visitors’ locker room at Chase Center more than an hour after the final buzzer of a 132-122 win over the Golden State Warriors, Luka Dončić sounded like somebody who believes the Mavericks made good use of Kyrie Irving’s time away from the court. It’s been since Dec. […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Before the Mavericks mixed it up with Golden State on Saturday night, Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr was asked what the biggest difference in Luka Dončić is this season. “He is shooting better,” Kerr said. “In the past he was 34 (percent) from three and you’d go into the game and you’d trust […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Josh Green could only come up with one explanation for why the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow keeps getting strained. “I guess I put my elbows in weird positions and weird stuff happens to them,” he said. That’s probably not the way the medical experts would describe it, but for […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Jason Kidd is ending 2023 by getting prepared for what everybody hopes is a productive and successful 2024. The Mavericks’ playing rotation got closer to normal on Thursday at Minnesota when Tim Hardaway Jr. was back in his sixth man role. And when Kyrie Irving returns, which appears to be coming soon […]
MINNEAPOLIS – What we’ve seen since Christmas Day is that rookie center Dereck Lively II is going to be a major cornerstone for the Mavericks. The key words there are “going to be.” Occasionally, he already is that priceless foundation piece that the Mavericks can count on in the middle. But it’s an inconsistent road […]
MINNEAPOLIS – With their supercharged lawn mowers in for repairs, the Mavericks were trying to mow a big pasture with hand trimmers on Thursday night. In theory, it could be done. And there they were in the middle of the third quarter, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves by a point against some serious odds. They were […]
With a measuring stick road date Thursday night with the second-best team in the NBA in the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Mavericks desperately wanted to arrive in the Twin Cities with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in their back pocket. But after starting fast and building a seemingly comfortable 20-point lead early in the second […]
MINNEAPOLIS – The Mavericks are one of the few teams in the NBA that has a better road record than home record. So maybe it’s a good thing they are spending the New Year’s holiday in hotels. They have fallen on hard times at American Airlines Center of late, losing three of their last four […]
Thanks to the approval from the NBA Board of Governors on Wednesday, Dr. Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont have finalized the acquisition of the controlling ownership interest in the Dallas Mavericks. “The state of Texas has always been friendly to our family, and we look forward to being able to repay that kindness,” […]