Mavs-Wizards preview: Red-hot about to meet ice-cold

Give the Washington Wizards credit. They are lapping the field so far in the Cooper Flagg Derby. The Mavericks will start a two-game trip in the nation’s capital to face the 2-17 Wizards, who have lost 15 consecutive games and clearly are headed to the draft lottery in the spring. Flagg is the presumptive No. […]

2024 Cup Nights scenarios: Mavericks advance with a win — probably, we think

It would be nice and simple to say that if the Mavericks beat the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night at American Airlines Center, they will advance to the knockout round of the 2024 Cup Nights. But like most things in life, it’s not that simple. Things do look positive for the Mavericks going into the final […]

At one-quarter mark, Mavericks have poured a strong foundation

PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s been an interesting first quarter of the season for the Mavericks. They have played 21 games and shown several different personalities while keeping up a solid pace in the cutthroat Western Conference. Identity? Nope. Not even close. Not yet, anyway. But what Jason Kidd and his coaching staff have done is […]

Point guards Kidd, Billups still competing against each other

PORTLAND, Ore. – A couple of grizzled, hall of fame point guards hooked up on Sunday night at Moda Center. Jason Kidd on one side. Chauncey Billups on the other. A combined 50-plus years of NBA history and knowledge between them, not to mention 17,727 assists. And a mutual respect that only comes when you’ve […]

Luka’s back and still going strong as Mavs douse Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. – Luka Dončić was back Sunday night. And a few ebbs and flows aside, not much changed. The Mavericks continued to find a way to win. Dončić returned from a five-game absence and let the Portland Trail Blazers know that he’s still pretty good at this basketball thing. The superstar point guard rolled […]

Irving’s accuracy, Mavs commitment top the takeaways from Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Kyrie Irving has always been a good three-point shooter. But he’s never been this good. The Mavericks’ guard is coming off a 106-94 win at Utah in which he hit 6-of-13 three-pointers, tying his season best for makes from distance. It extended a major hot streak in the first quarter of […]

Mavs-Blazers preview: With Dinwiddie, Kidd has options until Luka returns

PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s a matter of time until Luka Dončić gets back into action and it could happen as soon as Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. But even if he doesn’t return on the second night of back-to-back games, the Mavericks have a Plan B. It’s the same one that has helped […]

Irving helps Mavericks extract some revenge, knock off Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY – Remember mid-November when the Mavericks had lost four in a row and everybody was looking for the nearest panic button? Nah, neither do the Mavericks. And with good reason. They returned to the scene of their nadir and avenged the loss on Nov. 14 on this same floor that sent them […]

Mavs-Jazz preview: Irving finishes up big stretch as Luka nears return

SALT LAKE CITY – The Mavericks will bring the month of November to a close Saturday night against the Utah Jazz. And what a month it’s been for Kyrie Irving. Actually, more than five weeks if you go back to opening night on Oct. 24. Irving’s body of work so far this season has been […]

Washington shows again what he can add to Mavs’ superstar core

You’ve heard of the concept that less is more. If the Mavericks have their way, they’re going to rewrite that blueprint. In their book, they want more to be less. As in, more high-quality players and less stress on a certain superstar point guard. P.J. Washington has been nothing short of all-star level while Luka Dončić […]