Final: Mavs 102, Trail Blazers 101 When Dorian Finney-Smith’s initial offering missed the mark with 9:32 left, Dallas trailing 96-81, Portland’s win probability rose to a seemingly insurmountable 98.3 percent, based on ESPN’s model. But then, something improbable happened. Finney-Smith tipped in his own miss, a humble beginning to a 14-0 Mavericks run capped off […]
Final: Mavs 111, Trail Blazers 102 Dallas has now won eight straight at American Airlines Center for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Overall, the Mavericks are now 10-2 at home, which is good to see given that following tomorrow’s back-to-back, four of the team’s next five games are at home, with three coming […]
Final: Mavs 115, Blazers 109 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavs have been getting off to impressive defensive starts lately, and tonight they limited the Blazers to only 22 points in the opening frame. It marked the fifth time in the club’s last six games that the defense allowed 22 points […]
Final: Blazers 107, Mavs 93 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score One big storyline the last time these two teams played was the start. Portland led 33-20 after the first quarter when they played last week, but Dallas held the advantage 25-17 after one tonight. The Blazers made up the difference with a […]
Final: Blazers 117, Mavs 108 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavs’ streak of clutch games extended to 14 tonight. Clutch is defined by a game when the score is within five points any time inside the final five minutes. Dallas has now played a league-leading 31 clutch games. For reference, Utah […]
Final: Trail Blazers 114, Mavs 113 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score With a fadeaway from the elbow in the third quarter, Dirk Nowitzki moved past Celtics legend John Havlicek for 10th place on the NBA’s all-time made field goals list, with 10,514 buckets. Pretty incredible accomplishment. Dallas only shot 35.0 percent from […]
Final: Mavs 108, Trail Blazers 104 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavericks scored a season-high 35 points in the first quarter, at a 1.458 points per possession clip. The Dallas offense was fueled by blistering 7-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. The 13-point lead at the end of the first frame […]
Final: Mavs 96, Trail Blazers 95 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score The Mavs’ offense got off to a spectacular start, scoring 30 points in the first quarter. It was just the second time all season Dallas has reached the 30-point plateau in the opening frame, with the other coming just two nights […]
Final: Blazers 105, Mavs 95 Box Score | Highlights Behind the Box Score Seth Curry was +22 tonight through three quarters, per Mavs analytics. Dallas trailed by three, 79-76, at the end of the third frame. Good things happened tonight when Curry was on the floor. It’s good to see him settling into a role. […]