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The Dallas Mavericks (5-12) host the Memphis Grizzlies (5-11) on Saturday night. Dallas won last night against the New Orleans Pelicans (also part of the NBA Cup somehow!). Memphis has had a day off after walloping the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Here’s the main things you need to know before the game kicks off. […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 12 days ago | 0 reads
After limping to a 113-111 win against the Mavericks late Wednesday night, the New York Knicks (9-5) are in line for an evening bash with the Orlando Magic (9-7), one of the most formidable opponents the Eastern Conference has to offer. New York finally got off the schneid against Dallas, picking up their first road […]
From Posting and Toasting | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks got a 118-115 win over the visiting Pelicans in a chippy NBA Cup game on Friday night. Cooper Flagg showed that the Mavs just might have a go-to player, dropping a career high 29 points while making a number of big plays down the stretch. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 13 days ago | 1 read
The showdown between two of the NBA’s statistically worse teams went down to the wire in Dallas Friday night, with the Mavericks defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 118-115 in an NBA-cup tournament game. With tonight’s victory, the Mavericks rose to 5-12 and sunk the Pelicans to 2-14 on the year. Given that one of New […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (5-12) came back from a 14-point deficit at halftime to avoid losing their second straight game to the bottom-feeding New Orleans Pelicans (2-14) on Friday at American Airlines Center and get their first win in NBA Cup pool play in the process. Dallas outscored the Pelicans 36-22 in the third quarter then […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (4-12) host the New Orleans Pelicans (2-13) at home Friday night. Dallas is on a short losing streak while the Pelicans haven’t won a game since they last beat the Mavericks in American Airlines Center. This is one of the few games recently where the Mavericks are actually favored. We’ll see how […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks may not be a good basketball team right now, but there is a different tone and energy on the floor and around the team now that team governor Patrick Dumont turned the page and closed the chapter on the Nico Harrison era. The team hasn’t suddenly bounced back, it is still the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 14 days ago | 1 read
As the Dallas Mavericks walked off the court Wednesday night following yet another loss — this time a 113-111 defeat to the New York Knicks — players bowed their head and strolled towards the locker room in silence. Brandon Williams had his hands on his head, Dereck Lively II shook his head slowly after a […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 14 days ago | 1 read
Stoppable force, meet movable object! After falling to the New York Knicks 113-111 Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks are currently looking ahead to the second game of their brief three-game stint, where they will face off against Zion Williamson and the 15-seed New Orleans Pelicans. Technically speaking, this is an NBA Cup game – but […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 14 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks announced Thursday that guard Dante Exum, “has continued to deal with complications”, stemming from an offseason surgery on his right knee. Those complications now necessitate a second surgery, which will force him to miss the remainder of the season. Exum was signed this offseason to a new $3.3-million deal. He was never […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 14 days ago | 1 read
Good news: the Knicks are no longer winless away from Madison Square Garden. Bad news: they did it by narrowly surviving a severely shorthanded, mediocre Mavericks team with a horrendous shooting night, including 16 missed free throws, and on a controversial offensive foul. Against anyone else, the Knicks lose that game. Aside from bursts by […]
From Posting and Toasting | 15 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks dropped a close one to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, falling 113-111. The Knicks were seeking their first road win of the season, and Dallas unfortunately accommodated them in a winnable game that came down to an offensive foul call on what could have been a game winning play if […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 15 days ago | 4 reads
Tuesday morning, a dark cloud cleared over the heads of Maverick fans across the globe when it was announced that Nico Harrison would be fired following the team’s 3-8 start to the season. The man who selfishly took a championship-contending team and traded its star player, Luka Doncic, in the dead of the night in […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 20 days ago | 1 read
The Mavericks lost a thriller to the Clippers 133-127. Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell lead the way with 28 points each on 19 made shots between the two of them. Cooper Flagg contributed 16 points and 5 rebounds, and Daniel Gafford and Max Christie each had an inefficient 10-point night. For the Clippers, James Harden […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 20 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night in their second NBA Cup game of the season. Dallas’ Cup woes continued, as they lost again 133-127. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: C+ 7 PTS / 2 REB / 5 AST / 2 STL / 0 BLK – 18 MIN […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 20 days ago | 2 reads
The Los Angeles Clippers defeat the Dallas Mavericks 133-127 in double overtime slugfest as the Mavericks’ offensive woes are mostly forgotten for a few quarters tonight and the Clippers finally manage to find some footing, even if on shaky ground, for the first time in six games. James Harden led the Clippers with a 41 […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 20 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (3-8) host the Los Angeles Clippers (3-9) on Friday night at home. Both of these teams have been wildly disappointing relative to preseason expectations. Dallas lost against the Suns Wednesday in a game they played pretty well in spurts but just didn’t have enough. The Clippers have lost six in a row […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 20 days ago | 2 reads
Now that the Nico Harrison championship window experiment is over, it’s time to get serious about how the Dallas Mavericks can leverage their talent to bring in players and draft assets to build around their rookie generational talent, Cooper Flagg. Flagg is a high-flying two-way wing with superstar potential, and the best way to build […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 0 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (3–9) continue their home stand with an NBA Cup group stage matchup against the LA Clippers (3–8), with both teams desperate to stop the bleeding. Friday’s tilt tips off at 7:30 PM CT inside the American Airlines Center — where the Cup’s signature blue-glare court will light the floor again. It wasn’t […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 1 read
When Nico Harrison was fired in early morning hours of November 11th, two questions permeated every Mavericks fan’s mind: Who will get traded, and who will be the next GM. The Mavericks officially announced that Michael Finley, and Matthew Ricciardi will serve as interim G.M.’s. But this is not a long term solution, and the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 1 read
NBA Cup season is in full swing, and the Dallas Mavericks will get their second bite at the money apple on Friday evening when the LA Clippers visit the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks (3-9) have lost six out of their last seven ball games overall and have yet to beat a team from the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 2 reads
Nine months after trading Luka Dončić to the Lakers in perhaps the most ridiculed deal in NBA history, Nico Harrison is now unemployed. The Dallas Mavericks parted ways with him on Tuesday after leaks began springing up about his job security in recent days. The Mavericks are now expected to work with Anthony Davis and […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The Anthony Davis snowball started rolling down the hill this week, and it’s finally become too big to ignore. With the Dallas Mavericks finally moving on from general manager Nico Harrison , the Dallas Mavericks’ future has become a hot topic around the league. Many are staring at their win-now roster, wondering how ownership or a new front office management will choose to proceed. Is the plan to continue to build upon Harrison’s shaky post-Luka Doncic plan that centered around Davis and...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday. The only surprising thing about the decision was that it came now and not when Nico Harrison told Mavericks ownership that he was looking to trade Luka Doncic back in February, especially considering the return would be 32 year old Anthony Davis. But I guess […] The post The Hornets stand to benefit from Nico Harrison’s firing first appeared on At The Hive .
From At The Hive | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks were once again sporting their beautiful Hardwood Classic green jerseys as they took on the Phoenix Suns in a new era of Dallas hoops, sans the leadership of Nico Harrison. On a night where hope returned to the Metroplex, the good vibes were unfortunately dashed with the Mavs losing 123-114. Let’s get […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 22 days ago | 1 read