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CLEVELAND — There weren’t a lot of good things to take away from the Cleveland Cavaliers embarassing 130-120 loss to the tanking Dallas Mavericks. Max Strus’s 24-point season debut was one of them. Strus looked like he hadn’t missed a beat as he drained six of his seven threes. More than that, he provided help […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost this game on the defensive end. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. James Harden 13 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 6 turnovers I think Harden played his best game as a Cavalier last week in Orlando. Today might have been his worst. He shot 4-12 from […]
The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-27), 130-120, in their Sunday afternoon meeting. The rematch followed Dallas’ 33-point loss to the same team on Friday night. Cooper Flagg, Naji Marshall, and PJ Washington led the way for the Mavericks. Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus were the only two Cavaliers who showed up to […]
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. It was a stunning result for the lottery-bound Mavericks, especially after the Cavaliers thumped the Mavericks by 33 points Friday night in Dallas. Cooper Flagg put together another excellent game with 27 points and 10 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with […]
CLEVELAND — On paper, this was supposed to be an easy matchup to work Max Strus back into the lineup. Things didn’t work out that way as the Cleveland Cavaliers came out with no effort on the defensive end, which allowed the tanking Dallas Mavericks to run away with a 130-120 victory. The Mavs aren’t […]
The last MMBets post went 4-for-4. I celebrated while writing this in the dark of the ‘ol home office with a bowl of Häagen-Dazs Caramel Cone ice cream, which was outstanding. In other news, my left SI joint spent the day reminding me that barometric pressure is a real and personal enemy. Life is good […]
The Dallas Mavericks (22-45) complete their season series with the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26) Sunday with an early 2:30pm CST tipoff at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The two teams met Friday with Cleveland routing the Mavericks at American Airlines Center, 138-105. Cavs center Evan Mobley led all scorers with 29 points on 12-15 shooting, while the Mavericks […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to back up Friday’s impressive performance with another win over the Dallas Mavericks. The Cavs handled business in their last outing. Evan Mobley set the tone earlier, tying a season-high with 29 points. The Cavaliers kept their foot on the gas all game, never really allowing the Mavs to think […]
If you blinked this week you might have missed the shuffling in the NBA Lottery standings, but that’s why we’re here. The Dallas Mavericks are inching closer to the end of the season, and while we’re a day late with NBA Lottery Watch, we’re still checking the pulse in this race to the best odds […]
The Dallas Mavericks got shelled on Friday night, losing their first home game since March 1st, 138-105. But if you want to know more about what happened from a sequential point of view, click this recap here. Otherwise, scroll on down and see the numbers by which the Dallas Mavericks died. 61.5%: Cleveland’s field goal […]
After a national game letdown, the Cleveland Cavaliers flexed their muscles from start to finish and beat down the Dallas Mavericks 138 to 105. Evan Mobley led the way with 29 points on a very efficient 12-15 shooting, while Donovan Mitchell and James Harden added 24 and 17 points, respectively. The Cavs led by 17 […]
The Dallas Mavericks (22-45) got brushed aside on Friday by the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26) at American Airlines Center in a 138-105 loss. Evan Mobley scored a game-high 29 points against a Mavericks front line consisting primarily of Marvin Bagley III and Dwight Powell. Cooper Flagg bounced back from a tough stretch of games after returning […]
The Dallas Mavericks (22-44) are at home, finally, after a very long road trip, and play the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26). The Mavericks got their first win in forever, beating the Memphis Grizzlies last night. The Cavaliers are playing uneven basketball lately, most recently losing to the Orlando Magic. Here are the main things you need […]
The Dallas Mavericks (22-44) play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26) on Friday on the second night of a back-to-back. The Mavericks are coming off a win in one of the year’s biggest Tank games, where they outlasted the vaunted Grizz starting four NBA 2k randomly generated characters and former Mav, Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Now they’ll […]
The Dallas Mavericks (22–43, 14–19 Home) snapped a nine-game skid Thursday night in Memphis, which is either great news for the locker room or terrible news for the lottery odds, depending on how you look at it. Khris Middleton—a man who is emphatically not part of the long-term plan, whether he returns next season or […]
The Dallas Mavericks continued their season-long road trip, taking on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night. The Mavericks dropped in the standings (or rose in the “draft standings,” depending on your perspective) by way of a Pelicans win on Wednesday night. With the Grizzlies entering Thursday’s action with two more wins than Dallas and one […]
Someone was legally required to win the alleged basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks (22-44) and the Memphis Grizzlies (23-42) at the FedEx Forum on Thursday. Simply by being able to field a team of greater than eight glorified G-Leaguers, the Mavericks were that team, earning a win if only by default, 120-112, in the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to rebound from a frustrating loss to the Orlando Magic by taking on Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas hasn’t had much success in the win column this season, but Flagg is the real deal. He’s one of the most well-rounded prospects we’ve seen in recent seasons, as he’s […]
The Dallas Mavericks (21-44) play the final leg of this six-game road trip on Thursday night against the Memphis Grizzlies (23-41). Dallas is riding the league’s longest losing streak and is looking for some kind of positive momentum. The Grizzlies have lost five in a row after notching wins over Dallas and then Indiana back […]
The Dallas Mavericks (21-44, seventh in Loser for Boozer race) play basketball once again on Thursday, which can be as encouraging or threatening as you choose to make it out to be. This time out, the road trip continues in Memphis, where the Grizzlies (23-41, eighth in the Down for Darryn standings) await. Much like […]
The Atlanta Hawks took on the Dallas Mavericks on March 10th at State Farm Arena. Ahead of the game, the Hawks were 33-31, above .500, on a 7-game win streak. Dallas had a record of 21-43. Atlanta has had recent victories over the Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, and others. Atlanta defeated Dallas 124-112, increasing their […]
With the NBA draft just three-and-a-half months away, the Dallas Mavericks are playing truly dreadful basketball. Cooper Flagg has struggled in his return from injury, and there hasn’t been much else to watch for. Luckily, March Madness is right around the corner, and dozens of potential Maverick draft picks are set to kick off conference […]
The Dallas Mavericks are in the midst of a season-long road trip, looking to get a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The Hawks had other ideas, handing the Mavs a 124-112 loss. Let’s get to the grades! Max Christie: C 6 PTS / 3 REB / 1 AST / 1 STL / […]
The 2026 NBA Draft is three-and-a-half months away. With the beleaguered Mavericks laboring through the doldrums of a lost season, many fans (and bloggers) have turned their attentions to the exciting young prospects of college basketball. After all, the free-falling Mavericks are poised to secure top-seven draft lottery odds in hopes of adding a dynamic […]
Another failed Dallas Mavericks (21-44) comeback attempt, another dollar. The Mavericks dropped their eighth straight game and their 18th in the team’s last 20, 124-112, against the Atlanta Hawks (34-31) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday. Nickeal Alexander-Walker led all scorers with 29 points for the Hawks in the win, and Jalen Johnson added 25 […]