The Dallas Mavericks (6-15) close out this road trip against the Denver Nuggets (14-5). The Mavericks are coming off one of their more impressive (and rare) victories of the season over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Denver last played and beat the Phoenix Suns also on Saturday. Here’s the main things you need […]
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The Chicago Bulls, the most dependable play-in spot in the eastern conference, started off hot this season. At one point sitting atop the east there was a brief moment where it looked like perhaps head coach Billy Donovan’s young core were turning a corner with a 6-1 start to the season. Now the team is […]
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The Dallas Mavericks roll into Denver fresh off a gutsy 114-110 win over the Clippers — their first victory in five tries. Rookie phenom Cooper Flagg exploded for a career-high 35 points, while Klay Thompson added 23 (all in the second half), helping a depleted Dallas squad gut one out on the road. They’ll be […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (6-15) will wrap up their five-game road trip on Monday, and the last leg of the jaunt looks like a doozy. The Mavericks will travel to Denver for one more late appointment with the Denver Nuggets (14-5), who currently sit at fourth in a stacked Western Conference. Tipoff at Ball Arena is […]
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The Dallas Mavericks finished off their November schedule on Saturday night, beating the Los Angeles Clippers by a final score of 114-110. As a result, the Mavericks enter the final month of the calendar year with a 6-15 record, looking to build on the win going forward. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: B- […]
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The Dallas Mavericks were able to overcome significant injuries to beat a careening Clippers squad 114-110 in Los Angeles. Big performances from Cooper Flagg, Klay Thompson, and Dwight Powell helped to secure this win, which Mavs fans should savor, as the schedule takes a brutal turn in the next few weeks. The game took a […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (6-15) found a way on Saturday behind 35 points and eight rebounds from rookie phenom Cooper Flagg and pulled out a gutty 114-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers (5-15) at the Intuit Dome. This team must be cursed, though, man. Without Anthony Davis on the second night of a back-to-back and […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-15) are in Los Angeles again Saturday night, this time to play the Los Angeles Clippers. Dallas is coming off one of their best offensive performances of the season which they also happened to lose. The Clippers lost to the Grizzlies on Friday night as well, also playing at home. Here’s the […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-15) remain in Los Angeles Saturday to take on the Clippers (5-14). Both teams are coming off close losses; Dallas fell to the Lakers on Friday night, 129-119 and the Clippers couldn’t pull one out against the Grizzlies at home despite 39 points from Kawhi Leonard, losing 112-107. Roughly a quarter of […]
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You mean you didn’t have Anthony Davis returning to the starting lineup on your Thanksgiving bingo card? Or Ryan Nembhard getting his first career NBA start against Luka Dončić? We didn’t either. The Mavericks got a much needed three days rest before their Friday night matchup with the Lakers. After a tough stretch of six […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-15) and the Los Angeles Lakers (14-4) treated fans to an unexpected barn burner on Friday at Crypto.com Arena, but Dallas didn’t have the firepower to keep up the pace down the stretch as the Lakers finally pulled away for the 129-119 win. Luka Dončić torched the Mavericks for 35 points, 11 […]
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The Dallas Mavericks fell to 5-15 Friday night after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers on the road, 129-119. Dallas falls to 1-3 in Group Play for the NBA Cup as well. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 38 points 0n a red-hot 12 of 15 from the floor. Former Maverick Luka Doncic scored a […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-14) visit are in LA this weekend and play the Los Angeles Lakers (13-4) on Friday night. Dallas is coming off of three full days rest though they did lose a close one to the Miami Heat before Thanksgiving. The Lakers are riding a five game win streak, most recently throttling the […]
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With the Dallas Mavericks squaring off against the L.A. Lakers for the first time in the regular season this year, and for the first time since the departure of Nico (pronounced a$$hole) Harrison, I’m feeling more excited about watching this game than I’d expected. It’s only been like two weeks, but I’m already feeling relief […]
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After having been off since Monday night’s 106-102 loss to the Miami Heat, it’s time for the Dallas Mavericks to get back to work. Tonight, it’s the final group stage game in the NBA Cup, as the Mavericks travel to Los Angeles to face off against Luka Doncic and the Lakers. The Lakers are sitting […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-14) are in Los Angeles on Friday night for their first game in a West Coast swing as they play the Lakers (13-4). It will be Dallas’ first game since Monday and Los Angeles’ first game since Tuesday, meaning both teams will be fully rested and ready to go. These two teams […]
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It’s been a slow week for us at Mavs Moneyball, after a ton of games in a row, three days off feels weird. But I had family stuff and the season’s so long it didn’t make sense to bully the staff into things. But I did have a couple of questions for them to answer, […]
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Despite the Dallas Mavericks losing and then losing some more, Naji Marshall’s toughness and understanding of the small things it takes to win was on display last week. A rare highlight that’s worth celebrating. So let’s spend some time taking a closer look at the underrated talent of Naji Marshall: understanding how to change the […]
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The Dallas Mavericks experienced an absurd string of injuries throughout the 2024-2025 season, spending much of the offseason cleaning up the damage in preparation for a fresh start. Sadly, that fresh start has yet to really take form. Dereck Lively experienced a foot injury last season from which he nearly returned, before a last-minute MRI […]
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The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week and fell to 14th place in the West. They lost a heartbreaker to New York (113-111), won a thriller against New Orleans (118-115), then lost an uninspiring effort against Memphis (102-96) and an ugly contest to Miami (106-102). P.J. Washington led the team in scoring over the last […]
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The Dallas Mavericks played their last game before breaking for Thanksgiving, losing to the Miami Heat by a final score of 106-102. Although the once-venomous rivalry between these two teams has waned some, losing to Miami to fall even further below .500 is a sour note the Mavs will look to rectify on Friday when […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-14) missed an opportunity on Monday when their comeback attempt came up just short against the Miami Heat (12-6), 106-102, at Kaseya Center. P.J. Washington led all scorers with 27 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the loss, while Tyler Herro led the Heat with 24 points and seven boards in […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (5-13) visit the Miami Heat (11-6) on Monday to start off their week. Dallas has just one road win and are coming off a loss at home to the Memphis Grizzlies. Miami has lost just one game at home and they’re riding a four game win streak. Here’s the main things you […]
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There’s a moment in Thinking Basketball’s newest video where Ben Taylor points out that the average NBA team sets 55 ball screens per 100 possessions. Memphis last year posted the lowest number ever tracked at 34. The 2025–26 Miami Heat? Twelve. Twelve screens per 100 possessions. That’s not just a stylistic choice — that’s a […]
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Welcome to Feast Week, College Basketball’s first real marquee week of games. In the pre-NIL era of college sports, this week would’ve been headlined by the Maui Invitational. But the times have changed, and now this blockbuster week will focus on the massive Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Plus, Maui still exists and we’ve […]
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