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3 things to watch for when the Dallas Mavericks host the Golden State Warriors
The Dallas Mavericks (18-26) are back at home on Thursday to host the Golden State Warriors (25-20). It is a rematch of the 2022 Western Conference Finals, but it hardly resembles the matchup four years ago. The Mavericks are hot. Their three-game win streak is a part of six wins in their last nine games. […]
How Cooper Flagg compares to recent number one overall picks
The Dallas Mavericks’ rookie star and number one overall pick Cooper Flagg just played the 41st game of his young career on Monday against the New York Knicks. His inaugural season has been a little interesting. Head coach Jason Kidd experimented with Flagg at point guard to open the season, a tough situation for any […]
Darryn Peterson highlights what we’re watching this week in college hoops
The college basketball season is roughly at the halfway point, meaning we’ve got a pretty good read on what these teams and players are going to be as we progress through conference play. A team like Kansas, who has somewhat slept walked through the start of the season, found its way with two big home […]
Grading the Mavericks: it will be hard to tank with Jason Kidd as head coach
The Mavericks were 3-1 this past week and moved to 12th place in the West, but are just two games back of 10th. They lost to Denver (118-109) before beating Utah twice (144-122, 138-120) and then traveled to New York, where they dismantled the Knicks (114-97). Max Christie led the team in scoring this with […]
Is Darryn Peterson Worth the Hype?
Darryn Peterson has become more and more the talk of the basketball world. Peterson, the Kansas freshman who turned 19, entered the basketball season as the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft. The 6’5 combo-guard is averaging an absurd 22 points on 50% from the field and a resounding 40% from the […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Dallas Mavericks win over the New York Knicks, 114-97
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the New York Knicks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, winning 114-97 . Both teams had players nursing injuries, but it was the Mavericks who ended up with the big win. Let’s get to the grades! Cooper Flagg: B 18 PTS / 7 REB / 3 AST / 1 STL / […]
Stats Rundown: 3 numbers to know from the Mavericks 114-97 beatdown against Knicks
The Dallas Maverick won their third straight game in blowout fashion Monday afternoon in New York, dominating the Knicks 114-97. Dallas made was hot from three yet again, getting out and punishing a lackadaisical Knicks team that didn’t seem all that interested in playing this game. As we’ve seen from this Mavericks team time and […]
4 things to know from the Dallas Mavericks win over the New York Knicks, 114-97
Another day, another dominant victory from the Dallas Mavericks, as they defeat the New York Knicks 114-97 Monday evening. Part of the NBA’s slate of games honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the game started earlier than usual and the Knicks didn’t get the memo. The Mavericks played one of their best games of the […]
Mavericks vs Knicks Preview and Injury Update: Heading East
The Dallas Mavericks (16-26) head back out on the road after a four-game homestand. They face the New York Knicks (25-17) on a Martin Luther King Jr. day game showcase on Peacock and NBC. Dallas has won two in a row after playing the shamelessly tanking Utah Jazz. The Knicks are looking to stop a […]
Mavericks vs. Knicks Preview: 3 things as Dallas looks for a third straight win in New York
The Dallas Mavericks (17-26) have won five games in their last eight as they prep for a rare Monday afternoon tilt against the New York Knicks (25-17) at Madison Square Garden. The little spurt the Mavericks are on is a rare kind of mirage — it’s the kind you know is too good to be true […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks have seen a lot of the Utah Jazz over the past month, with their most recent faceoff just two days ago. Dallas repeated their success from Thursday night with a 138-120 win Saturday. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: A 22 PTS / 4 REB / 5 AST / 2 STL […]
Stats Rundown: 3 numbers from the Mavericks 138-120 win against the Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks once again humiliated the Utah Jazz, this time by the score of 138-120. This is coming after Dallas trounced Utah on Thursday night, and the Maverick have done this all with a seriously constrained and short-handed roster. Klay Thompson had another heather, the Mavericks made a bunch of threes, and the Jazz […]
Mavericks vs Jazz Recap: 3 things from the Mavericks 138-120 win against the Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz yet again, this time 138-120Saturday afternoon in Dallas. It’s the Mavericks second-straight game, and second straight offensive explosion against a Jazz team that has mostly shown little interest in winning across the two games. This was almost a carbon copy of the Mavericks win on Thursday night, except […]
Mavericks vs Jazz Preview and Injury Update: One last time, with feeling
The Dallas Mavericks (16-26) play the second night of a back-to-back against the Utah Jazz (14-27) on Saturday afternoon in the final game of a four game homestand. These two teams each faced one another on Thursday in the Seats for Heroes night, and Dallas won by many, many points. Perhaps Utah will have an […]
MMBets — The Jazz and Mavericks Tangle Again in Dallas
This is the fourth and final meeting between these two flawed-but-feisty Western Conference also-rans. Dallas won Game 3 of the season series just two days ago in a 144–122 blowout behind Klay Thompson’s 26 points and an unexpected 3-point deluge. Utah leads the season series 2–1, but both wins came at home — one in […]
3 things to watch as the Mavericks face the Jazz (again)
The Dallas Mavericks (16-26) meet the Utah Jazz (14-27) Saturday in a game with an early 4:00pm CST tipoff at American Airlines Center. If any of that sounds familiar, it’s because the two teams faced off Thursday, with the home team Mavericks winning in a blowout, 144-122. Both teams were coming off a loss the […]
NBA Power Rankings Watch: the Mavericks need to reset the vision
With mounting injuries, contradicting sourced reporting, and a will-they-won’t-they soap opera of trade rumors involving Anthony Davis, very little is going right for the Dallas Mavericks. The league’s trade deadline needs to get here asap so fans can accept whatever reality is next, and the team needs to refocus their vision. Part of that is […]
Dirk Nowitzki goes down memory lane with long-time trainer ahead of NBA’s first-ever regular season game in Germany
When Dirk Nowitzki first started playing basketball in Germany, he was a member of DJK Würzburg, a team in Germany’s second-tier division, behind the Bundesliga. It was there that his longtime trainer, Holger Geschwindner, noticed him for the first time. “The first thing [I noticed] is you had no technical skills,” Geschwindner joked after being […]
Kyrie Irving: I want the youth to use basketball as a better vehicle than we used it
Dallas Maverick guard and injured vet and mentor for a host of young NBA players, Kyrie Irving, talked to fans last week after the game against the Sacramento Kings. He urged younger players to use all the opportunities afforded to them through basketball to help their community and make a difference. “People are going to […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Jazz
The last time the Dallas Mavericks took on the Utah Jazz, they lost both the game and Anthony Davis. Thursday night was a different story, as Dallas took a 144-122 win. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: A- 18 PTS / 2 REB / 3 AST / 0 STL / 1 BLK – 25 […]
Stats Recap: 3 Numbers From Mavericks 144-122 evisceration of Jazz
The Mavericks absolutely demolished the Jazz, 144-122, in a game that was never close. It was a team effort from the injury-riddled Mavericks, as seven players finished in double digits, including 26 from Klay Thompson, 22 from Naji Marshall, 19 from Jaden Hardy, and 18 from Brandon Williams. The Jazz lost behind a 27-point night […]
3 things after Dallas dimantled Utah, 144-122
The Dallas Mavericks absolutely evaporated the Utah Jazz by a score of 144-122 in a game that was never close. This game had all the warning signs that it was going to get extremely ugly for someone. Both teams are on the end of a back-to-back, both teams are nursing draft picks, and both teams […]
Mavericks vs Jazz Preview and Injury Update: This is going to be a weird basketball game
The Dallas Mavericks (15-26) play the second night of a back-to-back against the Utah Jazz (14-26) on Thursday night as game three of a four game homestand. Dallas lost to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, while the Jazz fell in a close one against the Chicago Bulls. These two teams are bad and they’re missing […]
Dallas Mavericks to Sign Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to 10-Day Hardship Contract
The Dallas Mavericks have signed forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to a 10-day hardship contract, adding frontcourt depth amid a stretch of widespread injuries. The move allows Dallas to temporarily expand its active roster while four or more players remain unavailable due to injury. Robinson-Earl has spent the season with the Texas Legends, the Mavericks’ G League […]
MMBets — The Utah Jazz face the Dallas Mavericks
Two teams. One goal. Absolutely no shame. The Dallas Mavericks (15–26) host the Utah Jazz (14–26) tonight in a matchup that feels more like a draft lottery cage match than a basketball game. Both are limping into the second leg of a back-to-back, both are missing cornerstone players, and both know exactly where their June […]