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Mavericks vs Rockets Preview and Injury Update: Bouncing back at home

The Dallas Mavericks (8-16) head home after a brutal loss on Friday night to face the Houston Rockets (15-5). Dallas had their butts kicked by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Rockets thumped the Phoenix Suns in their last contest, also on Friday night. Here’s the main things you need to know before the […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

3 things to ponder as the Houston Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks (8-16, 5-9 Home) return home after a 132-111 road loss to the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The Mavs will square off against the division-leading Houston Rockets (15-5, 8-3 Away) tonight at 7:30pm. Another tall task The Mavericks were facing the real possibility that their 5-15 start would translate to 5-(imagine a much bigger […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Thunder

The Dallas Mavericks (8-16) kicked off the first night of a back-to-back on Friday, taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder (22-1), who put their 13-game win streak on the line. OKC kept their train rolling with a 132-111 drubbing. It just wasn’t Dallas’ night to extend the mini win streak of their own. Here’s how […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

2 thoughts after Dallas is drubbed by the Thunder, 132-111

The Dallas Mavericks had their only winning streak of the season snapped on the road Friday night, getting walloped by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 132-111. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 33 points, five rebounds, and six assists to lead the Thunder. Naji Marshall led the Mavericks with 18 points. The Mavericks came out early and played […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Mavericks vs Thunder Preview and Injury Update: Colliding win streaks

The Dallas Mavericks (8-15) rides a three-game win streak north to the Sooner state to face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1). Dallas should be feeling great as they’re playing their best basketball of the young season lately, most recently dispatching the Miami Heat at home. Oklahoma City has a little streak of their […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

NBA Power Rankings Watch: for the Mavericks, the kids are all right

The Dallas Mavericks finally have some juice. It’s not a ton, and it may soon run dry, but with so much bad around the team this season feeling that energy has been nice as the calendar hit December. They’ve (sort of) gotten healthier, Anthony Davis is back playing games and this week has been on […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

The Mavericks are putting the future forward

During the fourth quarter in Denver on Monday the Dallas Mavericks were in a tight contest. After both teams jostled back-and-forth with dominant quarters in the first half the game was nearing clutch time in a one possession battle. For a team like the Mavericks who have scratched and clawed for every win they’ve been […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

3 reasons why Cooper Flagg has exceeded all expectations so far 

When Cooper Flagg was drafted, he was mostly touted as a great defensive-minded athletic wing. In this scouting report from March 2025, he scored the lowest on advantage creation, shot-making and touch (all eight out of ten). This still left him with a score of 92/100 and a clear number one rank in his draft […]

about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Heat

The Dallas Mavericks took on the Miami Heat for the second time in about as many weeks. Looking to extend their first win streak of the season, the Mavericks did exactly that with a 118-108 win. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: A 15 PTS / 5 REB / 13 AST / 1 STL […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

3 things after Dallas smothers Miami, wins 118-108

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 118-108 Wednesday night in Dallas, led by Cooper Flagg’s 22-point and six-rebound effort, which included eight big fourth-quarter points as Miami was making a late push that got them to within four. And Cooper got to those 22 points without attempting a three-point shot, making it a point […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

MMBets: Mavericks try to cool off red-hot Heat in Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks return home for a rematch with the Miami Heat, hoping to extend their win streak to three. Dallas nearly stole the last meeting in Miami, falling 106–102 despite missing Anthony Davis and relying on a hobbled rotation. Now, with Davis back in the mix and Ryan Nembhard stepping into his own as […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Mavericks vs. Heat preview: 3 things Dallas needs to get a third win in a row

Have the Dallas Mavericks (7-15) leveled up since the team’s last meeting with the Miami Heat (14-7) — or were the last two games merely blips on the radar? The injury-riddled, try-hard Mavericks pushed a Heat team without the services of Andrew Wiggins, Nikola Jovic and Norman Powell, and with Tyler Herro playing in his first […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Cooper Flagg named Western Conference Rookie of the Month

Cooper Flagg was recognized for his early season success Tuesday when the NBA announced the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month. Flagg represented the Western Conference, while former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets took home the Eastern Conference award. The award recognized the rookies’ excellence through the games played in […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Yaxel Lendeborg dominated Feast Week. Who will step up this week?

As your Dallas Mavericks enter the meat and potatoes of their schedule, college basketball does the same. Feast week has come and gone, but we push onward into December with elite matchups on deck. Most of the country’s elite will be playing someone with a pulse this week, and the Big Ten will enter conference […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Nuggets

The Dallas Mavericks kicked off the month of December on the road against the Denver Nuggets. Coming off a great win in which Cooper Flagg became the youngest player ever to score 35 points in an NBA game, Dallas kept the train rolling with a 131-121 win. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: A+ […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads