Dallas Mavericks Articles - Page 204

NBA officiating has always been a problem. For the past few years, NBA players, coaches, executives and fans alike have complained about league officiating in games. This time, however, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle didn’t take the bait and refused to criticize officials despite a game-changing no-call in the Mavs’ overtime loss to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in overtime on Friday, a game Mavs fans believe the referees messed up. The NBA’s last two minute report states there were two missed calls during the Lakers-Mavs game. Lakers star Anthony Davis fouled Mavs guard Luka Doncic after Avery Bradley’s missed jumper with 14 seconds left. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Dallas Mavericks youngster Luka Doncic had a special duel on Friday in the Lakers’ road win against the Mavs. LeBron finished with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists, while Doncic put up 31 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists. The Lakers defeated the Mavs by a final […]

The Dallas Mavericks boast one of the most talented young cores this year, pairing up their sophomore extraordinaire Luka Doncic with another European star in Kristaps Porzingis in the offseason. The duo did most of the damage for the Mavs in their 110-119 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, as Doncic dazzled with […]

The Dallas Mavericks may have lost bitterly in an overtime match against the Los Angeles Lakers, but Luka Doncic made sure that Mavs fans would have something to celebrate about before heading home. According to ESPN, Doncic is the youngest player ever to notch a triple-double against the Purple and Gold franchise. Interestingly, he is […]

Jason Kidd certainly knows a good floor general when he sees one. One of the best point guards the NBA has ever seen during his 19-year career, the now Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach had high praises for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic prior to their respective teams’ match-up on Friday. Kidd, who won a […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not happy after the referees missed a game-changing call in their 119-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Danny Green sent the game to overtime with a buzzer-beating corner 3-pointer. However, video replays of the play showed that Seth Curry could have made it in time to guard Green had […]

With the game on the line, LeBron James found Danny Green in the corner and he knocked it down at the buzzer. The shot was enough to tie the score up 103-103 and force overtime against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. Danny Green to send it to OT… BANG. (via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/3AiYUXYXAf — […]

With the amount of talent in the Western Conference this year, it will be quite a challenge for young teams to break into one of those eight postseason slots. But as far as Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is concerned, he believes the Luka Doncic-Kristaps Porzingis duo will be enough to get the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James promised that he’ll do everything to stop Luka Doncic’s razzmatazz hop skiddily-doo. As funny as that sounds, the Dallas Mavericks have been winning thanks to that specific move that opposing players just cannot stop. Unfortunately, the King was put on skates as the Slovenian wonderboy unleashed another of his […]

During the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis crossed Anthony Davis over and drilled a pull-up three-pointer. Davis got his revenge by posterizing Porzingis. The dunk that Davis had was the result of an aggressive face-up drive out of the post. The physicality that he brought proved […]

During the Dallas Mavericks’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kristaps Porzingis kicked things off with an impressive pull-up jumper after crossing over Anthony Davis. Despite being 7’3″, Porzingis has shown time and time again to be able to pull-up and step-back from deep like a perimeter player. Even an elite matchup like Davis has […]

Going up against elite teams is usually a solid indicator of the current state of a team. The Dallas Mavericks’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers is a great example of that being the case. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle told Dwain Price of Mavs.com that he is ‘curious’ to watch his team play the […]

LeBron James had no issues answering a question from infamous Dallas reporter Scoops Callahan, whose intricate 1920s vernacular would have stumped many an NBA player. Prior to Friday’s road game against the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers star effortlessly navigated his pregame series of interviews without batting an eye to the unusual delivery of […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is set to make his season debut against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday after missing all of the preseason and the first four games of the regular season. Kuzma is slated to play 15-20 minutes in his return to the lineup, a measure the Lakers are taking in hopes […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki got a street named after him on Wednesday after having a Hall of Fame career with the Mavs. However, Nowitzki’s career didn’t get off to a great start and some were wondering if the 7-footer was going to be a bust. Nowitzki joked about his tough rookie season on Wednesday, […]

Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki received a special honor on Wednesday afternoon. Knowing his importance to the team and surrounding area, the city of Dallas awarded the German-born All-Star with his own street. Nowitzki is seven feet tall, but that didn’t stop him from participating in the unveiling of “Nowitzki Way.” In fact, the former NBA […]

Mavs owner Mark Cuban has a unique proposition. The well-known businessman and investor is asking fans for their input on a nickname for the team’s bench unit. Cuban sent out a tweet on Wednesday morning, noting that the winning contestant will receive “great seats to a home or away game” in the future: https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1189513511979884544?s=20 The […]

Dallas has been home for Dirk Nowitzki for the entirety of his 21-year NBA career. Recently, the Dallas Mavericks legend all the more made Dallas his home by purchasing a landmark estate previously owned by a Dallas billionaire, per Steve Brown of the Dallas News. The Preston Hollow estate, an 11,394 square-foot mansion priced at […]

When the New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis midway through last season, they were operating under the assumption that they would land both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency. Instead, they ended up with Julius Randle and Elfrid Payton, and now, Porzingis is tearing it up in Dallas with Luka Doncic. Through his […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes the NBA coach’s challenge rule had something to do with the team’s 121-119 loss versus the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but Luka Doncic thinks otherwise. The 20-year-old Slovenian wonder shouldered the blame for Dallas’ first setback of the season, particularly with his decision making in the dying seconds […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to social media to express his disappointment with the successful coach’s challenge that ultimately led to their 121-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Shooting guard CJ McCollum, however, quickly replied to Cuban and offered up his two cents. Cuban questioned whether or not there was enough evidence to […]

The NBA’s new “Coach’s Challenge” rule claimed its first victim on Sunday night, as the Dallas Mavericks suffered its first defeat of the season, 121-119, at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers following a challenge made by Terry Stotts. Dallas came out of the short-stick of the decision after referees rescinded an initial foul […]

Kristaps Porzingis has been impressive this season for the Dallas Mavericks. He’s one of the main reasons why the team has won its first two games. As of this writing, they lead the Portland Trail Blazers 84-77 with less than seven minutes left in the third quarter. The Latvian star missed the entire 2018-19 season […]

It’s just two games but Luka Doncic is already looking like a legitimate MVP candidate. It’s obviously still too early in the season to make these kinds of claims, but Doncic has looked every bit the part of the league’s top regular season plum. The Dallas Mavericks are 2-0 to begin the 2019-20 season and […]

After a recent tornado in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, local billionaires Mark Cuban and Jerry Jones contributed $1 million donations to Dallas ISD to help repair damages to the football field at Thomas Jefferson High School. The donation that Cuban made to help the school district deal with the recent damages came after he was […]

Luka Doncic and Trae Young are two of the most exciting young players the NBA has. Their immaculate ability to shoot the ball and dish out incredible assists make them franchise-changing players for both the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavs. There’s no question that they will be the faces of their respective teams for a […]

Luka Doncic picked up where he left off from the stellar second half of the Dallas Mavericks’ savant’s award-winning rookie campaign, registering his first triple-double in just the second game of the 2019-20 season. The Mavs shooting guard notched 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the New Orleans Pelicans punctuated by his patented […]

Delon Wright is proving himself to be an important part of the Dallas Mavericks. His performance was vital in the Mavs’ win against the New Orleans Pelicans as it turned out to be quite a close battle. Head coach Rick Carlisle himself couldn’t emphasize enough how important Wright has been for the Mavericks early this […]

The Dallas Mavericks have a sensational start to their season, as they cruised to a superb win against the Zion Williamson-less New Orleans Pelicans. Luka Doncic was all over the ball to lead the Mavs on all fronts. The game was a close one at the tail-end of the match, but Luka managed to sink […]

Last season’s top two rookies seem to have picked things up right where they left off last year, as Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Luka Doncic both impressed in their respective season openers. It was Doncic who eventually emerged as least season’s runaway winner of the Rookie of the […]

Kristaps Porzingis believes that the two-man game between him and Luka Doncic will be ‘pretty hard to stop’ for teams facing the Mavs once it develops. Per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News, Porzingis praised how much attention the opposing defense gives Doncic that he gets so wide open. Conversely, Porzingis also has the […]

Former NBA official Tim Donaghy is back in the news again, reasserting that the NBA ordered officials to favor certain teams during the 2002 Western Conference Finals and 2006 NBA Finals. Donaghy resigned as an official in 2007 after it was alleged that he was betting on games that he refereed. Two years later, Donaghy […]

Kristaps Porzingis made his debut with the Mavs in Wednesday night’s 108-100 season-opening victory over the Washington Wizards. The 7-3 Latvian played well, but he says he isn’t where he wants to be just yet. The Mavs acquired Porzingis from the New York Knicks this summer. However, it wasn’t clear when he’d be ready to […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic agreed there was no malicious intent or beef during their fourth quarter spat on Wednesday’s season opener. The two players downplayed the importance of their physical play late in the game, claiming it was merely competitive spirit taking over. “It was just hoops,” said […]

Bradley Beal intends to speak to the league office on Thursday in hopes of getting his second technical foul rescinded, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Washington Wizards star was hit with two consecutive technicals during the season-opener against the Dallas Mavericks after getting a little too close to Luka Doncic. […]

Luka Doncic received MVP chants from the Dallas Mavericks home crowd during their game against the Washington Wizards. After the game, Doncic was asked about the chants and couldn’t find the perfect word to describe how he felt. Peep the post-game interview with the Mavs guard below per Fox Sports Southwest: Luka Legend was FEELING […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a stomp of a start as they gave the Washington Wizards a beatdown to the tune of 108-100. To make things better, Luka Doncic seemingly took down Bradley Beal in a dribble. It was a beautiful moment to see for Mavs fans as he dribbled at the top of the left […]

Although he recently went through a full practice, Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas won’t play in the team’s season opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Thomas, who signed a one-year deal with the Wizards this summer in free agency, is recovering from left thumb surgery. He underwent successful surgery to repair a rupture […]