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With the Toronto Raptors dealing with a slew of injuries at the moment, certain players have been required to step up to the plate. One of them is OG Anunoby and the 25-year-old has responded in a major way. Anunoby had another noteworthy performance on Saturday night as he helped the Raptors to a 105-100 […]

One of the biggest criticisms of Luka Doncic’s game is his isolation-heavy playstyle. Much like LeBron James’ teams before, the Dallas Mavericks run their offense mostly through the star. That often leads to Doncic hoisting up step-back threes or finding his open teammates off of pick-and-roll actions. For some, though, this style of play is […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been putting up historic numbers ever since he stepped foot in the league back in the 2018-19 season. His ability to impact the game in almost every facet is incredibly unique, as evidenced by a milestone that Doncic recently accomplished versus the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.  According to the NBA.com/Stats […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has made a tremendous leap defensively this 2022-23 season. He remains the offensive juggernaut that he is, only further elevating his game by addressing the biggest weakness that his critics often throw at him. Doncic knows very well that his detractors won’t go out publicly to point out his improvement. […]

Luka Doncic once again put on a superhuman performance against the Boston Celtics. Once again, his efforts weren’t enough to carry the Dallas Mavericks to victory. Doncic got little support from the rest of the Mavs starters as the other four combined for just 31 points compared to Luka’s 42 on the night. The next […]

Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic were locked in a tough battle for supremacy between two of the early frontrunners for MVP, and they did not disappoint. Tatum, in the end, led the Boston Celtics to a 125-112 victory over the Dallas Mavericks despite Doncic’s best efforts to pull the Mavs back to within striking distance […]

Greatness recognizes greatness. That is certainly what Luka Doncic felt when he went toe-to-toe with fellow MVP candidate Jayson Tatum in an enthralling duel that saw them drop incredible scoring feats to try and will their teams to victory. However, it was Tatum’s Boston Celtics that prevailed over Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks, 125-112. The Celtics star […]

Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic entered the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks’ Wednesday night battle as two of the early front-runners to take home the 2022-23 MVP honors as they come out guns blazing to begin the campaign after being defeated by the Golden State Warriors in last year’s playoffs. And surely enough, both Tatum […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, 125-112 in front of the home TD Garden crowd. The Celtics opened up a 27-point lead early in the second half, only to watch the Mavs cut it to nine in the 4th quarter. However, Jayson Tatum helped put the game away with a stellar […]

The Boston Celtics are hosting the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night on ESPN. In what was expected to be a tight contest, the Celtics have blown the game open, dropping 70 points in the first half. They lead 70-49 at the break. The stars are showing out in this one, but even Celtics point guard Marcus […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is still in its infancy, but Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has emerged as an MVP frontrunner. Right behind him in the race for the coveted award is Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who has helped propel his team to a league-best 13-4 record. Tatum and Doncic square off Wednesday night […]

The player movement across the NBA has been at an incredible level over the past few seasons. Plenty of stars have engineered their exits despite having plenty of years left in the contracts they signed in an attempt to seek greener pastures elsewhere in a bid to compete for a championship. However, there seems to […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks were the victims of an absurd rule that favored the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, and clearly, the Slovenian star thinks it was a mistake. For those who missed it, Doncic banked a buzzer-beater before time expired in the second quarter. It would have given the Mavs a 59-52 lead […]

The Dallas Mavericks have started the season 9-7, which has them in ninth place in the Western Conference entering Sunday. Dallas is led by superstar Luka Doncic, who has had a tremendous season thus far. Doncic has had an unreal start to the season, averaging 34.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 8.1 assists entering Sunday. The […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Denver Nuggets by one point on Sunday night, and the turning point of the game was a weird moment in the third quarter that gave Denver some much-needed momentum. In a bizarre turn of events, Luka’s 3-point buzzer-beater in the second half was waived off after […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the better teams in the NBA this season and that’s largely due to the play of Domantas Sabonis. In a win against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, Sabonis finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and he shot 4-5 from the field and 6-8 from the free-throw […]

After blowing out the Nikola Jokic-less Denver Nuggets last Friday, the Dallas Mavericks were on the receiving end of a painful loss to the Colorado franchise on Sunday night. Making matters worse for Luka Doncic and co., it highlights what is becoming a concerning trend for the team. Avid Mavs fans are well aware of […]

The Dallas Mavericks went on a fantastic run last year, where they advanced to the Western Conference Finals. One primary reason for their success is the ascension of Luka Doncic to superstardom and arguably a top-three player in the NBA. Doncic has been phenomenal once again this year, proving why he is a legitimate MVP […]

The Dallas Mavericks scored a big win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, 127-99. Luka Doncic came up with another masterful performance in the victory, amassing a mind-blowing 33-point triple-double. Despite doing all he can to defeat a Nikola Jokic-less Nuggets side, however, the Mavs superstar still had some love for his Slovenian teammate […]

On Friday night against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, Luka Doncic made NBA history yet again after becoming just the 10th player in NBA history to amass 50 triple-doubles in his career. This came via a masterful 33-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist performance as the Dallas Mavericks superstar led his team to a 127-99 blowout win […]

Luka Doncic came up big for the Dallas Mavericks once again in their win over the Denver Nuggets, but he’s far from the only hero of Friday’s game, with Christian Wood stepping up as well. Doncic and Wood actually combined for 61 points and 20 rebounds in the contest. Luka got his historic tripe-double of […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic put forth another masterful performance on Friday night in a marquee matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Luka led the charge for the Mavs as they blew out the Nuggets at the American Airlines Center, As always, Doncic stuffed the stat sheet in the 127-99 win. He finished […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone admits he gets scared whenever he watches game films to prepare for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. After all, who wouldn’t be? Before his Nuggets took the Mavs on Friday at the American Airlines Center, Malone got brutally honest on how tough it is to game-plan against Doncic. He […]

The Dallas Mavericks ask a lot out of their superstar, Luka Doncic. Doncic’s usage rate is tied with Giannis Antetokounmpo for the highest in the NBA at 38.6, and he averages 37.2 minutes per game, the fourth-most in basketball. The Slovenian practically popularized the term heliocentric offense because he does so much for this Mavs team. With this […]

Luka Doncic once again played the hero for the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night, as he led the Mavs to a 103-101 win at home over the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic buried a dagger three with less than a minute remaining which proved to be the final nail in the coffin of the Clippers. But there’s […]

Luka Doncic exploded once again to help the Dallas Mavericks take down the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. In the process, he made history as one of the best young scorers in the history of the game, joining the likes of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and many more. The Mavs superstar finished with 35 points […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic continues to be the Los Angeles Clippers’ worst nightmare. Adding to all the scares Doncic has given the Clippers in previous playoff runs, he recently torched them to the tune of 35 points, 11 rebounds and five assists–leading the Mavs to a 103-101 victory on Tuesday night and giving LA […]

The Los Angeles Clippers used to punish the Dallas Mavericks in the playoffs in Luka Doncic’s first two seasons, so it isn’t a surprise why the Slovenian star is always motivated to play against them. Now, he has basically turned into a boogeyman of sorts for the LA franchise. Doncic proved that once again on […]

To say that Luka Doncic has had a scorching start to the season would be an understatement at this point. On Saturday, the Dallas Mavericks superstar unleashed his full wrath on the Portland Trail Blazers, as Luka led the Mavs to a hard-fought 117-112 win over Damian Lillard and Co. After witnessing Doncic’s greatness first-hand, […]

Luka Doncic deserves to get some major rest after pulling out all the stops against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. The Dallas Mavericks star poured in 42 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds in what turned into a solid win over an early-season West powerhouse. It was a welcome sight for Mavs fans after […]

The Dallas Mavericks have put together a strong start to the 2022-23 season, and appear intent on making another deep run in the playoffs after unexpectedly finding themselves in the Western Conference Finals last season. With a 7-5 record, the Mavs have managed to avoid having the slow start that some of their Western Conference […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks may have won against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night, but there’s no doubt it’s one of their more frustrating performances shooting-wise so far in the 2022-23 season. To be fair, they have had plenty of such games this campaign. Some would say that the performance against the […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic went god-mode once again on his way to a 40-point triple-double against the Portland Trail Blazers. With that, he also took a step forward to breaking a rather insane LeBron James record. Doncic finished with 43 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the Mavs’ 117-112 win over the Blazers […]

Dallas Mavericks stud Spencer Dinwiddie exploded for a season-high 33 points on Wednesday against his former team, the Washington Wizards. This was after the Mavs guard dropped 29 points all over the Orlando Magic in the previous game. Unfortunately for the Mavs, they lost both games in spite of Dinwiddie’s strong play. Prior to his […]

After a scorching hot start to the new season, Luka Doncic has fallen back down to earth in the Dallas Mavericks’ last two games. Luka’s shots just haven’t been falling over the past two contests, which unsurprisingly, has resulted in back-to-back losses for the Mavs. Doncic himself admitted that fatigue has been a factor in […]

The Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis duo was cut short last season when the Dallas Mavericks traded Porzingis to the Washington Wizards before the NBA’s trade deadline. The two caught up, however before the start of Thursday’s game between the Mavs and the Wizards with Doncic revealing postgame what little tidbit he shared with his […]

The Dallas Mavericks suffered their second straight loss on Thursday night after a 113-105 defeat at the hands of the Washington Wizards. Luka Doncic had another off shooting night in this one, which prompted a pretty strong reaction from the Mavs star after the game. After going 8-of-21 from the field for 22 points against […]

Luka Doncic did not have one of his best games on Wednesday night as the Dallas Mavericks fell to the Orlando Magic, 94-87. The Mavs star went 9-of-29 from the field for 24 points as Dallas allowed a struggling Magic side to get just their third win of the season over them. Doncic has been […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic didn’t hide his disappointment with his performance and the Mavs’ display in their shocking 94-87 loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. When it looked like the Mavs were done losing to rebuilding teams, they took a step back and played unarguably one of their most horrible games so far […]