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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 […]

Luka Doncic’s 30-point streak may have ended on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, but the Dallas Mavericks superstar made another kind of history. Even better, not even the likes of LeBron James and Michael Jordan were able to do it. According to NBA History, the Slovenian sensation is only the second player in league history […]

Luka Doncic had been on a hot streak to start the 2022-23 season and most recently the Dallas Mavericks had been playing better basketball on a four-game win streak. But on Wednesday, the Orlando Magic managed to cool Doncic off a little bit as they snapped the Mavs’ streak and handed them a 94-87 loss. […]

Kristaps Porzingis’ partnership with Luka Doncic may not have panned out the way he imagined it would be, but the now Washington Wizards forward has nothing but respect for the Dallas Mavericks superstar. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, ahead of their showdown with the Mavs on Thursday, Porzingis talked about the Doncic and how special […]

Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons used to be a Golden State Warriors fan. But after getting to watch Luka Doncic up close, he is now converting to become a Dallas Mavericks faithful. Parsons admitted as much after witnessing another Doncic masterclass in Dallas, this time against the Brooklyn Nets. The Slovenian wonderboy exploded for 36 […]

The Dallas Mavericks are still looking for that second star to pair up with Luka Doncic, and according to a report, they could consider Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons. Brooklyn has been rumored to be shopping Simmons in an attempt to address their shooting woes. With that said, a Western Conference executive told Sean Deveney […]

Luka Doncic is just unreal, man. The Dallas Mavericks star has been consistently impressive throughout his entire NBA career. His ability to create shots out of thin air is almost unparalleled in today’s league. On Friday night, the Toronto Raptors got a healthy dose of Luka magic, as the Slovenian superstar torched them completely. One […]

Prior to Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic made a promise to Christian Wood in order to unleash him. And true enough, Doncic delivered and Wood had another monster game to remember to lead the Mavs to victory. In his postgame presser after the 103-100 victory over the Jazz, Doncic […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, as young as he is, is already matching records set by perhaps the greatest stat accumulator of all time in the legendary Wilt Chamberlain. In the Mavs’ 103-100 win over the Utah Jazz, Doncic made his mark on the scoring column yet again, dropping 33 points, five rebounds and 11 […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic scored his seventh straight 30-point game to start the season, and sure enough, he made history in the process. On Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, the Mavs star finished with 33 points on top of five rebounds and 11 assists. And according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Doncic is just […]

Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy knows very well the threat that Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic brings. Besides, one look at the box score says it all. Ahead of Utah’s showdown with the Mavs on Wednesday, Hardy shared why Doncic’s presence is enough to freak him out and other teams, pointing out that he […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is officially underway. After two weeks of basketball, some players are already standing out among the others. That includes Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and other players who are recording some impressive stat lines. This means it is time for a very early 2022-23 NBA MVP Power Rankings. While Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić have […]

Luka Doncic is putting up points at a historic level for the Dallas Mavericks this 2022-23 season, and the scary thing is: he’s just getting started. With that said, former NBA big man-turned-ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins has massive fears for all of America. The Slovenian sensation dropped 44 points on Sunday night in their showdown […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has reached Michael Jordan’s territory as he continues his scoring streak this 2022-23 NBA season. Even better, he also matched a feat only Dirk Nowitzki has done before in franchise history. On Sunday against the Orlando Magic, Doncic recorded 44 points, three rebounds and five assists to lead the Mavs […]

Luka Doncic did not even need four quarters of Sunday night’s game against the Orlando Magic to match an NBA record not seen in the league since a young Michael Jordan pulled that off way back in the 80s, per ESPN Stats & Info (h/t Tim McMahon of ESPN). “Luka Doncic just became the first […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks suffered a letdown of epic proportions on Saturday night at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their chances of losing the game were very nearly 10,000 to 1 based on precedent, holding a 16-point lead with under four minutes left in the game. Doncic was asked about what […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks seemed to have the game in hand as they held a huge lead over the Oklahoma City thunder with just over four minutes to go. A Christian Wood midrange jumper put the Mavs up 97-81 at the 4:14 mark, but it went all downhill from there as the Thunder […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has fully lived up to expectations as a number one overall pick, except for his eating habits that clearly bother Karl-Anthony Towns. All jokes aside, Ant put himself in the history books on Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, draining his 400th career three-pointer, becoming the youngest player ever […]

Christian Wood had a quiet game on Thursday as the Dallas Mavericks took down Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets in overtime, 129-125. The new Mavs recruit took just five shots in 24 minutes off the bench for 11 points, which stands out as his lowest scoring output throughout his four-game tenure in Dallas. Be […]

One word could properly describe Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s performance against the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night: Masterclass. Doncic dominated the game in every aspect, posting 41 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists while leading Dallas to a 129-125 overtime win. The 23-year-old became the 10th player in league history to record three career 40-point […]

Luka Doncic was on fire for the Dallas Mavericks in their win against the Brooklyn Nets. The Slovenian superstar couldn’t be stopped by any of his opponents. Seeing his team struggle, one man seemingly decided to try and cool off Luka Doncic… by throwing a cup of ice at him. (via ClutchPoints) The Mavericks-Nets game […]

It was easy to see the Brooklyn Nets would be tested early when assessing their schedule to start the season. For the fourth-straight game, the Nets were in a dogfight Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks. And for the third consecutive time, they came up short. Brooklyn fell 129-125 in overtime to Dallas. Luka Doncic […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ less-than-ideal start to the season has just gone from bad to worse after they lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 125-129, on the second night of a back-to-back. Despite Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s best efforts to outduel Luka Doncic, the 23-year old Slovenian international gained the upper hand, dropping an insane 41 […]

The Dallas Mavericks escaped with a huge win on Thursday night as they took down Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center in overtime, 129-125. This was thanks in large part to Luka Doncic, who once again proved pivotal for the Mavs as they handed their opponents with their fourth loss in […]