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After scoring 16 straight points for the Dallas Mavericks on an absolutely scorching-hot run, Christian Wood found himself on the bench late against the Phoenix Suns. It was a surprising decision, to say the least, from Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, and in the end, it may have backfired on Dallas, with the Suns escaping […]

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a very tough loss to open their 2022-23 season, as they watched the Phoenix Suns rally all the way back from a 22 point deficit to pull out the win. Had Jason Kidd opted to stick with Christian Wood at center, there’s a chance that this loss could have been avoided […]

So much has been made about Luka Doncic’s offseason body transformation. The Dallas Mavericks superstar has long been criticized for his weight, and it is clear that Luka took all of that very seriously this summer. The results have been staggering for the Mavs guard. Dallas head coach Jason Kidd recently guested on the All the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are a championship contender in the 2022-23 NBA season and will be for as long as 23-year-old superstar Luka Doncic is a member of the franchise. That said, there are some questions beyond that this season. After making the Western Conference Finals last year, is a Mavs NBA Finals appearance on the […]

Jason Kidd caught Dallas Mavericks fans attention when he said Christian Wood may be used in a 6th man role this season. However, Kidd clarified those comments on Tuesday, per Tim MacMahon. “For C. Wood, I haven’t really talked to him about that,” Jason Kidd said. “I know my assistants have. When you use the […]

When Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd announced at the team’s media day that Christian Wood was going to come off the bench in a “sixth man role,” it turned more than a few heads around the NBA world. Initially acquired back in June for a package of Boban Marjanović, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss, Sterling […]

Jason Kidd revealed the plan for Christian Wood after the Dallas Mavericks acquired the big man over the offseason. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon shared a report stating Kidd’s intentions for Wood during the 2022-2023 campaign. Christian Wood will be primarily a sixth man for the Mavs, Jason Kidd says. “I don’t need him to be ‘The […]

Byron Scott had been a coach in the NBA for 13 full seasons (being fired midseason in 2004 and 2009), as teams clearly value his playing experience, especially with the Showtime Lakers. Throughout his coaching tenure, he has been fortunate to coach three of the best point guards the league has ever seen, from Jason […]

While no coach would probably want to see a hardworking star player leave the franchise, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is actually happy for Jalen Brunson, who left the Mavs for the New York Knicks. Of course Kidd wishes he stayed in Dallas, but Brunson got paid–to the tune of a four-year, $104 million […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic put on quite the show on Saturday against Hungary in the EuroBasket 2022. He even showed a flurry of his moves, including a step-back 3-pointer from near the logo that sent fans into frenzy. Jason Kidd, who was in attendance for the game alongside Mavs GM Nico Harrison, was not […]

Will the Dallas Mavericks successfully fill the void left by Jalen Brunson and finally give Luka Doncic a legitimate co-star? After Jalen Brunson left the Dallas Mavericks this summer to join the New York Knicks, superstar Luka Doncic lost the team’s secondary scoring option. Needless to say, Brunson’s departure led to a vacuum in the […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the NBA today and in the history of the game, but it wouldn’t have been possible without Jason Kidd. That is according to Basketball Hall of Famer Rod Thorn, who said Kidd deserves a ton of credit for helping Giannis become the player […]

While Jalen Brunson is gone, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is not one bit worried about his departure. In fact, he sees the benefit of getting Spencer Dinwiddie as a starter. Speaking with ESPN, the Mavs head coach shared his excitement about fielding a taller starting lineup. Christian Wood and JaVale McGee come in […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season ended in the Western Conference Finals. Very few onlookers would have thought that they would make it that far. At every turn during the NBA playoffs, Luka Doncic and the Mavs proved the doubters wrong and made it all the way to the conference finals. The road to get that far […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd believes they have found the Golden State Warriors’ weakness. Now, they just have to take advantage of it. After Tuesday’s Game 4 win, Kidd shared how the Mavs forced the Warriors to play zone and capitalized on it by making their 3-pointers. In Game 5, they will be looking […]

The Dallas Mavericks took care of business in Game 4 at home and will live to see another day. The odds are undeniably stacked against them, but recent comments from Mavs head coach Jason Kidd will excite Dallas fans. Kidd explained how the Mavs exposed the Warriors’ weakness in Game 4. “They’re going to play […]

The Dallas Mavericks managed to avoid the clean sweep on Tuesday night. But the road back into the series is still one far beyond reach at this point. But rather than worry about the result and where it puts them in the context of the seven-game series, Jason Kidd just wants the Mavs to appreciate […]

Luka Doncic had quite a night on Tuesday as the Dallas Mavericks superstar achieved twin feats on what turned out to be a historic evening for him. Doncic not only led the Mavs to a 119-109 victory against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4, but it was also the third time in his career […]

The Dallas Mavericks continue to live and die by the 3-pointer, but that is not the only thing that killed them in Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors. Speaking to reporters following the 109-100 loss to the Warriors, Kidd highlighted how rebounding was a huge problem for the Mavs as well. Golden State outrebounded […]

This might be the beginning of the end for the Dallas Mavericks. The team had a chance to fight back in the series in Game 3. A win at home would’ve been a big boost for Luka Doncic and the team. Instead, we saw yet another collapse as the Golden State Warriors clawed back from […]

While the Dallas Mavericks have now paid a total of $175,000 in fines due to their bench tomfoolery in the 2022 playoffs, Jason Kidd has no plans of stopping his players from cheering on their teammates. The Mavs got hit with a $100,000 fine for their Game 2 antics that interfered against the Golden State […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a big first-half lead on Friday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, but they went totally cold in the final two quarters and now sit in a 0-2 hole. Luka Doncic went off for 42 points while Jalen Brunson dropped 32, however, it […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a golden opportunity to even the series in Golden State. But the Warriors stormed back to steal the win on their home floor. Luka Doncic knows where things went wrong. The Mavs star didn’t need a convoluted explanation for what doomed Dallas in the second half against the Dubs. Via Callie […]

Game 2 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors was a tale of two halves. In the first two quarters, Luka Doncic and co. were near-unstoppable, as they came out scorching-hot. In the second half, though, the Warriors caught fire, and the visiting team couldn’t hold on to their 19-point lead. Obviously, the […]

Luka Doncic did not have his dream start in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Dallas Mavericks frontman had arguably the worst game of his postseason career. But Jason Kidd is the furthest thing from worried. The Golden State Warriors hounded Doncic not only with a rotating cast of defenders, but also various […]

There were a lot of things that went wrong for the Dallas Mavericks in their Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. However, Jason Kidd highlighted one particular area they badly need to improve: 3-point shooting. Dallas tried to fight Golden State in its own game, but the team […]

The Dallas Mavericks may have lost Game 1 of their series with the Golden State Warriors, but head coach Jason Kidd is not one bit bothered. In what could be said as an encouraging message for the Mavs and some sort of warning for the Warriors, Kidd reminded everyone how they are a team that […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic as been compared to a lot of past and present NBA players. More recently, many say how he’s like James Harden with his playmaking and craftiness that are not reliant on athleticism. For Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, however, he sees three legends in the Slovenian superstar. Ahead of Dallas’ […]

It was announced on Wednesday that the NBA has slapped the Mavs with a hefty $50,000 fine for their antics in their Game 7 win against the Phoenix Suns. Dallas head coach Jason Kidd has caught wind of this development and it doesn’t sound like he’s too pleased with the league’s decision. When asked to […]

The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks both have championship-caliber coaches leading the way in Jason Kidd and Steve Kerr. Both have won rings from the sidelines, with Kerr leading the Warriors’ dynastic run in the 2010s while Kidd was the lead assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers during their bubble championship. But both were […]

Luka Doncic just showed the basketball world that not only is he the real deal but that also, he can step up to the plate when it matters the most. Doncic led the Mavs to a demolition job over the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of their second-round series en route to booking their […]

In 2020-21 under Rick Carlisle, the Dallas Mavericks suffered another first-round playoffs exit. This 2021-22 under Jason Kidd, the same core plus Spencer Dinwiddie and minus Kristaps Porzingis made it to the Western Conference Finals. Sure enough, Kidd has instilled something in the current Mavs that Carlisle wasn’t able to during his time guiding the […]

It’s safe to say no one expected the Dallas Mavericks to win Game 7. In fact, many thought that Jason Kidd’s men would be blown out by the Phoenix Suns given that they have failed to win on the road in the said series. After the Mavs proved their doubters wrong with a 123-90 smashing […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd isn’t exactly feeling the pressure ahead of their Game 7 clash against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. The season will be on the line for Luka Doncic and the Mavs and a loss will send them on yet another early summer vacation, but at this point, the 49-year-old […]

There was some ugliness in the stands during the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 4 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Chris Paul’s mother, wife and two kids were seated by the Suns’ bench, and there were physical incidents involving both his mom and wife, resulting in the expulsion of a Mavs fan. Paul addressed the […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd couldn’t believe that the NBA really fined his team for improper bench behavior. On Friday, the NBA slapped the Mavs organization with a $25,000 fine for “violating league rules regarding team bench decorum.” The announcement noted that “several players and a member of the coaching staff stood away from […]

The Phoenix Suns torched Luka Doncic in the pick-and-roll which helped lead to their 129-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd was not shy about discussing the Suns gameplan after the game. “It’s no secret, they’re going to put him in every pick-and-roll,” Kidd declared. “[Opponents] did the same thing with […]

The Dallas Mavericks are down 2-0 to the Phoenix Suns. After keeping it close for much of the game, they fell apart down the stretch and lost by a score of 129-109. Luka Doncic had an efficient 35 points but Mavs head coach Jason Kidd said that it wasn’t enough for the NBA playoffs. Kidd said […]

Is Luka Doncic injured? That is the big question of Dallas Mavericks fans after spotting the Slovenian superstar seemingly bothered by an issue in his left leg. The Mavs superstar was seen with his thigh wrapped up during practice on Tuesday. To recall, he also limped a bit in the second half of Monday’s game […]