Rookie Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and dished out 10 assists, and Naji Marshall scored 25 points and as the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 on Sunday afternoon, splitting their home-and-home set.
Nobody likes getting embarrassed. And two days after the Dallas Mavericks got absolutely torched by the Cleveland Cavaliers, 138-105, they walked back into Rocket Arena with something to prove.
The Dallas Mavericks have struggled to keep pace in the competitive Western Conference this season, currently sitting in the 12th seed. Since losing Luka Doncic in one of the league’s most shocking trades last season, Dallas has not been able to replicate the same level of success.
The last MMBets post went 4-for-4. I celebrated while writing this in the dark of the ‘ol home office with a bowl of Häagen-Dazs Caramel Cone ice cream, which was outstanding.
The Dallas Mavericks have completely punted on the season, sitting with a 22-45 record with 15 games remaining. Despite that, a lot of veterans have still been taking up a lot of playing time.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The Dallas Mavericks have positioned themselves to take advantage of what looks to be a historically great draft class. The Mavs currently have the 7th-worst record in the NBA, but there are players in that 5-10 range that would go in the top 3 of a lot of other drafts.
The Dallas Mavericks will be going up against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they will be without a handful of their players for the matchup. In the Mavericks’
Cuban sold his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks back in 2023, and it looks like he has had some regrets about how things played out after stepping away from the decision-making.
Khris Middleton scored 22 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and Daniel Gafford added 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks over the Memphis Grizzlies 120-112 Thursday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Klay Thompson has been on a heater for the Dallas Mavericks of late. The 35-year-old has played four straight games for Dallas, averaging 17.3 points on 47.1% shooting in 23.3 minutes off the bench.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Closing in on the end of an absolute circus of a season, the Dallas Mavericks will soon have some decisions to make. With five contracts expiring or with an option this offseason, and an estimated $52,000,000 being lifted off of the books, this period will be crucial to the Mavericks’ future.
Former Mavericks principal owner Mark Cuban has one big regret from his final years running the franchise. Namely, hiring Nico Harrison as general manager.
The Dallas Mavericks are in prime position to once again get a Top 10 selection in the 2026 NBA Draft. Dallas lucked into the number one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and selected Cooper Flagg from the Duke Blue Devils.
A season that opened with promise derailed quickly for the Dallas Mavericks. A team that ESPN said had a 50.6% chance to make the playoffs with a projected 42 wins in the preseason now sits 12th in the Western Conference, 8.5 games out of a Play-In spot with 21 games left.
Former Dallas Mavericks principal owner Mark Cuban hired Nico Harrison as general manager in 2021. It’s a move Cuban regrets making. Harrison, of course, traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last season.
The Dallas Mavericks will be taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers this Friday. Amidst speculations about a possible franchise sale, the team has looked quite lacklustre in their approach.
While the Dallas Mavericks organization would likely take a more diplomatic stance, Mark Cuban doesn’t hold back on how he truly feels about Nico Harrison anymore.
The Dallas Mavericks find themselves in a tailspin. Entering Thursday's road game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Mavericks have dropped eight straight and 18 of their past 20, including Tuesday's 124-112 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Dallas Mavericks have been on the struggle bus in recent weeks, losers of eight straight games after Tuesday night’s defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks.
Batman and Robin. Rocket and Groot. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Superstar duos have ruled the NBA.
Certain simple comforts in life are easy to obtain but hard to fabricate. Wearing your favourite old pair of jeans, cracking open your favorite beer while mowing the lawn or having a plateful of your mother’s cooking.
Khris Middleton’s bank account is now a little bit lighter thanks to Thursday night’s mouthpiece incident. The NBA announced on Saturday that they have fined the Dallas Mavericks forward Middleton a sum of $25,000.
The Boston Celtics were already one of the best teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference this season. Now they are even better. They might even be bordering on scary.
If Dallas Mavericks star rookie Cooper Flagg's NBA debut season wasn't historic already, it just secured its place as one of the best ever on Thursday night.