The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center on Saturday night. The Mavericks defeated the Rockets 110-104 in the I-45 rivalry game.
The Dallas Mavericks (12-23) entered Saturday night’s game against the Houston Rockets (21-11) on a four-game losing streak, but found a way to get a second-straight big win over their rival to the South, 110-104.
The Dallas Mavericks were back at home on Saturday night against the Houston Rockets as they looked to break a four-game losing streak. They had already beaten the Rockets once this season, but Houston sat a few important players since it was the second night of the back-to-back last time.
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington exited Saturday night’s game against the Houston Rockets with an apparent injury. During the second quarter, the Mavs confirmed that Washington suffered a right ankle sprain and said he will not return to the game.
Jason Kidd has endured his share of ups and downs as the Dallas Mavericks head coach, but one recent decision he made could help the Mavs in a pivotal manner ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
It's about a month until the NBA's trade deadline on February 5th, and the Dallas Mavericks have a big task ahead of them. NBA insider Marc Stein said on a recent episode of the "DLLS Mavs" podcast that the Mavericks are open for business, and no player has more trade smoke around him than star forward/center Anthony Davis.
The Dallas Mavericks are prioritizing the acquisition of at least one impactful young talent in an Anthony Davis trade and have interest in Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga and Atlanta Hawks wing Zaccharie Risacher, NBA sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.
The Mavericks may not have started shopping Anthony Davis. But his name is out there, and it’s not by accident. Davis’ name has been making the rounds all season, and NBA insider Zach Lowe believes a couple of underperforming, win-now teams could at least kick the tires if the Mavericks ever open the door.
The Dallas Mavericks have been urged to target Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain with the NBA trade deadline approaching. NBA analyst Dan Favale of Bleacher Report thinks the Mavericks should attempt to acquire McCain since the Sixers have Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe and Quentin Grimes.
Just when people thought the Dallas Mavericks could be turning things around, they came crashing back down to reality. They had won six games out of seven with wins over the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, and Miami Heat in there, but are now in a stretch where they've lost four straight games, and six of the last seven.
The Dallas Mavericks’ rookie sensation Cooper Flagg has continued his remarkable start to the NBA season, earning the Kia Western Conference Rookie of the Month award for December.
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is off to an impressive start to his career. He should be a freshman in college right now, but reclassified to be at Duke last year, then went first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, which the Mavericks were lucky enough to win.
For a second consecutive month, former Duke teammates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel have been named the NBA’s Rookies of the Month for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively, the league announced today (Twitter link).
"Defense wins championships." That was Nico Harrison's reasoning for making the disastrous Luka Doncic trade with the Los Angeles Lakers 11 months ago, and he'd continuously repeat it over the next few months, hoping people would start to believe it.
It’s just over a month until the NBA trade deadline. So, time is running out for teams to make moves that could impact their fortunes not only this year, but for the near future.
It’s not that they look very much alike. Or come from the same continent or culture. Or were raised in the same basketball tradition. Or play the same position.
Anthony Davis made his return to action on New Year’s Day as the Dallas Mavericks took on the Philadelphia 76ers in a home game at the American Airlines Center.
The Dallas Mavericks are still reeling from a shaky start to the season, and are doing their best to recover with Cooper Flagg and spurts of Anthony Davis fueling the team.
On the first day of the new year, Tyrese Maxey picked up right where he left off in 2025 and furthered his case to join the MVP conversation with another big-time performance.
The Dallas Mavericks rang in the New Year with a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. However, Philadelphia spoiled the party with a 123-108 win over the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.
After ending 2025 on a sour note, the Dallas Mavericks hope that flipping the calendar leads to a surge of new success. The Mavericks begin the new year with a matchup against Tyrese Maxey and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a fanbase that had a worse 2025 than Dallas Mavericks fans. At the start of this calendar year, the Dallas Mavericks were off the back of their first NBA Finals appearance since 2011.
Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson is still a deadly shooter, but he fired a blank in a crucial moment of Monday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Mavericks have applied to the NBA for a disabled player exception for Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum, who both suffered season-ending injuries, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link).