Khris Middleton's 25 points led six Dallas scorers in double figures, and the Mavericks snapped a 10-game losing skid with their 134-130 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis.
The Dallas Mavericks (20-36) finally won what turned out to be a fun, competitive NBA game, even if it was against two bad teams. Dallas beat the Indiana Pacers (15-43), 134-130, behind a full team effort.
The Dallas Mavericks put their 10-game losing streak to the test on Sunday evening in a tanking battle for the ages. 22 players were on the injury report between the two teams heading into the game, but most of the players listed as "questionable" ended up playing.
The ever-growing issue of tanking has taken over the NBA narrative and conversations. Commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that he plans on implementing a solution to prevent teams from tanking and providing a poor product on the court.
How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?
The Dallas Mavericks have lost 10 straight games. They may say they're not trying to tank, but the results are saying otherwise. And it makes sense for the team to do so, as 2026 is the last year they have control over their first-round pick until 2031.
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
Mark Cuban isn’t done poking holes in the NBA’s tanking logic. As the league ramps up its anti-tanking push — with commissioner Adam Silver openly acknowledging the issue has gotten worse — the former Mavericks majority owner took to social media to raise a fairly uncomfortable follow-up question.
The Dallas Mavericks limp into the closing stretch of a six-game road swing, sliding on a 10-game losing streak, as they head to Indianapolis for their fifth game of the odyssey against the Indiana Pacers.
One of the big topics around the NBA right now is tanking, as the league fined the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers for practices that could be deemed as tanking.
The Dallas Mavericks and their star point guard Kyrie Irving recently made it official – Irving would be out for the remainder of the season, looking for a fresh start in 2026-2027.
The Dallas Mavericks lost again, this time 122-111 to the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night in Minneapolis. It’s the Mavericks 10th loss in a row. The last time Dallas won was Jan.
The Dallas Mavericks took on the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night in their first game since the All-Star break on Friday. Losers of nine-straight coming into the night, Dallas dropped their tenth in a row, 122-111.
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Game. Blouses. Not that it matters much, but the Dallas Mavericks (19-36) lost their 10th straight game and their first out of the NBA All-Star Break on Friday, 122-111, to the Minnesota Timberwolves (35-22) at Target Center.
The NBA is trying to do whatever it can to combat tanking. One of the big "issues" about the NBA right now is how many teams have zero desire to win games, choosing instead to chase losses, which gives them higher odds in the draft lottery.
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced on Wednesday that Kyrie Irving will not return this season. Irving suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on March 3 against Sacramento.
When Klay Thompson signed with the Dallas Mavericks in 2024, he felt that he put himself in a position to win a fifth championship. But now, Luka Doncic is no longer around, Anthony Davis only played 29 games before being traded, and Kyrie Irving is still recovering from knee surgery.
Apparently, numbers do lie. Despite shooting more efficiently than the majority of the participants in the NBA’s 3-point contest, Dallas Mavericks fourth-year guard Max Christie did not make the cut.
Mark Cuban is among those who think the NBA might be fighting the wrong battle. The former majority owner of the Mavericks says the league should embrace tanking, not punish it, and believes the fan experience is the most overlooked part of the conversation.
This season might be the Dallas Mavericks’ worst campaign after the year 2000. Here’s why, so you can make an informed decision on the matter. To say the Dallas Mavericks are struggling this season is an understatement.
ESPN apparently falls a little bit flat for Kyrie Irving. The Dallas Mavericks star point guard Irving, an ANTA signature athlete, appeared during NBA All-Star Weekend at an AntaLand event in Santa Monica, Calif.