A day after he turned 20 years old, Melvin Ajinca celebrated by becoming the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks. A product of Saint-Quentin in France’s top league, Ajinca was chosen Thursday by the New York Knicks on the second round of…
As the first round of the NBA draft began with a thick French accent, then weaved its way through 30 picks Wednesday night, the Mavericks watched and waited. The first half of the two-day event came and went with the Mavericks knowing that…
The Mavericks go into Wednesday’s first round of the NBA draft without a selection. Their only pick in the 2024 draft is No. 58 – the last pick of the second round, thanks to Phoenix and Philadelphia forfeiting their choices in the second…
When Nico Harrison breaks down the season the Mavericks just had – and more importantly game-plans for the future – he has a clear vision of what’s needed for this team. Keep them together. And keep them growing. The demands of the general…
In wrapping a nice little bow around the 2023-24 season, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is convinced that what transpired over the past year is only the beginning of something beautiful for a team that defied the odds and advanced to…
BOSTON – The Boston Celtics finally got over the hump. But unfortunately, it was against the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics lost in the 2017 and ’18 Eastern Conference Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers, in the 2020 and 2023 conference…
The Mavericks will look back at their two-month run in the NBA playoffs and realize it was packed with moments that they will never forget. And we’re not even talking about the woman who clearly was in the throes of passion somewhere near…
BOSTON – The Mavericks have been cultivating the game of rookie Dereck Lively II behind the scenes throughout this season. He’s been working on the corner three-pointer in practices, individual workout sessions and elsewhere, far from the…
BOSTON – The Celtics were tough enough on the defensive end in the NBA Finals to make the Marlboro Man look like Tinkerbell. As the clock ticked down on their season, with the Celtics and their passionate crowd ready to celebrate, the…
BOSTON – In the aftermath of losing Game 5 to the Boston Celtics on Monday night at TD Garden, 106-88, thus losing the NBA Finals, Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd reminded his listeners that this is just the beginning of a journey for…
BOSTON – If the Dallas Mavericks can reach back and put on a sterling defensive performance in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics similar to what they produced in Game 4, this best-of-seven NBA Finals series will almost assuredly be headed…
While the Mavericks have to look at their 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals like it can be overcome, which it has been before, the Celtics will try to remind themselves of who they are – still the overwhelming favorites to hoist the Larry…
BOSTON – For the Dallas Mavericks, the math is simple. Win Game 5, and there will be a Game 6. Win Game 6, and there will be a Game 7. But the first calculated move for the Mavs is to make sure they make all the numbers add up while they…
In his “state of the franchise” remarks about the Dallas Mavericks on Friday afternoon, Mavs governor Patrick Dumont gave high praise to general manager Nico Harrison and coach Jason Kidd for setting the wheels in motion while getting the…
This was nothing less than a show of defiance by the Mavericks. They were down 3-0 in the NBA Finals and everybody knows what that means. But they did not go down on their home floor and suffer the indignity of the Boston Celtics…
BOSTON –Whatever alleged “curse” the Boston Celtics had on Kyrie Irving, it’s over now. A member of the Celtics from 2017-19, Irving had an abysmal 0-13 record against the Celtics since he left that franchise to sign a free agent contract…
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd came to the defense of his star player – point guard Luka Dončić – who was heavily criticized on the national television talk shows this week for what the critics perceived was his lack of defense.…
The odds remain overwhelmingly stacked against the Mavericks. But for a few more days, they can still dream of a magical, historic escape. Lika a prize fighter hanging on, clinging to a puncher’s chance, the Mavericks gathered themselves…
As he surveyed the shiny new basketball court at the Boys & Girls Club of East Dallas, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took a moment to remember that sports as a way of life probably is not in the cards for most of the 100 young people that…
As Kyrie Irving has said more than a few times in the NBA Finals, perspective comes from experience – often difficult, painful experiences. That being the case, the Mavericks are gaining a ton of perspective by going down 3-0 in the Finals…
The most notable play of Game 3 – and possibly of this year’s NBA Finals series — occurred when a razor-close block/charge 50/50 call went against the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić. The play occurred with 4:12 remaining in a game the…
While the Mavericks of 2024 fell into an abyss from which nobody has ever escaped, the Mavericks of 2011 got together on Wednesday night to celebrate the 13th anniversary of their championship win at Miami. It was June 12, 2011, when Dirk…
Unfortunately, it has come down to this for the Dallas Mavericks. Either they beat the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Center on Friday, or else their season will be over. The Mavs put themselves in this dark corner when they lost Game…
Jerry West is gone, but the logo will go on forever. News of West’s death on Tuesday sent shock waves through the NBA. One of the greatest players, executives and people ever associated with the game died at 86. At the NBA Finals, coach…
The NBA Finals are only two games old, but the Dallas Mavericks suddenly find themselves in a must-win situation. The Mavs trail the Boston Celtics, 2-0, in this best-of-seven series for pro basketball’s most prestigious prize. And as both…
Luka Dončić was asked Tuesday how his chest injury is doing and said only that “I feel good. I don’t want to get into any more details.” Let’s be perfectly clear about the Mavericks as they return home to the boisterous American Airlines…
On the eve of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis wanted to make one message perfectly clear. The Celtics have listed Porzingis as questionable for Game 3 with what they term as a “rare injury’ described as a…
The Mavericks have no room for error now. Maybe urgency has not yet been replaced by panic. But panic is lurking around the corner, waiting to hijack urgency. There’s no such thing as a must-win situation unless your season will end if you…
When it comes to recovering from an 0-2 deficit in the NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving has been there, done that. And that gives the Dallas Mavericks a lot of hope as they attempt to win a series against the Boston Celtics with the odds heavily…
BOSTON – The simple fact is that the Mavericks now must win four of the next five games, or four in a row if you want to think really optimistically, to finish this season as NBA champions. So we’re telling you there’s a chance. But based…