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Less than 24 hours after being overwhelmed in Oklahoma City, the Dallas Mavericks looked like a team determined to rewrite the narrative. Their defense smothered the Houston Rockets, their pace never relented, and Anthony Davis — coming off a two-point performance against the Thunder — reclaimed command of the interior...

The Dallas Mavericks will again take the floor shorthanded on Saturday night as they host the Houston Rockets on the second night of a back-to-back. Hours before tipoff, head coach Jason Kidd announced that Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson have been ruled out, while P.J. Washington will be a game-time...

According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Chris Paul and Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy had multiple verbal incidents this season. During the Clippers' loss to the Dallas Mavericks on November 29, Paul approached Kawhi Leonard and told him to switch off of Klay Thompson and that didn't...

Los Angeles Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and James Harden grew "sick and tired" of Chris Paul, NBA sources told DallasHoopsJournal. Paul, who was sent home by the Clippers while the team was in Atlanta to face the Hawks, was criticizing players, coaches and front office members nonstop, sources said. Leonard...

The Dallas Mavericks left Paycom Center on Friday night with little interest in dwelling on what went wrong in a 132–111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game unraveled across the second and third quarters, their three-game win streak evaporated, and Anthony Davis endured one of the most difficult...

Anthony Davis’ night in Oklahoma City was already spiraling before a knee-to-knee collision in the third quarter added another layer of concern. The Dallas Mavericks star, held scoreless through three quarters and blitzed throughout by the Thunder’s top-ranked defense, went down clutching his left knee after colliding with Chet Holmgren...

For the first 14 minutes Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks looked ready for the challenge of facing the NBA’s best team. They moved with pace, defended with purpose and confidence, and matched the Oklahoma City Thunder shot for shot. It was, in many ways, the exact start they wanted on...

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers expects NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss four weeks. Antetokounmpo has a right calf injury. "I feel like we should learn is with calves, make sure they're healthy," Rivers said on Friday. "So that may take longer than we want. That even may make...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić could play in the Los Angeles Lakers-Philadelphia 76ers game on Sunday, December 7. Dončić is currently away from the Lakers for the birth of his second child. https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1997074162288902631 The Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors on Thursday without Dončić despite only getting eight points from LeBron James....

What was already shaping up to be the Dallas Mavericks’ toughest test of the season grew even more complicated Friday morning, when the team ruled out P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford ahead of its matchup with the 21–1 Oklahoma City Thunder. Neither player was present at shootaround, signaling early that...