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During an interview with NBA reporter Malika Andrews of ESPN, Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg spoke about how great a mentor Kyrie Irving has been to him. Irving isn't playing this season because of the ACL injury he suffered last season, but the 2016 NBA champion has been helping Flagg,...

Naji Marshall scored 32 on Monday night on his old court. The Dallas Mavericks had the New Orleans Pelicans down by 10 in the first quarter. The Pelicans' bench helped flip the game before halftime to win 129-111 at Smoothie King Center, handing the Mavs their 26th road loss of...

John Poulakidas has been chasing this his whole life. He is 24 years old, a Yale graduate, and on a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He had yet to score an NBA point. The opportunities had been there. The ball just wouldn't go in. Sunday in Cleveland, down single...

Jason Kidd had a problem heading into Sunday's rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Daniel Gafford was resting, Dereck Lively II was out for the season, and the Dallas Mavericks had just been physically dominated at home two nights earlier. His solution was unconventional, starting 6-foot-7 P.J. Washington at center, but it was...

Jason Kidd called it a character check. His team passed. Less than 48 hours after being blown out at home by 33 points, the Dallas Mavericks walked into Rocket Arena on Sunday afternoon and handed the Cleveland Cavaliers a 130-120 defeat that looked nothing like what happened Friday at American...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Ryan Nembhard does not need the spotlight. He just needs the ball and an open teammate. In Friday night's 138-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at American Airlines Center, Nembhard started at point guard and finished with 8 points on 3-of-7 shooting, 4 rebounds, and 9 assists...

The Dallas Mavericks couldn't slow down Evan Mobley during Friday night's 138-105 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers at American Airlines Center. Despite only playing 23 minutes, he tied his season high with 29 points on 12-of-15 shooting, and the Cavs quickly pulled away from the Mavs. Donovan Mitchell added 24...

The Dallas Mavericks briefly appeared at risk of squandering a chance to end their eight-game losing streak. A 20-point first-half lead had vanished, the Memphis Grizzlies had just tied the game at 84 with just over a minute left in the third quarter, and FedExForum was as loud as it...

Klay Thompson is unlikely to play on Thursday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Dallas Mavericks listed him as doubtful due to rest ahead of the six-game road trip finale and on the front end of a back-to-back. Dallas hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. The Mavericks remain without Kyrie Irving...

As the Dallas Mavericks continue to play out a six-game road trip, the losses continue to pile up. The team dropped its eighth consecutive game — this time, losing 124-112 against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Tuesday night. Dallas has now lost 18 of its last 20...