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The Dallas Mavericks will be without Brandon Williams on Monday night, opting for caution after the guard woke up with right Achilles soreness following Friday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets. Williams played in that game, but the soreness emerged afterward, prompting the Mavericks to rule him out for the road...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without Anthony Davis on Monday night, opting for caution as the team continues to manage his health amid an already thinned rotation. Davis was ruled out for the road matchup against the Utah Jazz after suffering a left calf contusion during Friday’s win over the...

The Dallas Mavericks’ recent surge — five wins in their last six games — has not been driven by a single schematic shift or lineup change. Instead, it has come from clarity: clearer roles, sharper communication, and a growing trust in the moments that matter most. At the center of...

Cooper Flagg is starting to feel at home in the NBA. The schedule is relentless, the travel unforgiving and the physical toll unavoidable, but the game itself is slowing down for the Dallas Mavericks’ No. 1 overall pick. As the season progresses, Flagg has grown more comfortable navigating the league’s...

Ryan Nembhard’s NBA journey did not begin with applause, a green-room camera shot, or a handshake on draft night. Instead, it began in airport terminals before ultimately leading to the Dallas Mavericks. In the weeks leading up to the NBA Draft, Nembhard crisscrossed the country in a relentless pursuit of...

The LA Clippers’ decision to send Chris Paul home for the remainder of the season has sparked fresh speculation about where the 21-year NBA veteran could finish the final year of his Hall of Fame career. Paul has maintained a desire to remain close to his family in Los Angeles,...

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 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...