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The Dallas Mavericks were closing in on their first two-game winning streak of the season. Instead, the Memphis Grizzlies — shorthanded and forced to play more than 10 minutes with only one available center in deep foul trouble — made the final plays that mattered, handing Dallas a 102–96 loss...

The Dallas Mavericks return to American Airlines Center on Saturday night for the second half of a back-to-back, looking to build on Friday’s 118–115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans — a game defined by Max Christie’s perimeter shooting, Cooper Flagg’s late-game execution, and Dereck Lively II’s carefully managed minutes....

Dereck Lively II has spent the past week fighting through one of the most frustrating phases an NBA player can face: limits. But now, the Dallas Mavericks won’t have him at all. The team ruled Lively out for Saturday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, removing the 7-foot center from the...

Cooper Flagg delivered his most complete performance yet as an NBA player, pouring in a career-high 29 points with seven rebounds and five assists, and the Dallas Mavericks erased a 15-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118–115 on Friday night at American Airlines Center. Dallas (5–12) entered the...

The Dallas Mavericks return to American Airlines Center on Friday night still searching for ways to navigate a razor-thin margin of error that has defined the early part of their season. After Wednesday’s 113–111 loss to the Knicks — one decided by a controversial offensive foul in the final second...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without another key contributor on Friday night after ruling out guard D’Angelo Russell due to illness ahead of their matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans at American Airlines Center. Russell, who has been one of Dallas’ most productive reserves this season, is averaging 12.6 points,...

Dallas Mavericks guard Danté Exum will miss the entire 2025–26 season after continued complications from offseason right knee surgery, the team announced Thursday, marking another significant blow for a roster already stretched thin by injuries and earlier front-office missteps. Exum, who re-signed with Dallas on a one-year, $3.3 million deal...

The Dallas Mavericks executed the play they wanted, got the clean catch they needed, and watched a game-tying layup drop — only to have it wiped away by an offensive foul with 0.7 seconds left in a 113–111 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night at American Airlines...

Jason Kidd confirmed Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks denied the New York Knicks’ offseason request to interview him for their head-coaching vacancy, but said he never entertained the idea of leaving the franchise he has long identified with. “I was never thinking about leaving Dallas,” Kidd said before the Mavericks...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without Cooper Flagg on Wednesday night after the rookie forward was ruled out due to an illness, removing the team’s most productive scorer from an already thin rotation as the New York Knicks visit American Airlines Center. Flagg had been listed as questionable earlier in...