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The Charlotte Hornets have won four straight by double digits. The Dallas Mavericks have won two of their last 15. The difference in trajectory is hard to miss, and Tuesday night at Spectrum Center is likely to reflect it. Charlotte has climbed to 30-31 and into the Eastern Conference playoff...

The Dallas Mavericks made two notable changes to their injury report following Tuesday's shootaround in Charlotte. P.J. Washington was upgraded from questionable to probable with a left ankle sprain. Klay Thompson was downgraded from questionable to doubtful with a right adductor contusion. The moves paint a clearer picture of who...

Cooper Flagg is no longer listed as out. The Dallas Mavericks upgraded the rookie to doubtful on Monday's injury report ahead of Tuesday's road game against the Charlotte Hornets, a notable step forward after Flagg spent the last several weeks sidelined with a left midfoot sprain. The change in designation...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was everything the Dallas Mavericks had no answer for on Sunday night. The reigning NBA MVP scored 30 points, grabbed four steals, and dished five assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder handed the Mavericks a 100-87 defeat at American Airlines Center. The loss dropped Dallas to 21-39 on...

AJ Johnson spent Saturday night in Frisco putting up numbers that turned heads. By Sunday morning, his head coach had taken notice. Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd spoke glowingly about Johnson's 27-point performance with the Texas Legends ahead of Sunday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and confirmed the...

AJ Johnson had never set foot inside Comerica Center before Saturday night. By the time he walked out, the Dallas Mavericks' 21-year-old guard had left one of the more compelling individual performances of the Texas Legends' season. Johnson, on assignment from Dallas, scored 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting in his...

The Dallas Mavericks will attempt to snap a six-game home losing streak Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies while navigating one of their most taxing injury reports of the season, with 10 players listed in varying degrees of availability on the second night of a back-to-back set following Thursday's 130-121...

The Dallas Mavericks suffered one of their more disheartening losses of a difficult season Thursday night, falling 130-121 to the Sacramento Kings — the team with the worst record in the NBA — at American Airlines Center. The loss dropped Dallas to 21-37, extended their home losing streak to six...

Marvin Bagley III has played six games as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. He’s averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench, shooting 58.9% from the field. Three double-doubles. Twenty-two offensive rebounds. Numbers that would stand on their own anywhere — but here, they mean...

The Dallas Mavericks did not simply win a basketball game Tuesday night. They navigated a blizzard that reshaped their travel plans, extended their stay in Indianapolis, preserved their preparation in a different city, flew into New York just hours before tipoff — and then delivered one of their most efficient...