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Cooper Flagg will play Friday night in Portland. The Dallas Mavericks rookie was not listed on the official injury report ahead of tonight's game against the Trail Blazers, clearing him to play despite leaving Wednesday's 142-135 loss against the Denver Nuggets with his right hand heavily wrapped and iced after...

Cooper Flagg has seen plenty in his rookie season, but Wednesday night offered a test. The Dallas Mavericks forward scored 26 points in a 142–135 loss to the Denver Nuggets, then found himself explaining what it’s like to match up against Nikola Jokić after a historic performance. Jokić delivered another...

Brandon Williams stepped to the line with the Dallas Mavericks down one and a chance to tie. He missed both free throws. Nikola Jokić went right back to work, and the game was over. That sequence, with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter, turned what had been a remarkable comeback...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg finished Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets despite injuring his right hand in the fourth quarter, and was spotted in the locker room afterward with his hand heavily wrapped and iced. Flagg injured his hand by landing awkwardly late in the game. He also...

Dwight Powell will draw the start at center Wednesday night for the Dallas Mavericks against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena, filling in for the injured Daniel Gafford (right shoulder sprain). Powell, who is averaging 3.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in 53 games this season, has shown he can step...

The Dallas Mavericks ruled out Daniel Gafford for Wednesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena with a right shoulder sprain, while Brandon Williams was cleared to return after missing three games in the concussion protocol. Gafford went through morning shootaround and was listed as questionable on the...

Both Daniel Gafford and Brandon Williams were on the court at Wednesday morning’s shootaround in Denver as the Dallas Mavericks prepare for tonight’s game against the Nuggets at Ball Arena. Gafford participated in the session and remains questionable with a right shoulder sprain. Williams, also listed as questionable under the...

The Dallas Mavericks were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Monday night. Ten games remain. What's left now is time to build a foundation for next season. Next up is the Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks head to Ball Arena on Wednesday for a tip-off set for 9 p.m. CT. Dallas...

Cooper Flagg’s latest performance didn’t just jump off the box score — it placed him into a statistical lane that very few rookies in NBA history have ever reached. With 33 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists in the Dallas Mavericks’ 131–130 win over the Denver Nuggets, Flagg authored one...

The margin between relief and regret has been razor-thin for the Dallas Mavericks this season, especially when games tighten late. Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets demanded they live in that space again — only this time, Dallas survived it. Behind a masterclass from Cooper Flagg and a bruising, stabilizing...