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The Dallas Mavericks arrived at Intuit Dome battered, undermanned and dealing with one of their strangest pre-game sequences of the season. They left with a season-saving win powered by an 18-year-old who keeps rewriting the record books. Cooper Flagg scored 35 points, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to...

Dereck Lively II’s right foot has become a renewed source of concern for the Dallas Mavericks, with the 21-year-old center now facing the possibility of missing an extended period of time. Complications appear to have surfaced around the same foot he had offseason surgery on, adding uncertainty to a frontcourt...

The Dallas Mavericks opened the season with the fewest road games in the NBA, but a home-heavy schedule hasn’t produced the stability they hoped. After Monday’s 106–102 loss to the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center, the Mavericks fell to 5–14 and a staggering 4–11 in clutch games, continuing a pattern...

The Miami Heat could regain an All-Star scorer on Monday night, but they’ll be missing the player who has carried their offense through the season’s first month. Tyler Herro is listed as questionable to make his season debut when the Heat open a four-game homestand against the Dallas Mavericks, signaling...

The Dallas Mavericks enter Monday night’s matchup against the Miami Heat carrying the residue of a bruising opening month — one dominated by injuries, lineup upheaval, and an unforgiving schedule. This contest marks their 11th game in 18 days, a stretch that has strained depth across every position. There is,...

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...

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,...

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...