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‘We Have Good Players’: Naji Marshall, Zaccharie Risacher Start As Dallas Mavericks Host San Antonio Spurs Without Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg
DALLAS — Naji Marshall and Zaccharie Risacher will start for the Dallas Mavericks in Saturday night’s home opener against the San Antonio Spurs, with Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg among six players ruled out. Max Christie, P.J. Washington, and Daniel Gafford round…
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Kyrie Irving Downgraded To Doubtful For Dallas Mavericks’ Home Opener Against San Antonio Spurs
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving has been downgraded to doubtful for the Dallas Mavericks’ home opener Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs, according to the team’s updated injury report. Earlier in the day, he was listed as questionable with the same designation,…
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Dallas Mavericks List 10 Players On Injury Report vs. San Antonio Spurs, Including Kyrie Irving And Cooper Flagg
DALLAS — Four players who played Friday at Indiana are questionable for the Dallas Mavericks’ home opener Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs: Kyrie Irving (left knee injury management), Max Christie (right shin contusion), Zaccharie Risacher (right hip soreness), and Morez…
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‘A Natural Connection’: Kyrie Irving On Tyrese Haliburton’s Return And Coming Back From Major Injury
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyrie Irving checked in with Tyrese Haliburton during the first quarter Friday night, asking how many days it had been since Haliburton last played in front of the home crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Irving scored 24 points in the Dallas…
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‘In Good Spirits’: Cooper Flagg To Be Evaluated For Left Shoulder Soreness After Flagrant Foul In Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Cooper Flagg has left shoulder soreness and will be evaluated over the next couple of days, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Friday night. Flagg did not play in the second half of the Dallas Mavericks’ 121-105 win over the Indiana…
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‘Played Like We Wanted It’: Dallas Mavericks Beat Indiana Pacers 121-105 For Dusty May’s First NBA Win
INDIANAPOLIS — Mavericks coach Dusty May has his first NBA win, and it came in his home state. The Dallas Mavericks scored 44 points in the first quarter Friday night, led by as many as 37 points before halftime, and held off…
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‘He’s The Engine For This Team’: Dallas Mavericks Visit Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers In Home Opener
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks play the Indiana Pacers at 6 p.m. CT Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Pacers’ home opener and the first night of Dallas’ first back-to-back. Dallas is 0-1 after Wednesday’s 128-110 loss at the Houston Rockets, and Indiana…
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‘We Still Need To Come Out With A Level Of Urgency’: Max Christie On What Dallas Mavericks Take From Houston Into Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks need a level of urgency even this early in the season, Max Christie said Friday, two days after a 128-110 season-opening loss to the Houston Rockets. Dallas plays at the Indiana Pacers on Friday at 6 p.m.…
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‘I Think We Needed It’: What The Dallas Mavericks Learned From Their 38-12 Second Quarter In Houston
HOUSTON — The Dallas Mavericks scored on 6 of their 30 possessions in the second quarter Wednesday night, according to play-type data reviewed by Dallas Sports Journal. The Houston Rockets scored on 18 of theirs, won the period 38-12, and went into…
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‘We Let Go Of The Rope’: Dallas Mavericks Fall To Houston Rockets 128-110 In Opener As Cooper Flagg Scores 32
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets outscored the Dallas Mavericks 38-12 in the second quarter Wednesday night at Toyota Center and took a 32-point lead into halftime. Houston went on to win the season opener for both teams, 128-110, in front of a…
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‘Getting Very Close’: Santi Aldama, Caleb Martin, Dereck Lively II, And Tarik Biberović Out For Dallas Mavericks’ Opener At Houston Rockets
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have listed Santi Aldama, Tarik Biberović, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin as out for Wednesday’s season opener against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Martin is out with a right thumb sprain, and Biberović is out…
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‘Share The Ball’: Sergio De Larrea Leans Into Playmaking As Dusty May Says Rookie Looks Like Rotation Player
DALLAS — Rookie Sergio de Larrea looks like a rotation player, Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May said after practice Sunday. The 25th overall pick averaged 10.0 points and 5.3 assists through Dallas’ first three preseason games. De Larrea had 11 points and…
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‘A Recipe For Success’: Dallas Mavericks Fall To Atlanta Hawks 135-111 As Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Make Home Debut Together
DALLAS — The Atlanta Hawks took the lead for good with 2:47 left in the first quarter Friday night and held it the rest of the way, beating the Dallas Mavericks 135-111 at American Airlines Center. The loss closed the Mavericks’ preseason…
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‘Definitely Going To Be More Than 9’: Dusty May Plans Deeper Dallas Mavericks Rotation After Studying NBA’s Best Teams
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May expects to play more than nine players in his rotation this season, and his staff spent the last couple of weeks studying how the league’s best teams from the past three or four seasons used…
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‘Sass Is Back Playing’: Dallas Mavericks Clear Marcus Sasser For Preseason Debut, Sit Max Christie And Tarik Biberović Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Marcus Sasser will make his preseason debut Friday night when the Dallas Mavericks close their exhibition schedule against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Center, Mavericks coach Dusty May said before the game. Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. will also play,…
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‘A Step Slow’: Dallas Mavericks Fall To New Orleans Pelicans 101-97 As Tobi Lawal, John Poulakidas Score 16 Apiece
DALLAS — Turnovers cost the Dallas Mavericks 27 points Wednesday night at American Airlines Center, where the New Orleans Pelicans held off a fourth-quarter push for a 101-97 preseason win. Dallas played without Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg, who were both resting,…
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Dallas Mavericks Center Moussa Cissé Tweaks Left Ankle, Will Sit Second Half Against New Orleans Pelicans
DALLAS — Moussa Cissé tweaked his left ankle in the first half of the Dallas Mavericks’ preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday and will sit the second half, the team announced. The injury is not considered serious. Cissé started…
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Dallas Mavericks Rule Out 8 Players vs. Pelicans, Including Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are resting Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving on Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, two of eight players the team ruled out for its third preseason game. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT at American Airlines…
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‘Expanding My Game’: Max Christie On Growing Beyond Catch-And-Shoot Role For Dallas Mavericks
MACAO — Max Christie scored 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting Sunday as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 132-115 at The Venetian Arena. He went 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and added 4 rebounds, 1 assist,…
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‘Playing At Ease’: Dusty May Sees Progress As Zaccharie Risacher Adjusts To Dallas Mavericks
MACAO — Zaccharie Risacher scored 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting Sunday, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 132-115 at The Venetian Arena. Fourteen of his points came after halftime on 6-of-8 shooting. Risacher went 2-of-6 from 3-point range and added…
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