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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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‘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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‘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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‘Use His Gravity’: Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Carry Preseason Lessons Into First Regular-Season Test Together
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg play their first regular-season game together Wednesday, when the Dallas Mavericks open the 2026-27 season at the Houston Rockets. Tip-off at Toyota Center is set for 7:30 p.m. CT. Both entered the NBA as the…
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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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‘Guard One Through Five’: Dusty May Plans To Use Morez Johnson Jr. At Power Forward And Center
DALLAS — Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. will play both power forward and center for the Dallas Mavericks, coach Dusty May said after practice Sunday. May expects the ninth overall pick to eventually become an interchangeable piece as his offensive game expands. Johnson…
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‘Eye-Opening Lessons’: Kyrie Irving Shares Takeaways From Dallas Mavericks’ Preseason
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks still have work to do on their rotations and communication after a 1-3 preseason, Kyrie Irving said after practice Monday, two days before the opener at the Houston Rockets. Irving played in two of the four exhibition…
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Dallas Mavericks Face Monday Deadline To Extend Dereck Lively II As Foot Recovery Continues
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have until 5 p.m. CT on Monday, Oct. 19, to sign center Dereck Lively II to a rookie-scale contract extension. If the deadline passes without a deal, Lively will play the 2026-27 season on the $7,239,131 salary…
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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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Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Headline Dallas Mavericks’ ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg will play in the same game at American Airlines Center for the first time Friday night, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT. Irving,…
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‘Morez Is Really Close’: Dallas Mavericks Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. Nearing Return From Shin Splints
DALLAS — Morez Johnson Jr. is close to returning from right shin splints, Mavericks coach Dusty May said after practice Thursday, a day before the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. May did not say whether the rookie will…
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‘Getting Much, Much Closer’: Santi Aldama Progressing From Knee Surgery, Not Expected To Play Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Santi Aldama will have to wait at least one more game. After practice Thursday, Mavericks coach Dusty May said he does not expect the forward to play Friday, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. Aldama…
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‘Slightly Tweaked Ankle’: Moussa Cissé Misses Dallas Mavericks Practice, Status Uncertain For Preseason Finale
DALLAS — Moussa Cissé did not practice Thursday, a day after tweaking his left ankle in the Dallas Mavericks’ 101-97 preseason loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Mavericks coach Dusty May called it a slightly tweaked ankle. Cissé would have been able…
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‘Play A Little Bit Tomorrow’: Marcus Sasser Expected To Make Dallas Mavericks Debut Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Marcus Sasser is expected to play Friday when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks, Mavericks coach Dusty May said after practice Thursday. “We anticipate Sass will play a little bit tomorrow,” May said. Sasser sat out…
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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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