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‘He Be Hitting People’: P.J. Washington Leaves A Mark On Giannis Antetokounmpo In 41 Physical Minutes As Dallas Mavericks Beat Miami Heat
Washington made four 3-pointers, tied up Antetokounmpo for three jump balls, and grabbed the game's final rebound in the 113-109 win.
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‘Nothing To Worry About’: Cooper Flagg, Dusty May Back Zaccharie Risacher After 2-Of-13 Night In Dallas Mavericks’ Win Over Miami Heat
Risacher added 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and a steal, and Dallas was plus-9 in his minutes as May said nobody on the roster will tell him to stop shooting.
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‘Just Trying To Impact Winning’: Inside Cooper Flagg’s 29-Point, 11-Assist Performance Against Miami Heat
MIAMI — Two days after a left shoulder injury kept him out of a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Cooper Flagg scored 29 points, handed out 11 assists, and blocked Andrew Wiggins’ 3-point attempt in the final minute of the Dallas…
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Dallas Cowboys Waive RB Emari Demercado And TE D.J. Rogers
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys waived running back Emari Demercado and tight end D.J. Rogers on Tuesday afternoon, the team announced through Dallas Cowboys Public Relations. The moves came the day after Dallas beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 at Lincoln Financial…
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‘Very Hard-Fought Road W’: Dallas Mavericks Beat Miami Heat 113-109 Behind Cooper Flagg’s 29 Points
MIAMI — Cooper Flagg scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter Monday night, two days after a left shoulder injury kept him out of a loss to the San Antonio Spurs. His driving layup with 10 seconds left sealed…
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‘Earned More And More Trust’: Dusty May Sees Sergio De Larrea Emerging For Dallas Mavericks
DALLAS — Sergio De Larrea scored the first 21 points of his NBA career Saturday night. All of them came in the first three quarters of the Dallas Mavericks’ 122-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center. The rookie…
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‘Ran Out Of Gas Late’: Shorthanded Dallas Mavericks Fall To San Antonio Spurs 122-106 Despite Sergio De Larrea’s 21 Points
DALLAS — The San Antonio Spurs made 5 three-pointers in the first 6:07 of the fourth quarter Saturday night and pulled away from the Dallas Mavericks, 122-106, at American Airlines Center. Dallas played the second night of a back-to-back without Cooper Flagg…
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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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‘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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Cooper Flagg Ruled Out For Rest Of Dallas Mavericks’ Game At Indiana Pacers With Left Shoulder Soreness
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks ruled Cooper Flagg out for the rest of Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers with left shoulder soreness. Flagg went to the locker room in the final minute of the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after…
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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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‘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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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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‘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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‘Expose Some Things’: Dallas Mavericks Fall To Houston Rockets 135-117 In Macao As Cooper Flagg Scores 19
MACAO — Cooper Flagg scored 17 of his 19 points in the second quarter Friday and sat the entire second half as the Dallas Mavericks opened the preseason. It was the first NBA game for Mavericks coach Dusty May. The Houston Rockets…
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‘Great Bonding Trip’: Dallas Mavericks Use Macao To Build Chemistry Before Season
MACAO — P.J. Washington said Thursday that everybody on the Dallas Mavericks pretty much likes each other before the season has even started, one of several players who described a close locker room during the team’s trip to the NBA China Games.…
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Joey Porter Jr. Plays 24 Snaps In Dallas Cowboys Debut As Tampa Bay Buccaneers Visit On Thursday Night
FRISCO, Texas — Joey Porter Jr. was on the field for 24 of the Dallas Cowboys' 52 defensive snaps Sunday in Houston, where Dallas beat the Houston Texans 34-30. The Cowboys had acquired the cornerback from the Pittsburgh Steelers four days earlier.…
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Caelen Carson, Ameer Speed Compete For Dallas Cowboys Snaps Opposite Joey Porter Jr.
FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said this week that cornerbacks Caelen Carson and Ameer Speed will compete for snaps opposite new starter Joey Porter Jr. while Shavon Revel Jr. works back from a knee and ankle injury. Revel left Sunday’s…
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‘Jerry’s 84’: Brian Schottenheimer Ties Joey Porter Jr. Trade To Dallas Cowboys’ Win-Now Urgency
FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Thursday the trade for cornerback Joey Porter Jr. came from an owner in a win-now mindset, and he tied that mindset in part to Jerry Jones’ age. The Dallas Cowboys sent a 2028 second-round…
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