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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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‘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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‘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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‘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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‘Moving In The Right Direction’: Santi Aldama’s Status For Dallas Mavericks Opener At Houston Still Uncertain
DALLAS — Santi Aldama had a good practice Sunday, but Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May was not ready to say whether the forward will play in Wednesday’s season opener against the Houston Rockets. Aldama sat out all four preseason games. He has…
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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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‘Most Athletic Perimeter Defenders’: Dusty May Wants Atlanta Hawks To Test Dallas Mavericks’ Ball Security, Transition Defense
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May wants the Atlanta Hawks to test his team’s ball security and transition defense in Friday night’s preseason finale at American Airlines Center. Two days earlier, Dallas committed 27 turnovers in a 101-97 loss to the…
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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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‘A Lot More Flashes’: Daniel Gafford Details Role In Dusty May’s Dallas Mavericks Offense Before Atlanta Hawks Finale
DALLAS — Daniel Gafford will still set ball screens in Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May’s offense this season, but more of his work is going to come on flashes and dribble handoffs, the center said Friday morning before the preseason finale against…
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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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‘A Very Close Group’: Dusty May Sees Dallas Mavericks Chemistry Growing After Macao Trip
DALLAS — After eight or 10 practices and a trip to China, the Dallas Mavericks look like a very close group, coach Dusty May said Wednesday. They will not know for sure, May added, until they have been through some adversity. May…
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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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Sergio de Larrea Postgame Press Conference | Mavericks vs. Pelicans (Oct. 14, 2026)
Sergio de Larrea speaks with reporters after the Dallas Mavericks game against the Pelicans on October 14, 2026. Watch the full postgame media availability from Dallas Sports Journal.
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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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‘A Work In Progress’: Dusty May, Kyrie Irving On Early Chemistry As Dallas Mavericks Fit Irving Into Lineup
MACAO — The Dallas Mavericks are still working out how to play with Kyrie Irving on the floor, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Sunday after Irving’s first game in 587 days. Irving scored 17 points in a 132-115 preseason win over the…
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‘Plays To Win Every Single Possession’: Dusty May Praises Sergio De Larrea’s Winning Impact On Mavericks
MACAO — Sergio de Larrea finished plus-34 in 22:25 off the bench Sunday, the best mark on either side of the Dallas Mavericks’ 132-115 preseason win over the Houston Rockets at The Venetian Arena. The rookie guard had 9 points, 7 rebounds,…
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‘Look Like Myself Again’: Dallas Mavericks Beat Houston Rockets 132-115 In Macao As Kyrie Irving Scores 17 In Return
MACAO — Kyrie Irving needed 14 seconds to score in his first game since tearing the ACL in his left knee on March 3, 2025. He drove for a reverse layup on the opening possession Sunday at The Venetian Arena, and the…
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‘He Has The Factor’: Dusty May Praises Sergio De Larrea After Dallas Mavericks Preseason Debut
MACAO — Sergio de Larrea had 11 points, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers in 23 minutes in his preseason debut Friday as the Dallas Mavericks lost 135-117 to the Houston Rockets at The Venetian Arena. The teams meet again Sunday. Dallas acquired…
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