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Santi Aldama, Dereck Lively II Out Again As Dallas Mavericks List Jett Howard Doubtful At Indiana Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks have ruled out Santi Aldama, Tarik Biberović, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin for Friday's game against the Indiana Pacers, according to the NBA's official injury report. Jett Howard is listed as doubtful with right calf tightness…
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‘Always Fun Playing Here’: Marcus Sasser Scores 17 In Dallas Mavericks Regular-Season Debut Back In Houston
HOUSTON — Marcus Sasser scored 17 points off the bench Wednesday night in his first regular-season game with the Dallas Mavericks, in the city where he played four college seasons. The Houston Rockets won the season opener 128-110 at Toyota Center. Sasser…
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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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‘Quickness To The Ball’: Dusty May Stresses Physicality Before Dallas Mavericks’ Opener At Houston Rockets
HOUSTON — Physicality and quickness to the ball are the two things Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May has pushed his team on since the preseason games, he said Wednesday at Toyota Center before his NBA regular-season debut against the Houston Rockets. Tip-off…
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Dallas Mavericks Add Jett Howard To Injury Report As Questionable For Season Opener At Houston Rockets
HOUSTON — The Dallas Mavericks added Jett Howard to their injury report Tuesday evening with right calf tightness. The two-way wing is listed as questionable for Wednesday’s season opener against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Howard was not on the report…
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‘Learning Experience For Everybody’: Cooper Flagg Shares Takeaways From Dallas Mavericks’ Preseason Before Houston Opener
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg sees a lot of room for the Dallas Mavericks to improve after a 1-3 preseason, the second-year forward said after practice Tuesday. Dallas opens the regular season Wednesday at the Houston Rockets. Flagg totaled 33 points, 10 rebounds,…
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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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‘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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‘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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‘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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‘Different Identity, Different Culture’: Cooper Flagg Sees Faster Dallas Mavericks Offense Taking Shape
MACAO — The Dallas Mavericks attempted 51 3-pointers Friday in their first game under coach Dusty May. The Houston Rockets won the preseason opener 135-117 at The Venetian Arena. Dallas made 18-of-51, or 35.3%. The Mavericks went 4-of-15 from 3-point range in…
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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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‘He Told Me I Wasn’t Going To Get Traded’: P.J. Washington Recalls Masai Ujiri’s Reassurance Amid Trade Rumors
DALLAS — P.J. Washington said this week that Dallas Mavericks president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri told him he will not be traded. Not everyone around the league is so sure. Marc Stein of The Stein Line reported Sunday that opposing teams…
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‘Here To Make An Impact’: Tarik Biberović Fighting For Minutes Beyond His Shooting In Dallas Mavericks Camp
DALLAS — Tarik Biberović is trying to show the Dallas Mavericks physicality, defense, rebounding, and basketball IQ in training camp, not just the shooting that made his name at Fenerbahçe, he said Friday after the sixth practice. Biberović has good size, he…
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‘Not The Primary Objective’: Dusty May Sets Dallas Mavericks’ Goals For Macao Preseason Games Against Houston Rockets
DALLAS — Winning will not be the primary objective when the Dallas Mavericks face the Houston Rockets twice in Macao next week, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Friday. He called the trip a fact-finding mission. The Mavericks play the Rockets at The…
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