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The Dallas Mavericks leaned into their defensive identity and rediscovered timely execution Saturday night, snapping a four-game losing streak with a 110-104 victory over the Houston Rockets at American Airlines Center. Behind a dominant two-way night from Anthony Davis and a career-best efficiency performance from Max Christie, Dallas controlled the...

Zach Lowe is suggesting that the Milwaukee Bucks could be "desperate" enough to make a play for Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis ahead of the NBA trade deadline. That feels accurate. The Bucks are bereft of future assets. If they traded even a single first-round pick, that would be indicative...

The NBA announced Thursday that Cooper Flagg has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in December, marking the second straight month the Dallas Mavericks forward/guard has earned the honor. Flagg is now the third Maverick to receive the award in consecutive months, a distinction...

What began as one of the Dallas Mavericks’ most efficient openings of the season unraveled into another reminder of their current margin for error, as the Philadelphia 76ers leveraged elite shot creation and late-game execution to secure a 123–108 victory Thursday night at American Airlines Center. Dallas shot 65.2% in...

The Dallas Mavericks closed out the 2025 calendar year with a familiar script — a deep hole, a determined comeback, and multiple chances to steal a win late that ultimately slipped away. Despite erasing a 17-point deficit and holding the lead inside the final 90 seconds, the Dallas Mavericks fell...

The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks are arriving at similar questions from very different positions as the 2025-26 NBA season plays out. Golden State is hovering at .500 after a 141-127 overtime loss at Toronto, a game that again exposed interior vulnerabilities and turnover issues despite a 39-point performance...

The Dallas Mavericks spent Saturday night oscillating between progress and self-inflicted damage, and by the final buzzer, the latter again proved too costly. Behind a steady, milestone-filled performance from Russell Westbrook, the Sacramento Kings survived multiple Dallas rallies and closed out a 113–107 win over the Dallas Mavericks at Golden...

As December has progressed, struggles have put the Atlanta Hawks in a position where league observers believe the organization may be more willing to explore a significant trade to change the trajectory of its season, sources tell dallassportsjournal.com/. Among the scenarios that continue to surface in league conversations is Atlanta’s...

The Dallas Mavericks walked into Christmas Day hoping to showcase progress — a team that had played better basketball in recent weeks despite a disappointing record. They walked out with more questions than answers. After a 126–116 loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Mavericks fell to 12–20, and the...

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has known Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg longer than others in the NBA. Flagg attended Curry's basketball camp back in the day, so Curry knew firsthand how talented Flagg was before the Warriors hosted the Mavericks on Christmas Day. The Mavericks lost to the...