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The Dallas Mavericks have not had the luxury of stability for most of this season, yet they’ve found a way to stack results anyway. Dallas enters this stretch at 19–26, riding a four-game winning streak and trending upward in a Western Conference race that has demanded constant adjustment — in...

The Dallas Mavericks took a meaningful step toward stabilizing their rotation Wednesday, with P.J. Washington returning to practice and positioning himself to play Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors. Washington missed Dallas’ previous two games due to personal reasons after initially dealing with a right ankle sprain. His return...

Another game turned into yet another historic afternoon for Klay Thompson, especially when the Utah Jazz are involved. Thompson scored all 23 of his points in the first half in just 20 minutes, and the Dallas Mavericks rolled to a 138-120 victory Saturday afternoon at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks...

The Dallas Mavericks will again be tested by attrition as they prepare for Saturday’s rematch against the Utah Jazz, balancing momentum from their most complete performance of the season with an injury report that remains extensive. Dallas enters the matchup at 16–26, positioned in the lower tier of a tightly...

The Dallas Mavericks arrive in Utah following a hard-fought 100–98 road victory over the Sacramento Kings, a win that snapped a seven-game road losing streak but did little to simplify the team’s ongoing injury picture. Dallas erased a double-digit deficit Tuesday night and outscored Sacramento by 14 points after halftime,...

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...

The Dallas Mavericks returned home still processing the lessons from a costly overtime loss in Utah, where a historic night from Cooper Flagg was undone by late-game execution issues. Dallas surrendered an eight-point lead in the final four minutes of regulation Monday and was outscored 11-4 in overtime in a...

What transpired Monday night at the Delta Center was one of those games Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg will remember for the rest of his NBA career — even if the result is not one he will celebrate. Flagg delivered a historic performance, scoring a career-high 42 points in a...

Cooper Flagg’s historic night unfolded the way so many breakout performances do early in an NBA career: brilliant, demanding, and ultimately incomplete. Flagg authored one of the most prolific scoring performances ever by an 18-year-old, pouring in a career-high 42 points and tying Mark Aguirre for the most points scored...

The Dallas Mavericks had five full days to reset, recover, and prepare for Friday night. When the game finally arrived, it quickly became clear the break had not dulled the urgency of a team that has spent much of the season living in narrow margins. Dallas played its 19th clutch...