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PORTLAND, Oreg. — Cooper Flagg will play Friday night in Portland. The Dallas Mavericks rookie was not listed on the official injury report ahead of tonight's game against the Trail Blazers, clearing him to play despite leaving Wednesday's 142-135 loss against the Denver Nuggets with his right hand heavily wrapped and...

DENVER — Cooper Flagg has seen plenty in his rookie season, but Wednesday night offered a test. The Dallas Mavericks forward scored 26 points in a 142–135 loss to the Denver Nuggets, then found himself explaining what it’s like to match up against Nikola Jokić after a historic performance. Jokić delivered...

DENVER — The Dallas Mavericks were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Monday night. Ten games remain. What's left now is time to build a foundation for next season. Next up is the Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks head to Ball Arena on Wednesday for a tip-off set for 9 p.m. CT....

De'Anthony Melton knows what the Dallas Mavericks want to do Monday night. The Golden State Warriors have to make sure they don't let them do it. "Transition defense is huge — they're going to try to get out and run," Melton said at shootaround Monday. "We've got to limit turnovers...

Ryan Nembhard has been through enough close games this season to know what the Dallas Mavericks still need to figure out. Monday night against the Golden State Warriors, he wants to stop leaving it to chance. "Limit threes, run them off the line, rebound, get out in transition, and try...

Ryan Nembhard has been through enough close games this season to know what the Dallas Mavericks still need to figure out. Monday night against the Golden State Warriors, he wants to stop leaving it to chance. "Limit threes, run them off the line, rebound, get out in transition, and try...

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t operating under any illusions about where they stand. At 21–36 and 12th in the Western Conference, they remain mathematically alive in the play-in race. But after trading Anthony Davis at the deadline, the organizational direction is unmistakable. This is no longer about squeezing out marginal short-term...

As the Dallas Mavericks head into the All-Star break at 19-35 and 12th in the Western Conference, the franchise’s most pressing question remains unresolved: Will Kyrie Irving return this season? The nine-time All-Star guard addressed his status Saturday during a Twitch livestream, saying he plans to clarify his recovery and...

The Dallas Mavericks are 19-34 with one game remaining before the NBA All-Star break. They sit 12th in the Western Conference. They entered the season with playoff expectations and one of the league’s more aggressive roster timelines. Those facts are difficult to reconcile for a franchise that reshaped itself twice...

The Dallas Mavericks are 19-34 with one game remaining before the NBA All-Star break. They sit 12th in the Western Conference. They entered the season with playoff expectations and one of the league’s more aggressive roster timelines. Those facts are difficult to reconcile for a franchise that reshaped itself twice...