NBA Announces Group Play Schedule For Emirates NBA Cup 2024

The NBA released its complete game schedule and national television schedule for group play of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024. The complete game schedule and national broadcast schedule for the 2024-25 regular season will be unveiled on Thursday, Aug. 15. Group play games will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 through Dec. […]

James Foglio  •  13 Aug 2024
Spencer Dinwiddie Returning to Dallas on One-Year Deal

As the free agent market gets dryer, one of the last remaining guards is returning to a familiar place. The Dallas Mavericks have reportedly agreed to terms with Spencer Dinwiddie on a one-year deal. This will be Dinwiddie’s second stint with the Mavericks. He was traded as part of the trade that landed Kyrie Irving […]

Mathew Huff  •  24 Jul 2024
3 Questions For Game 5 Of The NBA Finals

Key Highlights The Dallas Mavericks‘ 133.3 offensive rating in Game 4 was their highest of the playoffs They posted a 38.9 percent offensive rebounding rate, which was their second-best mark of the playoffs The Boston Celtics‘ 85.7 offensive rating was their second-lowest number of the year, including the regular season and playoffs Standing toe-to-toe with […]

Jackson Frank  •  17 Jun 2024
How The Celtics Picked Apart The Mavs In Game 3

Key Highlights Despite the absence of Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics posted their best half-court offensive rating of the series in Game 3 (108.9) Jaylen Brown starred again with 30 points, including 10-of-13 shooting inside the arc Behind 31 points, Jayson Tatum broke out of his shooting slump, while adding six rebounds, five assists and […]

Jackson Frank  •  13 Jun 2024
Why the Dallas Mavericks still have a puncher’s chance of winning the NBA Finals

Key Highlights: The main reason the Mavericks are down 0-2 isn’t their defense. Rather, it’s their offense. The Mavericks showed two little glimmers of hope in the fourth quarter that they could lean on in Game 3 in order to turn the series around. If what we saw at the end of Game 2 is […]

Mat Issa  •  11 Jun 2024
5 Storylines That May Shape The 2024 NBA Finals

Key Highlights The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks faced off once this season following the trade deadline, when Boston won, 138-110 Dallas’ now-vaunted defense struggled to contain the Celtics, which hit 21 threes and posted a 136.6 offensive rating Despite the blowout loss, Luka Doncic was terrific with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists […]

Jackson Frank  •  05 Jun 2024
Game 5 Was The Ultimate Affirmation Of The Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving Experiment

Key Highlights Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for a playoff-best 72 points on 69.1 percent true shooting in the Dallas Mavericks‘ Game 5 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves The Mavericks’ 129.8 offensive rating in the half-court was the second-highest mark Minnesota has allowed all season Doncic and Irving put on a shot-making extravaganza, attempting […]

Jackson Frank  •  31 May 2024
Kyrie Irving Is The Mavericks’ Do-It-All Star

Key Highlights Kyrie Irving is averaging 21.8 points (59.6 percent true shooting), 5.3 assists (2.5 turnovers), 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals in the playoffs The Dallas Mavericks are 29.5 points better per 100 possessions with Irving on the floor Early in the fourth quarter of Game 5 between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, […]

Jackson Frank  •  24 May 2024
Luka Doncic Tied For 5th Most 30-Point Playoff Triple-Doubles in NBA History

Luka Doncic posted his third career 30-point playoff triple-double, tying James Harden and Stephen Curry for the fifth most in NBA history, in the Dallas Mavericks‘ 104-92 Game 5 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals series. LeBron James leads the all-time list with 16 such games, followed by Oscar Robertson […]

James Foglio  •  16 May 2024