News Category: Dallas Mavericks

Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic lead Mavs to road sweep of Kings

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic combined for 56 points, Dante Exum broke a late tie with a 3-pointer and the Dallas Mavericks completed a two-game road sweep of the Sacramento Kings with a 107-103 victory Friday night. Irving led the way with 30 points and Doncic completed a double-double with 26 points and a game-high 12 assists for the Mavericks (44-29), who had won 132-96 in the opener of the four-day double-header on Tuesday. Domantas

Mavericks look to pull further away from Kings

The Dallas Mavericks will look to put some distance between themselves and the Sacramento Kings in the standings when the teams meet in Sacramento on Friday night for the second time in four days. Luka Doncic had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the first half to help the Mavericks lead at halftime, and Kyrie Irving scored 18 in the second half as Dallas pulled away for a 132-96 victory over Sacramento on

Mavs, Kings jockey for playoff position in key matchup

The highly coveted sixth spot in the Western Conference playoff race is on the line when the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings open a four-day, two-game series in the California capital on Tuesday night. Both teams held their position in a sixth-place tie with wins on Monday. Dallas (42-29) opened a five-game trip with a 115-105 triumph over the Utah Jazz, before the Kings (42-29) tipped off a five-game homestand with a 108-96 victory over

In tight playoff chase, Mavs face spiraling Jazz

There are just more than 10 games remaining in the regular season for the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks, but they find themselves in vastly different positions. Heading into Monday’s game in Salt Lake City, the Jazz (29-42) hope to rebound from the struggles they’ve experienced since trading three contributors in mid-February. The Mavericks (41-29) are embroiled in a tight playoff-positioning battle with the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. They are tied with the Kings

After exchanging blowouts, Jazz, Mavs set for Round 3

Judging by the first two meetings of the Jazz and the Mavericks this season, it is anyone’s guess what will happen Thursday when Utah visits Dallas. The teams have played two wildly different contests against each other. Dallas crushed visiting Utah 147-97 on Dec. 6. On New Year’s Day, the Jazz made an 87-point turnaround, smashing the Mavericks 127-90 in Salt Lake City. After the Thursday contest in Dallas, the teams will face off again

Mavs eye coveted sixth spot in West, season sweep of Spurs

The Dallas Mavericks are in the hunt to avoid the NBA play-in tournament, and they carry plenty of momentum toward that goal when they square off against the host San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. It’s the final of four meetings this season between the Lone Star State rivals, with the Mavericks having won the first three by an average of 18.3 points per game. For San Antonio, it will be the fifth game of a

Nuggets take win streak into meeting with Mavericks

The Denver Nuggets came out of last month’s All-Star break with a renewed focus, which is bad news for the rest of the league. Denver (47-20) has won five straight heading into a road matchup against the Dallas Mavericks (38-29) on Sunday. The Nuggets are 11-1 since the All-Star break and hold the top seed in the Western Conference with 15 games to play. Dallas saw its four-game win streak come to an end with

Daniel Gafford to steal attention as Thunder host Mavericks

In any showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic and the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander figure to be at the center of both attention and action. That could be the case Thursday night when the Mavericks and Thunder meet in Oklahoma City. But all eyes will be on Mavericks 6-foot-10 forward/center Daniel Gafford, who has a chance to make history. After going 5-for-5 from the floor in Wednesday’s win over

Luka Doncic, still on a roll, leads Mavs against Warriors

Luka Doncic looks to continue his run of triple-doubles, likely without the possibility of Stephen Curry stealing the spotlight, when the Dallas Mavericks host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Doncic recorded a seventh straight triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists in a 127-92 road romp over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. He came up three points short of extending his NBA-record streak of 30-point triple-doubles. He had broken a

Bulls next in line to try to stop Mavericks’ Luka Doncic

Dallas Mavericks standout Luka Doncic enters Monday’s visit to the Chicago Bulls on an unprecedented tear, but while he has routinely shed his defenders, his modesty is intact. “I think it’s my best season, for sure,” Doncic said. “But I’ve still got a lot to improve.” Doncic makes that statement even after setting an NBA record with his sixth consecutive 30-point triple-double. His 39-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort to key a 142-124 victory at Detroit on