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LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2024 (AFP) – Jayson Tatum produced a dazzling 31-point display as the Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to clinch a record-breaking 18th NBA championship crown on Monday. Humbled by Dallas in a 38-point game four drubbing on Friday, Boston slammed the door on any chance of a Mavericks fightback to seal a 4-1 series victory at an electric TD Garden. Tatum spearheaded a superb performance at both ends of […]
LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2024 (AFP) – Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns produced a crucial late burst of long-range shooting as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks 105-100 On Tuesday to keep their NBA Western Conference finals series alive. Minnesota, trailing 3-0 in the best-of-seven series heading into game four, held off a furious late rally to close out a battling victory at the Mavericks’ home arena. Edwards led the […]
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2024 (AFP) – Luka Doncic posted a triple-double and P.J. Washington drilled the deciding free-throws as the Dallas Mavericks erased a 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 117-116 to reach the NBA Western Conference finals on Saturday. The Mavericks beat the top-seeded Thunder 4-2 in the best-of-seven conference semi-final series to reach the conference finals for the second time in three years. They’ll face either the defending champion Denver Nuggets or […]
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks picked up where they left off when the NBA resumed following the All-Star break on Thursday as both notched their seventh straight NBA victories. Luka Doncic scored 41 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists and Kyrie Irving added 29 points for the Mavs in a 123-113 home victory over the Phoenix Suns. Derrick White scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum scored 25 to lead the Celtics, who used […]
LOS ANGELES, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Eight-time NBA All-Star guard Kyrie Irving said Thursday it was a relatively easy decision to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after briefly exploring free agency. Irving, speaking to reporters for the first time since the final week of last season, said Dallas just felt like a good fit, despite the fact that he and teammate Luka Doncic didn’t immediately gel when he arrived via a mid-season trade […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA has denied the Dallas Mavericks’ protest of their March 22 loss to the Golden State Warriors while acknowledging game officials could have done better. The Mavs protested the outcome of the contest, claiming officials failed to properly administer an out-of-bounds call with about two minutes left in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 127-125 victory. Confusion over possession — after Dallas came onto the court after a […]
The NBA cracked down on the rowdy behavior of the Dallas bench on Wednesday, fining the Mavs’ $50,000 for violating “team bench decorum” rules in their series-clinching victory over the Phoenix Suns. It’s the second such fine levied against the Mavs in two weeks, and doubled the $25,000 penalty meted out on May 6. NBA president of league operations Byron Spruell said the amount of the fine reflected the team’s “prior infractions” during the playoffs. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Luka Doncic scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks sent the Los Angeles Lakers spinning to a third straight defeat on Tuesday. Doncic sparked a fourth-quarter fightback for Dallas, transforming a six-point deficit with just over seven minutes remaining into a five-point lead to help set up a 109-104 Mavs win at the Crypto.com Arena. It was another frustrating outing for LeBron James and the Lakers, who had battled […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 10 of his 15 points in the final four minutes and the short-handed Atlanta Hawks held off the Philadelphia 76ers 98-96 on Thursday as the NBA continued to grapple with a Covid-19 surge. The Hawks were without seven players because of Covid-19 concerns, but they still managed to pull off the upset in Philadelphia, where Sixers star Joel Embiid missed a potential tying shot as time […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Slovenian NBA All-Star guard Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension worth $207 million, according to multiple US media reports Monday. The 22-year-old playmaker is set to ink a supermax extension, according to the Dallas Morning News and ESPN. “Today is a dream come true,” Doncic told ESPN. “I am humbled and excited to remain in Dallas as part of the Mavericks […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jason Kidd, who won an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks as a player in 2011, has agreed to a deal to coach the club, according to multiple media reports on Friday. The Mavericks also hired long-time Nike executive Nico Harrison as general manager, according to The Athletic, ESPN, USA Today and other media, citing unnamed sources. Kidd, who played on US Olympic gold medal squads in 2000 at Sydney […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Luka Doncic scored 24 points as the Dallas Mavericks overcame Kyrie Irving’s 45-point performance with a 113-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets in a clash of two of the top teams in the NBA on Thursday. Doncic also had 10 rebounds and he got plenty of help from his supporting cast, including Tim Hardaway, who finished with 23 points in front of the pandemic-limited crowd of 4,600 at the […]
