Doncic leads Mavericks over short-handed Warriors 112-109
DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic gave the Dallas Mavericks a glimpse of an exciting future - and extended a bad week for the Golden State Warriors. The rookie scored 24 points, including a short jumper that put Dallas in front for good, and the Mavericks beat the Warriors 112-109 on Saturday night.
Mavericks hold Jazz to 22 in 2nd half, win 118-68
DALLAS (AP) - Harrison Barnes scored 19 points and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Jazz their worst loss since moving to Utah, 118-68 on Wednesday night. While in New Orleans, the Jazz lost to Milwaukee by 56, 158-102 on March 14, 1979.
Barnes scores 23, leads Mavericks past Bulls 103-98
CHICAGO (AP) - Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 23 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a sluggish performance by prized rookie Luka Doncic to beat the Chicago Bulls 103-98 Monday night. Doncic, the leading scorers among NBA rookies, shot 3 for 12 and finished with 11 points as Dallas won for the third time in four games after a six-game skid. J.J. Barea added 14 points, five rebounds...
Rookie Doncic, veteran Barea lead Mavs past Thunder 111-96
DALLAS (AP) - J.J. Barea and Luka Doncic brought experience and youth - and a win - to Dallas on Saturday night. Rookie Doncic scored 22 points and veteran Barea added a season-high 21 off the bench, including 16 in a first-half surge, as the Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-96. The Mavericks won for the second time in nine games and snapped the Thunder's seven-game winning...
Rookies lead way as Knicks make easy work of Mavs, 118-106
DALLAS (AP) - Allonzo Trier's two-way contract with New York is looking more and more like a one-way deal. As in, the rookie guard isn't leaving the Knicks anytime soon. Trier scored 19 of his career-high 23 points during a second-half surge, fellow rookie Mitchell Robinson had his first double-double and the Knicks beat Dallas 118-106 Friday night, handing the Mavericks their sixth...
James' free throw gives Lakers 114-113 win over Mavericks
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James scored 29 points and made the game-winning free throw with 2.1 seconds left as the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 114-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. The Lakers led nearly throughout and were up 111-98 with 3:42 to go before the Mavericks went on a 15-2 run to pull even with 7 seconds remaining. Luka Doncic tied it at 113 on a jumper from...
DeRozan outduels Doncic, Spurs beat Mavs in OT 113-108
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan had 34 points and nine assists and the San Antonio Spurs withstood a 31-point outburst by Dallas rookie Luka Doncic in a 113-108 overtime victory over the Mavericks on Monday night. LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points as San Antonio won its second overtime game. DeRozan and Doncic battled in the final minutes of regulation and into overtime in a game that included...
Gobert, Jordan post double-doubles, Jazz beat Mavs 113-104
DALLAS (AP) - It's something special when Utah's Rudy Gobert and Dallas' DeAndre Jordan face each other. Centers Gobert and Jordan recorded their sixth straight double-doubles in six games this season, but it was the Jazz who emerged with the win, defeating the Mavericks 113-104 in a sloppy game Sunday night. Gobert finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Jordan added 12...
Lowry has 20 as Raptors win 6th straight, beat Mavs 116-107
TORONTO (AP) - Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and the Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with their sixth straight win to start the season, beating the Dallas Mavericks 116-107 on Friday night. Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points, Danny Green had 15 and Serge Ibaka finished with 11 as the Raptors eclipsed the 5-0 start they recorded in 2015-16.
Mavs blow 26-point lead, fall to Hawks 111-104
ATLANTA (AP) - Kent Bazemore scored 32 points, including a thunderous slam with just over a minute to go, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 26-point deficit in the first half to stun the Dallas Mavericks 111-104 on Wednesday night. Trae Young added 17 points on a tough shooting night, bouncing back in the fourth quarter to help the youthful Hawks complete their comeback in a rookie showdown...
Jordan gets another double-double as Mavs top Bulls 115-109
DALLAS (AP) - DeAndre Jordan became the first Dallas player in 24 years to start a season with three straight double-doubles, getting 18 points and 16 rebounds to help the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 115-109 on Monday night. Luka Doncic scored 19 in the 19-year-old's second home game, another win that put the Mavericks (2-1) over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015-16...
Youngsters Doncic, Smith lead Mavs past Wolves 140-136
DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic had the home crowd roaring in the teenager's Dallas debut with step-back 3-pointers and big buckets late while fellow youngster Dennis Smith Jr. quietly played a secondary role. The script flipped in the final seconds.
Booker's late onslaught lifts Suns past Mavs 121-100
PHOENIX (AP) -- Devin Booker scored 19 of his 35 points in the final 6:44 and lifted the Phoenix Suns to a 121-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the teams' season opener on Wednesday night.
Nowitzki to miss Mavs' opener as left ankle rehab continues
DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki's debut in his record 21st season with the Dallas Mavericks won't be in the opener. Coach Rick Carlisle said Friday the 40-year-old Nowitzki will miss "multiple weeks" with a longer-than-expected recovery from left ankle surgery in April. The Mavericks open the season Wednesday in Phoenix.
Nowitzki hopes 21st season with Mavs is start of turnaround
DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki hasn't won a playoff series since leading the Dallas Mavericks to their only championship in 2011 and has watched the franchise's steady slide to depths not seen since he was the fresh-faced rookie out of Europe 20 years ago. If Nowitzki's record 21st season with the same team is his last, the superstar from Germany at least wants to be able to say he was...
Dallas Mavericks photographer facing sexual harassment allegations
The NBA commissioner is responding to new allegations of sexual misconduct against yet another employee with the Dallas Mavericks.
Mavs' DeAndre Jordan misses China trip for personal reasons
DALLAS (AP) - New Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan missed the team's trip to China for two exhibition games for unspecified personal reasons. Jordan and fellow starter Harrison Barnes stayed behind when the team left for China this week. Barnes injured a hamstring in practice and could miss all the preseason games.
DeAndre Jordan joins Mavs, treats touchy history with humor
DALLAS (AP) - DeAndre Jordan took off his warmup jacket, tossed it aside and declared that his decision to join the Dallas Mavericks didn't mean he also would be playing for his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys. Humor was the center's way of easing into all the questions about his infamous jilting of the Mavericks in free agency three years ago, when he agreed to play for Dallas...
Mavs give fitness trackers to all Dallas ISD elementary students
The Dallas Mavericks helped make the first day of school more fun for students in the Dallas Independent School District.
Mavericks' full 2018-19 schedule unveiled
The Dallas Mavericks announced their full 2018-19 schedule Friday afternoon. The campaign tips off on the road against the Phoenix Suns on October 17.