DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic had a tough shooting night against the San Antonio Spurs, but a team effort led by significant contributions from Kyrie Irving and Dante Exum was enough to achieve the 112-107 victory.  Doncic still had a triple-double with 18 points, 16 assists, and 10 rebounds but shot 6-27 from the floor (22.2 percent) and 2-12 (16.7 percent) from deep. It was the most missed field goals he'd recorded in a regular season game in his NBA career, and it was just the second time he'd ever missed 20 or more shots in a given performance.  W ..read more

You can tell a lot about a team based on how its players perform in pressure situations, and if this season’s clutch numbers are any indicator, the Dallas Mavericks are going to be a hard out come playoff time. Through 69 games, the Mavs are 40-29, which is good enough for No. 7 in the Western Conference standings. Dallas is just a half-game back of the No. 6 seed, 2.5 games back of the No. 5 seed, and 3.5 games back of the No. 4 seed with 13 games remaining. Out of all NBA teams, the Mavs rank at the top when it comes to clutch win percentage. Dallas is 20-8 in clutch games, which is a .714 ..read more

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is held to the highest standard an individual player can achieve due to his nightly consistency. Given his highly efficient 34.1 points, 9.8 assists, and 9.0 rebounds this season, greatness is practically an expectation.  At one point, it was practically necessary for the Mavs to have a chance to win games, along with the team shooting well from the perimeter. Despite his uncharacteristically poor shooting night against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, the Mavs achieved a 112-107 victory, while shooting 10-29 (34.5 ..read more

DALLAS — Following the Dallas Mavericks' 113–107 win against the San Antonio Spurs, Irving was excited to discuss recording his third dunk of his 2023-24 campaign. He humorously noted he may have set a new single-season career high for dunks.  “Am I at a career-high this year? I think I have three dunks—I’m three dunks in—I think that’s my career-high at this point,” said Irving, who finished with 28 points and seven rebounds against the Spurs.  Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports Irving, who will be celebrating his 32nd birthday on Saturday, March 23, joked that maybe ..read more

The Dallas Mavericks completed a regular-season sweep of the San Antonio Spurs for just the second time in franchise history with a 113-107 win on Tuesday night. It was an ugly game against a lottery-bound team, but at this point in the year, the Mavs will take any kind of win they can get. Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama, who was the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft, has been incredible in his first season. The Rookie of the Year candidate is averaging 20.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.5 blocks and 1.3 steals. But on Tuesday, the Mavs forced the 7-4 big man into an off g ..read more

Kyrie Irving captivated the NBA world again after making a miraculous game-winning shot with his left hand in the Dallas Mavericks' 107-105 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at the American Airlines Center.  With that shot, the conversation of where he fits in NBA history among the most skilled players to ever grace the court has reignited. While some feel he's the most skilled player ever and others believe he's in the discussion, Golden State Warriors forward and four-time NBA champion Draymond Green weighed in with a different perspective on the conversation, comparing him to Phoen ..read more

SAN ANTONIO — During the Dallas Mavericks' 113-107 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, Victor Wembanyama made his presence felt as an interior presence anchoring his team's defense, making it challenging for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in guiding the offense throughout the night.  Irving had a strong performance, scoring 28 points while shooting 13-21 from the floor despite missing all five of his 3-point attempts. Irving picked his spots effectively in the half-court inside the arc, even when Wembanyama was on the floor. Even then, he got blocked on a rev ..read more

SAN ANTONIO — Following up a dramatic 107-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets, the Dallas Mavericks took on the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday night. A poor shooting from Luka Doncic wasn't enough to prevent the Mavs from achieving a 113-107 victory.  Doncic achieved his 18th triple-double of the season after recording 18 points, 16 assists, and 10 rebounds, breaking his previous single-season record for most in Mavs history. It was a tough shooting night as he finished 6-27 from the floor and 2-11 from the perimeter while turning it over four times.&nbs ..read more

The Dallas Mavericks are still riding the high of a wave of momentum of Kyrie Irving's epic game-wining, left-handed floater in a 107-105 victory over the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets. On Tuesday, they will face the San Antonio Spurs in a pivotal matchup with significant implications for the Western Conference standings. Doncic led the Mavericks with 37 points in their win over the Nuggets, and Irving, with 24 points, has been instrumental in Dallas's surge up the standings despite the absence of forward Josh Green due to an ankle injury.  “I think it’s a ..read more

DALLAS – Don't look now, but the Dallas Mavericks slowly making up ground in the Western Conference standings and in the latest NBA Power Rankings after their electric win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon. Sitting at 39-29, the Mavs are just a half-game behind the Sacramento Kings for the sixth-seed in the West with two head-to-head matchups in Sacramento coming up in a little more than one week from now. In the latest edition of NBA.com's Power Rankings, the Mavs moved up from No. 10 to No. 8 after Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving's late-game heroics lifted Dallas to its fifth win in s ..read more