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| PJ Washington leads Dallas Mavericks to win over OKC Thunder. |
In only his second game back, Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington pushes the Luka-less Mavs over the OKC Thunder 121-119.
Stat Line of the Game: PJ Washington explodes to beat OKC Thunder 121-119
In only his second game back, Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington pushes the Luka-less Mavs over the OKC Thunder 121-119.
Mavs Lack Energy in Game 4 Loss To Timberwolves
The Mavs "lack of energy" one of the reasons they we not able to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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| Anthony Edwards leads the Minnesota Timberwolves to their first win in the Western Conference Finals forcing Game 5. Photo credit: Yahoo! |
Players and coaches talk about what happened in Game 4. Here is Luka Doncic, Jason Kidd and Daniel Gafford:
Dallas Cowboys 2024-25 Schedule Released
Here is the first look at the new schedule:
Week 1: Sept. 8 at Cleveland
Week 2: Sept. 15 vs. New Orleans
"I took time off" Kyrie Irving Gets Honest About His Slow Start In New Season
--Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks fall to the Toronto Raptors last night 127-116. Although NBA superstar, Kyrie Irving, had 22 points (8-19 from the field) we have yet to see the offensive explosion this young NBA season from the potential hall-of-famer.
Episode 1011: Jim Irsay and the Colts, CFP Rankings, TCU, Alabama, Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers
Episode 1011: Jim Irsay and the Colts, CFP Rankings, TCU, Alabama, Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers
- Jim Irsay is full of surprises!
- Why Jeff Saturday?
- What about the Rooney Rule?
- CFP Rankings
- TCU has a shot!
- Is Alabama over?
- Preview Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers
Mavs Win 6th Straight with Win Over 1st Place Chicago Bulls
The surging Dallas Mavericks extended their win streak to six games with 113-98 win over the Chicago Bulls.
RF Sports Radio Eps 1007: Cowboys, Mavs Media Day, Ben Simmons, NBA Talk
RF Sports Radio Eps 1007: Cowboys, Mavs Media Day, Ben Simmons, NBA Talk
Mavs Monday: 2021-22 Dallas Mavericks Media Day with KP - Is Porzingis the most important player this year?
Mavs Monday features a media interview with Kristaps Porzinigs and the changes for the upcoming NBA season.
Mavs Rookies on Display In Win Over Bucks, 112 - 102
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| Drew Hinton/Dallas Mavericks |
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Milwaukee Bucks to open the NBA preseason 112-102. Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 25 points. Maxi Kleber led the Mavericks with 13 points.
National Showcase Bowl Series Will Be LIVE
You can watch the National Showcase Bowl Series LIVE right here on NTXGame.com
Should Mavs Fans Really Be Excited?
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| Jalen Brunson, Luka Doncic, and Rick Carlisle. Photo credit Jerome Miron |
As a fan first, even I sipped the kool-aid of what adding two young accomplished players with Dennis Smith, Harrison Barnes, and Dirk Nowitzki to the starting five could give the Mavs the fractional chance of having a winning season and getting back to the playoffs. Boston was able to do it young talent. Utah and Philadelphia both were lead by young, rookie talent.
For full disclosure, I was content knowing that Dallas would select the freakish Mo Bamba from Texas, by way of Harlem, New York. I was set that we would do the obvious and select this kid on pure upside alone. If he could become an outside shooter with inside presence, we would have a building block piece with Dennis Smith for a fastbreak offense.
I also relegated that with the pick of Bamba, our best hope was to get back in the NBA lottery next year and add young talent to a young roster. But, it typical Mavs fashion, we tend to think we are only one or two players away from winning. This was clearly a last attempt to use the 40-year old legs of Dirk to carry our hopes in the playoffs. The additions of two young accomplished rookies, one budding star, with a hall-a-fame coach and hall-of-fame player, are just enough to get MFFL's excited. Perhaps, too excited.
Let's let the excite prevail for a minute. If the Mavs want to make a run this upcoming season it will take some obvious gambles in free agency? DeMarcus Cousins, returning from a ruptured Achilles, or DeAndre Jordan or Dwight Howard, may not interest you at all if you have the future of the franchise in mind. It will take a lot of money to woo any free agent to come here, especially any current or past All-Star. Yet, the Mavs front office will not have the same reservations as us fans.
There is no doubt that the Mavs will pay top dollar for any of those three players. The other option is to offer Houston Rockets stand out Clint Capela a huge offer with the hopes that it will not be matched by his current employer. After all, they have to re-sign Chris Paul and woo LeBron, perhaps. Dallas area native Julius Randle has become a name to look for if the Lakers become the landing spot for two max players to join forces.
Either way, Cuban has the cap space to spend so he will spend if it offers him the chance to get back in the playoffs one more year with Dirk.
This "all in" strategy has its own share of consequences. In order to move up in the draft to acquire their next foreign superstar, we gave up next year's first-round pick unless we finish near the bottom of a bottomless league. Tanking in the NBA to get a top-5 pick has become an art form. This is the most heated race of the year, not getting a top 5 playoff seed.
Here lies the proverbial line in the sand for us. Do you want them to win at all costs? A nod to the aggressive nature we have been groomed to accept from a franchise that wouldn't let a championship team have the chance to repeat simply because they wanted to be different.
Or, do you want to truly see the team rebuild? Are you comfortable with 33 win seasons, marketing around the inevitable departure of Nowitzki, and the promise of a process?
The truth is I haven't decided myself. I suspect other Mav's fans feel the same way.
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