Predicting Mavericks’ best- and worst-case scenarios this season

The 2024 NBA trade deadline is now complete, with perhaps more headlines being made for what didn't happen then what actually took place. The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, two teams that look like they need help to even make the playoffs, were surprisingly quiet. The Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks both decided to keep their cores…

After beginning a four-game homestand with an impressive 112-107 victory over Oklahoma City, the Los Angeles Lakers will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly six weeks. It's been one step forward followed by one step back for a Los Angeles team clinging to the 10th and final spot for the playoff play-in tournament. Given their…

Injuries have led to three straight losses for the Dallas Mavericks (16-12), who host the San Antonio Spurs (4-23) Saturday on the second night of back-to-back games. Both the Spurs and the Mavs are among the worst defensive teams in the league, so under normal circumstances, we'd be seriously looking at the game total and several stars' scoring…

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will be hitting the court against the Denver Nuggets at 10:00 PM ET on Friday. Doncic led his team in points (32.4), rebounds (8.6) and assists (8) per game last year, shooting 49.6% from the floor and 34.2% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game. At the other end, he posted 1.4 steals and 0.5…

The Dallas Mavericks had arguably the ugliest finish to the 2022-23 season. After making a blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets to acquire Kyrie Irving and pair him with star point guard Luka Dončić, the Mavs quickly crashed and burned down the stretch of the season, finishing with a 38-44 record and failing to make the playoffs. Dallas was…

After making the Western Conference Finals in 2022, the Dallas Mavericks seemed like a lock for NBA playoff odds in the 2022-23 season. Instead, they missed the playoffs, ending with the team almost undeniably trying to lose games, which then broke NBA news when the league fined them for "tanking." The following was released by the…

With just over 20-ish games to go before the 2022-23 regular season comes to an end, there's plenty to keep an eye on with so much activity at the trade deadline and some extremely close playoff races. Will Kyrie Irving help push the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals, or will this team miss the playoffs altogether? Will the recent hot play from…

Good morning, I'm Dan Gartland. I'm still salty that the one time I went to a Mavericks game, Luka Dončić was injured. In today's SI:AM: If you're reading this on SI.com, you can sign up to get this free newsletter in your inbox each weekday at SI.com/newsletters. It's only a matter of time before Luka Dončić, the Mavericks' 23-year-old do-it-all…

The NBA on TNT returns tonight with Inside the NBA at 6:00 PM CT before the games kick off at 6:30 PM CT with a thrilling matchup of Eastern Conference powers before two of the game's best take center stage in Los Angeles. First, Jayson Tatum will lead his defending Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics on the road to take on Kyrie Irving and…

The Mavericks catch the Celtics at a good time with an opportunity to pull even in the season series. Winners of seven in a row, Dallas is at home, where it has gone 15-5, against Boston, which holds its own on the road with an 11-7 mark but was last seen allowing the Thunder to set a new franchise record for number of points scored in a loss a few…

Trade season just got a little more interesting for the Dallas Mavericks. Currently on a four-game win streak, the Mavericks find themselves just half a game out of fifth place and two out of third in the Western Conference. With all of this momentum, could the Mavericks turn out to be buyers at the trade deadline? According to Tim MacMahon of…

The brilliance of Luka Dončić should no longer be surprising at this point, but every now and then, he somehow manages to put on a magical performance that surpasses his previous feats. Dončić made history on Tuesday night, setting a Dallas Mavericks franchise record with 60 points while adding a career-high 21 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the…

For the second time in three seasons the Lakers and Mavericks will face off on Christmas and there's plenty of star-power on both rosters. But it's not necessarily a meeting between Western Conference heavy hitters. Dallas is clinging onto a play-in spot and a.500 record and Los Angeles is trying to fight its way up the standings just to catch the…

This season's third installment of Mavericks - Nuggets tips off Tuesday night in Denver. The Western Conference foes split the first two meetings, both of which were played in Dallas a few weeks ago. Now the Nuggets host Luka Dončić and Co. at Ball Arena, where they are 6-2 this year, while the Mavs are just 2-8 in away games. This matchup pits the…

Thursday's NBA schedule consists of just a single game: Mavericks-Pistons. This cross-conference clash hardly deserves the island treatment it's getting. Detroit has the worst record in the NBA and Dallas has had an underwhelming start to the season after its run last season to the Western Conference Finals. But Luka Dončić, the league's leading…

Luka Doncic has been unstoppable this season, but the Pistons aren't going to offer up much competition tonight, and the Mavs could easily wind up in cruise control. See why our NBA picks are backing a backseat from the Dallas superstar. In a bit of an NBA scheduling oddity, tonight's game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Detroit Pistons is the…

Before every year starts, I make bold predictions about the season to come. They won't all be right, and that's not the point. Rather, this is an entertaining vehicle used to address expectations and questions that exist heading into next week's season opener. Plus, it's fun to mock myself for how wrong these often end up being when it's all…

Who will lead the NBA in points in 2022? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Joel Embiid? Giannis Antetokounmpo? Luka Dončić? Whichever player you choose, there's a compelling case that one of them will stuff the stat sheet with points during the 2022-23 NBA regular season. Last season, Embiid led all players in points per game at 30.6,…

Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder October 5, 2022 8:00 pm EDT The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder / Dallas Mavericks (Click here for latest betting odds) The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder meet Wednesday in preseason NBA action at the BOK Center. The Dallas Mavericks have won 8 of their last 9 preseason games. The Oklahoma City…

The Dallas Mavericks made a decision last year to fully embrace "Luka Ball," trading away Kristaps Porzingis to construct a roster that more suitably complemented their generational megastar. It worked. No NBA team won more games following the All-Star break than the Luka Dončić's Mavs, then Dallas toppled the No. 1 seed Phoenix Suns en route to a…

The Phoenix Suns travel to Dallas to take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Phoenix currently leads the series 2-1. The Suns will rely on Chris Paul to carry the workload along with Devin Booker. They were by far the best regular season team in the league and will be hoping to replicate their form in Games 4…

On today's "Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell," RJ gives his best bet heading into the first weekend of NBA Playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks will be without F Luka Dončić in Game 1, but that's not stopping RJ from betting in their favor. RJ Bell: "It seems like Utah has not recovered cohesively from Rudy Gobert's antics that pretty much caused the…

The Dallas Mavericks may have to begin the 2022 NBA Playoffs without the chief reason they got there. Luka Doncic strained a calf in the regular-season finale and there is no timetable for his return. That's horrible news for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference as they prepare to host Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and the rest of the No. 5…

The Dallas Mavericks are at the halfway mark: 41 games played, 23 won, 18 lost. That puts the team on pace for 46 wins this season in a more toothless Western Conference than expected. I predicted the Mavericks would be better than that coming into this season, but I acknowledged the betting odds might be onto something when I imagined various…

The NBA offers up a six-game slate on Saturday, and we have a thrilling Western Conference tilt as the Dallas Mavericks square off against the Los Angeles Clippers. Dallas entered this contest at 10-5 while Los Angeles was heading into Friday's game at 6-7. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 ET from crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. This preview was…