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• Mavs Foundation Grants Fuel Life-Changing Programs for Women in Texas

  27-03-2025 15:54 via mavs.com
  
  With each passing season, the Dallas Mavericks and Mavs Foundation continue to prioritize community involvement.
  From safe learn-and-play spaces to volunteer initiatives, donations, grassroots programming, and grant funding, the Mavs Foundation’s impact reaches far and wide.
  As part of the Foundation’s annual community investment initiatives, 10 DFW-based non-profit organizations received grants totaling $1 million.
  With hundreds of grant applications submitted, the Dallas Mavericks
  
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• Kyrie Irving underwent successful left knee surgery

  27-03-2025 05:01 via mavs.com
  
  ORLANDO – Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
  Irving suffered the injury late in the first quarter of the March 3 contest at American Airlines Center against the Sacramento Kings. The Mavs said further medical updates regarding Irving’s status will be provided as appropriate.
  The day after Irving’s injury, Mavs general manager Nico Harrison said in a statement: “There
  
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• Backed by his potent floater game, Marshall having a career season

  27-03-2025 00:11 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK — Over his last 12 games, Naji Marshall has torched NBA defenses so often that it’s as if there’s no one trying to really stop him.
  During that stretch of games, the Dallas Mavericks’ forward is averaging 23.5 points and 7.8 rebounds while shooting a robust 54.1 percent from the field. And Marshall poured in at least 20 points in nine of those 12 games, including racking up a pair of 30-point outings.
  One of Marshall’s 30-point games occurred during Monday&
  
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• Edwards’ time with Mavs this season ends with game against Knicks

  26-03-2025 05:58 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK – Kessler Edwards’ time as a player on the Dallas Mavericks’ active roster has ended. And what a whirlwind it was.
  Edwards was one of the Mavs’ two-way players this season. And under NBA rules, two-way players can be on an NBA team’s active roster for only 50 games.
  Tuesday’s game against the New York Knicks was the 50th game for Edwards. And while his stats might not blow anybody away, Edwards was one of the mainstays on the Mavs’ roster, espec
  
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• Edwards’ playing time with Mavs this season ended with game against Knicks

  26-03-2025 05:58 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK – Kessler Edwards’ time as a player on the Dallas Mavericks’ active roster has ended. And what a whirlwind it was.
  Edwards was one of the Mavs’ two-way players this season. And under NBA rules, two-way players can be on an NBA team’s active roster for only 50 games.
  Tuesday’s game against the New York Knicks was the 50th game where Edwards was on the Mavs’ active roster this season. And while his stats might not blow any body away, Edwards was o
  
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• Despite career-high 38 points from Marshall, Mavs fall to Knicks, 128-113

  26-03-2025 03:52 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK – Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart each registered a triple-double, and the New York Knicks overcame a career-high game from Naji Marshall en route to defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 128-113, on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
  The Mavs are now 35-38 with nine games left and will play the Magic in Orlando on Thursday, while the Knicks padded their record to 45-26.
  Towns collected 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and Hart contributed 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assis
  
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• Latest look at play-in scenarios: Suns catch a break

  25-03-2025 21:44 via mavs.com
  
  This season, even in those rare moments when injuries don’t happen to the Mavericks, they seem to have a negative impact on them.
  It’s T-minus 10 games and counting in the regular season and the Mavericks are locked in a struggle with Sacramento and Phoenix for the final two spots in the Western Conference play-in tournament.
  All three of them had 35 wins going into Tuesday’s games.
  The Mavericks and Suns had 37 losses, the Kings 36.
  And the Suns are in the midst of a torturous
  
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• Whether starting or coming off the bench, Marshall keeps having an impact

  25-03-2025 16:45 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK – Whether he’s in the starting lineup or coming off the bench, Naji Marshall keeps finding ways to have an impact on the game.
  In Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, Marshall found himself being one of the first players entering the game off the bench. It was his first time in that position since the Dallas Mavericks’ March 3 game against the Sacramento Kings.
  But that change in roles mattered not to Marshall as he finished the contest against the Nets with
  
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• Regardless of role, Marshall keeps having an impact

  25-03-2025 16:45 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK – Whether he’s in the starting lineup or coming off the bench, Naji Marshall keeps finding ways to have an impact on the game.
  On Monday against the Brooklyn Nets, Marshall found himself being one of the first players entering the game off the bench. It was his first time in that position since the March 3 against the Sacramento Kings.
  But that change in roles mattered not to Marshall as he finished against the Nets with a game-high 23 points while converting 9-of-15 shots i
  
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• Davis offers perspective on Irving’s injury

  25-03-2025 09:20 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK– Less than a month after he suffered a strained left adductor, Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis watched teammate Kyrie Irving sustain a season-ending tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament.
  Reflecting on Irving’s injury following Monday’s 120-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Davis said: “It was devastating. Kyrie is a phenomenal basketball player, but even more, a phenomenal human.
  “Anytime anyone goes down to an injury like that it always suc
  
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• Anthony Davis gave his perspective on injury to Kyrie Irving

  25-03-2025 09:20 via mavs.com
  
  BROOKLYN – Less than a month after he suffered a strained left adductor, Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis watched teammate Kyrie Irving sustain a season-ending tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament.
  Reflecting on Irving’s injury following Monday’s 120-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Davis said: “It was devastating. Kyrie is a phenomenal basketball player, but even more a phenomenal human.
  “Anytime anyone goes down to an injury like that it always suc
  
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• Davis noted that he was always going to return and play this season

  25-03-2025 05:57 via mavs.com
  
  BROOKLYN – Despite all the chatter on social media about whether or not he was going to play any more this season, Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis made it crystal clear that there was never in doubt in his mind about whether or not he was planning to play again this season.
  From the time he strained his left adductor during the Feb. 8 game against the Houston Rockets, Davis was determined to get on the back and help the Mavs make a strong push to grab a spot in the NBA’s play-
  
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• Davis knew he was always going to return from injury this season

  25-03-2025 05:57 via mavs.com
  
  NEW YORK– Despite all the chatter on social media about whether or not he was going to play any more this season, Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis made it crystal clear that there was never any doubt in his mind.
  From the time he strained his left adductor Feb. 8 against the Houston Rockets, Davis was determined to get back and help the Mavs make a strong push to grab a spot in the NBA’s play-in tournament.
  “Seeing guys coming to the locker room after games and leaving it
  
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• Davis returns as Mavs defeat Nets, 120-101

  25-03-2025 03:53 via mavs.com
  
  BROOKLYN – Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd couldn’t ask for a better belated birthday present.
  Kidd turned 52 years old on Sunday. Then on Monday, he discovered that one of his top players, Anthony Davis, was going to be able to play in that night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.
  And what a gift Davis presented Kidd with as he finished with 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and a whole lot of intimidation in 27 minutes as he helped the Mavs run over the Nets,
  
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• Davis returns and helped Mavs defeat Nets, 120-101

  25-03-2025 03:53 via mavs.com
  
  BROOKLYN – Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd couldn’t ask for a better belated birthday present.
  Kidd turned 52 years old on Sunday. Then on Monday, he discovered that one of his top players, Anthony Davis, was going to be able to play in that night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.
  And what a gift Davis presented Kidd with as he finished with 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 27 minutes and helped the Mavs run over the Nets,120-101, at the Barclays Center
  
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• Huge week for Mavs and their play-in tournament chances

  24-03-2025 05:29 via mavs.com
  
  BROOKLYN — If the Dallas Mavericks have any designs on advancing to the NBA play-in tournament, it’s imperative that they step up their game and put their best foot forward starting this week.
  That’s because three of the teams the Mavs are playing on this four-game road trip against Eastern Conference opponents – Brooklyn, Orlando and Chicago – are coming to the table with sub-.500 records. In other words, in order for the Mavs to sneak into the Western Conference&r
  
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• Dinwiddie’s new job: keep heartbeat going until ‘big dogs’ return

  22-03-2025 18:49 via mavs.com
  
  Spencer Dinwiddie has made a career out of being a Swiss Army Knife.
  Do a little of this, a little of that, start, come off the bench, be a star, sit as the 15th man.
  He’s done it all.
  Right now, his job is to help keep the Mavericks’ season alive.
  And when you are as short-staffed as the Mavericks, it’s a monumental task. But Dinwiddie and his ever-changing teammates are looking at the upcoming four-game trip that starts Monday at Brooklyn as a chance to retake control of thei
  
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• Washington, Dinwiddie guide Mavericks to much-needed victory

  22-03-2025 04:08 via mavs.com
  
  For you skeptics that have dismissed the Mavericks’ season as a goner, consider Friday’s 123-117 win over the Detroit Pistons a “take that” moment.
  The Mavericks stopped a five-game home losing streak as they dusted the Pistons at American Airlines Center behind 31 points from Spencer Dinwiddie and 27 from P.J. Washington.
  They improved to 34-37 and pulled back ahead of Phoenix for the No. 10 spot in the Western Conference, pending the outcome of the Suns’ home game
  
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• More G League work could signal return of injured Mavs

  22-03-2025 03:01 via mavs.com
  
  The Mavericks have been wearing out the Dallas North Tollway between downtown and Frisco.
  For the second time this week, they sent players to practice with the Texas Legends, ostensibly to have enough players to field a five-on-five scrimmage.
  Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford all worked out in Frisco with the Legends when they were assigned to the G League team.A few hours later, they were recalled to the Mavericks. All of them were in street clothes on the bench for the game a
  
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• Kai Jones doesn’t mind Mavs playing with just eight players

  21-03-2025 02:41 via mavs.com
  
   INDIANAPOLIS – From Kai Jones’ vantage point, the Dallas Mavericks having to play games with just eight players is not really a bad thing. At least not for him.
  “I’m not going to lie, it’s fun because you know you’re going to play a lot, so I love it,” Jones said. “It’s like a dream. It’s like, I’m not coming out (of the game) at all.”
  Jones’ position obviously is a bit skewed, because he’s busy trying to g
  
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• Mavs-Pistons preview: Looking to turn things around in Hardaway’s return

  21-03-2025 00:50 via mavs.com
  
  The last time the Mavericks and Detroit Pistons matched up, it was Jan. 31 and the only memorable thing was in the postgame locker room when Markieff Morris sat alone in the corner stall.
  Nobody knew it at the time, but there was a reason why some players and coaches, in particular assistant Darrell Armstrong, came by to chat with Morris.
  The next day, news broke that Morris was part of the monster trade that also sent Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber to the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Since then, the Maveri
  
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• A Canvas of History: Mavs Celebrate Young Artists through Black History Month Contest

  21-03-2025 00:31 via mavs.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks celebrated five young artists last weekend who were chosen as the team’s 2025 Black History Month Art Contest winners.With a record number of entries for this year’s art competition, the winning group showcased their immense creativity, crafting submissions that blew away the selection committee.
  The five winners— Christian Anderson, Ilhana Davis, Bryn Hergert, Feliz Mendez, and Jorge Whitaker— stood out among the competition for their deeply thoughtf
  
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• Mavericks’ watch parties go next-level at Cosm

  20-03-2025 18:42 via mavs.com
  
  THE COLONY – Eric Hunt and his two boys were seated in the domed area of Cosm, which can best be described as a sports bar on steroids.
  With almost beyond-belief technology, the huge semicircle had the Mavericks’ game at Indiana showing on Wednesday and if you didn’t know better, you’d have thought you were right there in Indianapolis sitting courtside.
  “This is our first experience. It’s pretty cool,” said Hunt, who lives in Fort Worth. “I’m
  
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• Pacers coach Rick Carlisle a huge Naji Marshall fan

  20-03-2025 05:44 via mavs.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was making such a fuss over Naji Marshall on Wednesday night that he could probably wound up being the president of the Dallas Mavericks forward’s fan club.
  Prior to the game against the Mavs, Carlisle went on and on and on about how impress he is with Marshall and what he’s been able to accomplish this season with the Mavs.
  “He’s an aggressive player and a player that I really like,” Carlisle said. “I ca
  
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• Mavs score 74 points in second half, but lose heartbreaker to Pacers, 135-131

  20-03-2025 03:57 via mavs.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – The Dallas Mavericks had the Indiana Pacers on the ropes Wednesday night, but somehow let the rope slip away.
  Up by seven points with only 67 seconds left, the Mavs failed to close the deal and wound up suffering a wild heartbreaking135-131 loss to the Pacers to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The loss was the ninth in the last 10 games for the Mavs, who fell to 33-37 going into Friday’s home game against Detroit.
  P.J. Washington (26 points, five rebounds), Jaden Hardy (24 poin
  
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• Mavs’ big second half not enough in heartbreaking loss to Pacers

  20-03-2025 03:57 via mavs.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – For seemingly the umpteenth time in this heartbreaker of a season, the basketball gods appear to have turned their backs on the Dallas Mavericks once again.
  Ahead by seven points with under a minute remaining in Wednesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, the Mavs appeared to hold the keys to victory snugly in their hip pocket. But everything that could go wrong down the stretch went wrong, and they left Gainbridge Fieldhouse with a disappointing and very frustrating
  
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• Davis, Hardy were assigned to G League so they could get in some work

  19-03-2025 05:48 via mavs.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis and guard Jaden Hardy were assigned to the G League on Monday so they could get some work in with the Texas Legends.
  Then, the Mavs recalled them back later in the day.
  Both Davis and Hardy were able to play some five-on-five scrimmages with the Legends. That’s always a precursor if a player is close to returning to his NBA team.
  It’s similar to when an injured Major League Baseball player is about to return to action, and h
  
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• Davis, Hardy assigned to G League for practice time

  19-03-2025 05:48 via mavs.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis and guard Jaden Hardy were assigned to the G League on Monday so they could get some work in with the Texas Legends.
  Then, the Mavs recalled them later in the day.
  Both Davis and Hardy were able to play five-on-five scrimmages with the Legends. That’s often a precursor if a player is close to returning to his NBA team.
  It’s similar to when an injured Major League Baseball player is about to return to action, and he goes to t
  
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• Christie regains much-needed assertiveness

  17-03-2025 20:33 via mavs.com
  
  As Maverick fans wait for the return of Anthony Davis, the centerpiece of the blockbuster trade last month, the growth of Max Christie has been an interesting subplot.
  The 6-6 guard left a magnificent first impression when he came out firing (and making) shots in his first couple of weeks as a Maverick.
  Then, he hit a lull. And Christie said after the 130-125 loss Sunday to Philadelphia that he understands what the reasons were for his brief swoon.
  “I had a stretch when I first got here wh
  
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• Grimes, Sixers nudge Mavericks in Washington’s return

  16-03-2025 20:22 via mavs.com
  
  It most certainly was good to have P.J. Washington back on the floor for the Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.
  What wasn’t so great was having Quentin Grimes back in American Airlines Center.
  The former Maverick who was dealt to Philadelphia before the trade deadline, had 28 points to lead a determined, but understaffed, bunch of 76ers to a 130-125 victory, extending what is becoming a prolonged, rugged stretch for the Mavs.
  Despite trailing throughout the fourth quarter, the Mavericks had a
  
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• Sixers, like Mavs, hoping to bounce right back

  16-03-2025 19:36 via mavs.com
  
  As bad as things have been in the injury department for the Mavericks this season, they’ve been worse for the Philadelphia 76ers.
  Once possessing the same amount of optimism that the Mavericks started this season with, the Sixers are playing out the string and actually have a reason not to win games: they keep their first-round draft pick if it’s in the top six of the draft.
  If it’s not, it will be conveyed to the Oklahoma City as part of the long-ago trade for Al Horford.
  The
  
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• Mavs-Sixers preview: Seasons full of promise have gone unfulfilled

  16-03-2025 00:57 via mavs.com
  
  Five months ago, the NBA season was about to begin and the two teams that will have a high-noon shootout Sunday at American Airlines Center were brimming with confidence.
  The Philadelphia 76ers had just made a splashy offseason move to get Paul George and were ever-hopeful that the superstar grouping of George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey could propel them into the category of the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference.
  The Mavericks? Well, they were coming off an appearance in the 2024 NBA F
  
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• Injured Mavs giving plenty of support to their teammates

  15-03-2025 08:28 via mavs.com
  
  HOUSTON – As the few Dallas Mavericks players who are able to play make their way onto the court on a nightly basis, they can always look to the bench and see a lot of support coming from their teammates.
  And that especially includes the teammates who are unable to play due to various injuries,
  Although he has been sidelined since Feb. 8 while he recovers from a strained left adductor, forward Anthony Davis has constantly been on the bench offering support to the Mavs, including on this th
  
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• Mavs been seriously bitten by injury bug — biting into their practice time

  15-03-2025 05:57 via mavs.com
  
  HOUSTON – Some 23 years ago, Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson famously quipped “you’re talking about practice, not a game” after he skipped a practice session during his team’s trip to Miami.
  Fast forward to today, the Dallas Mavericks are crossing their fingers for the day they have enough players to have a practice session.
  The Mavs only dressed nine players for Friday’s game at the Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets. That has become the standar
  
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• Bitten by injury bug, Mavs have had their practice time chewed up, too

  15-03-2025 05:57 via mavs.com
  
  HOUSTON – Some 23 years ago, Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson famously quipped “you’re talking about practice, not a game” after he skipped a practice session during his team’s trip to Miami.
  Fast forward to today, the Dallas Mavericks are crossing their fingers for the day they have enough players to have a practice session.
  The Mavs only dressed nine players for Friday’s game at the Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets. That has become the standar
  
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• Exum fractures his left hand during 133-96 loss to Rockets

  15-03-2025 04:05 via mavs.com
  
  HOUSTON – For some unexplained reason, a dark cloud of injuries continues to hang over the Dallas Mavericks. 
  Mavs guard Dante Exum fractured his left hand and left Friday’s game against Houston for good midway through the second quarter of the 133-96 loss to the Rockets. That injury, combined with the other eight Mavs players who missed the game at the Toyota Center due to injuries, had the Mavs leaving Southeast Texas with a grim look on their face.
  “It’s the hand
  
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• Dante Exum fractured his left hand during 133-96 loss to Rockets

  15-03-2025 04:05 via mavs.com
  
  HOUSTON – Tori Eason and Jalen Green combined for 53 points, and the Houston Rockets went on to beat the injury-riddled Dallas Mavericks, 133-96, Friday night at the Toyota Center in yet another game where a member of the Mavs was injured.
  Brandon Williams (15 points, five rebounds), Naji Marshall (21 points, five rebounds) and Spencer Dinwiddie (20 points) led the Mavs, who dropped to 33-35 entering Sunday’s 12-noon game at home against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Rockets, meanwhile
  
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• Girls Empowered: Mavericks’ GEM Celebration Sparks Inspiration at AAC

  14-03-2025 19:35 via mavs.com
  
  The crowd filling the American Airlines Center on Monday morning was slightly different than the fans typically packed into the arena for a Mavs game.
  This bunch featured nearly 1,000 young women from middle and high schools across the Metroplex excited to experience the Mavs’ 4th Annual GEM Celebration.
  Launched by the Mavericks in 2021, the GEM program, or Girls Empowered by Mavericks, focuses on using physical activity and mental wellness as a foundation to support the development and s
  
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• Williams dealing with hamstring injury for the first time ever

  14-03-2025 07:38 via mavs.com
  
  HOUSTON – After missing this past Monday’s game against San Antonio with left hamstring soreness, Brandon Williams actually didn’t know what to expect when he played in this past Wednesday’s game against the Spurs.
  But the Dallas Mavericks’ guard fared very well as he wound up leading the Mavs in scoring with 19 points, and also collected six assists and a game-high tying two steals.
  “I felt pretty good,” Williams said. “I don’t know how it l
  
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• Williams proving his worth; Mavericks’ depth is next project

  13-03-2025 17:00 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – The Mavericks split two games on the San Antonio Spurs’ home court, and left the Alamo City with a defiant feeling.
  Even with half the roster injured, they are keeping the faith, which isn’t easy.
  Or is it?
  “It’s not hard,” said Dante Exum. “We know how good we can be if everyone’s healthy. Timing is everything.”
  And that’s the bone that the Mavericks have to gnaw on right now. They don’t have a lot of time.
  There ar
  
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• Spurs ride Fox’s big night to stop Mavericks

  13-03-2025 03:17 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – Energy and effort sometimes aren’t enough when you are short on firepower like the Mavericks are these days.
  Especially when you don’t put up much of a defensive fight.
  The Mavericks allowed the San Antonio Spurs to get pretty much whatever they wanted on Wednesday night and paid the price as they fell 126-116 to the Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
  The Spurs got big nights from De’Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson as they won the second of these two games in San Anto
  
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• Fox’s big night powers San Antonio past Mavericks

  13-03-2025 03:17 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – If you’d have told the Mavericks beforehand that they’d shoot 55 percent, including nearly 41 percent from three-point land, they certainly would have taken their chances against San Antonio Wednesday night.
  Unfortunately, in a defensive pillow fight, the Mavericks could not turn offensive efficiency into a victory.
  The Spurs got a huge night from De’Aaron Fox and dominated the rebounding department to claim a 126-116 victory at Frost Bank Center.
  The Maveri
  
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• Local Entrepreneurs Shine at Mavs Business Assist Pitch Competition: Cadena Collective Clinches $25,000 Grand Prize

  12-03-2025 22:58 via mavs.com
  
  For the third consecutive year, entrepreneurs participating in the Mavs Business Assist (MBA) program, powered by ZenBusiness, earned an opportunity to apply their developing business knowledge and compete to win cash prizes.This year’s MBA Pitch Competition gathered the 100 entrepreneurs in the 2024-25 cohort at The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum alongside family and friends to celebrate their accomplishments throughout the program.
  Although the business development sessions are coming to a c
  
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• Mavs-Spurs primer: Going for the season sweep

  12-03-2025 00:30 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – If you’re looking for the best bargain on the Mavericks’ roster this season, look no further than Kessler Edwards.
  The man has paid for his modest, two-way contract many times over.
  The 6-8 Edwards is earning $578,577 on his two-way deal. It allows him to be active for a maximum of 50 NBA games.
  After he poured in 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Spurs on Monday (both career-best numbers), Edwards has officially become the poster child for being oppor
  
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• Thompson still bullish on Mavericks’ stretch-run possibilities

  11-03-2025 18:07 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – If you listened closely to the postgame interviews after the Mavericks nicked the San Antonio Spurs 133-129 on Monday, you heard some news that should be very heartening to MFFLs.
  Klay Thompson was discussing the way the Mavericks are handling their brim-full injury list and took the moment to praise the play of the interim centers, Kessler Edwards and Naji Marshall.
  “They’re going to be so great when we get the front court back because they’re going to be i
  
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• Mavericks dig deep, knock off Spurs

  11-03-2025 03:56 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – The Mavericks lived by one of the oldest sayings in the book on Monday night.
  It’s not about quantity, but quality.
  With only eight bodies – seven during the final six minutes of the game – they dug deep for a 133-129 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
  It was a riveting night of basketball in which the Mavericks showed the same sort of grit they displayed back when they had players named Irving, Washington, Lively and Gafford.
  This time
  
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• ‘Heart over height:’ Mavericks dig deep, knock off Spurs

  11-03-2025 03:56 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – The Mavericks lived by one of the oldest sayings in the book on Monday night.
  It’s about quality, not quantity.
  With only eight bodies – seven during the final six minutes of the game – they dug deep for a 133-129 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
  It wasn’t the prettiest game you’ll ever see. But it was one that was built with the same sort of grit the Mavericks displayed back when they had players named Irving, Washington,
  
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• Spurs going for rare rookie double

  11-03-2025 02:32 via mavs.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO – It’s not often that a team can have the rookie of the year two seasons in a row, but the San Antonio Spurs may have a shot at it.
  Stephon Castle, the No. 4 overall pick last summer, has put together a solid rookie season and he’s peaking at the right time.
  The 6-6 point guard has averaged 23.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists in the past six games. He’s shot 50.9 percent from the field in that stretch.
  That’s elevated his season average to 13.5 poi
  
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• Mavs-Spurs preview: Now, it’s a matter of beating the odds

  10-03-2025 12:00 via mavs.com
  
  Try as they might – and there available players clearly are the epitome of worker bees right now – the Mavericks simply are fighting odds that are stacked too high against them.
  And unless they get some help, it’s likely to stay that way. And there’s no guarantee that any help is forthcoming in the near future.
  The Mavericks are preparing for Monday night’s first of two games in San Antonio as if they are going to be more shorthanded than ever.
  The eight players who
  
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• Marshall has been on a tear lately — on both ends of the floor

  10-03-2025 02:20 via mavs.com
  
  Naji Marshall has been on a tear lately.
  Over the last four games, the Dallas Mavericks’ forward has averaged 25.8 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 52.6 percent from the field. Indeed, he’s been putting on a show during that span while a lot of the other players in the Mavs’ rotation have been mired on the injury list.
  Last Monday against Sacramento, Marshall finished with 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals. On Wednesday in Milwaukee, he collected 22 po
  
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