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• 中国10月见！ Which means...China, see you in October! 🇨🇳🏀💙 OFFICIAL: mavs.com/nbachinagames2… https://t.co/gbCaQBCvNW

  18-04-2018 03:32 via twitter.com
  
  中国10月见！Which means...China, see you in October! 🇨🇳🏀💙OFFICIAL: mavs.com/nbachinagames2… https://t.co/gbCaQBCvNW
  
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• Off the bench, Porzingis gouges Mavericks

  07-06-2024 06:49 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – The return of Kristaps Porzingis was an unqualified success for the Boston Celtics and a giant dose of misery for the Mavericks.
  After missing two playoff series with a calf injury, the 7-3 Porzingis came back with a vengeance, completely swinging Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Boston’s favor with his work in the first half.
  The former Maverick had started all but one of his 473 previous NBA regular-season and playoff games. On Thursday, he came off the bench and was the cataly
  
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• Celtics win series opener against Mavs, 107-89

  07-06-2024 05:08 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis combined for 42 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 107-89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at TD Garden in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
  Brown scored 22 points and Porzingis – who used to play for the Mavs — added 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks off the bench after playing for the first time since straining his right calf on April 29 in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat. Also
  
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• Celtics win NBA Finals opener over Mavs, 107-89

  07-06-2024 05:08 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis combined for 42 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 107-89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at TD Garden in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
  Brown scored 22 points and Porzingis – who used to play for the Mavs — added 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks off the bench after playing for the first time since straining his right calf on April 29 in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat. Also
  
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• Finals notebook: Kidd on LA coaching vacancy; Bill Walton remembered

  07-06-2024 04:43 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – On the opposite coast from where the NBA Finals are taking place, the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job is capturing a lot of attention.
  Mavericks’ coach Jason Kidd weighed in on the latest speculation that the Lakers are potentially interested in adding University of Connecticut coach Dan Hurley as their head coach.
  Kidd has known Hurley since they were competitors in high school.
  The idea of Hurley jumping from a wildly successful college coaching career to the NBA re
  
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• Finals notebook: Kidd on coaching carousel; Bill Walton remembered

  07-06-2024 04:43 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – On the opposite coast from where the NBA Finals are taking place, the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job is capturing a lot of attention.
  Mavericks’ coach Jason Kidd weighed in on the latest speculation that the Lakers are potentially interested in adding University of Connecticut coach Dan Hurley as their head coach.
  Kidd has known Hurley since they were competitors in high school.
  The idea of Hurley jumping from a wildly successful college coaching career to the NBA re
  
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• With the Celtics, Daniel Gafford has come full circle

  06-06-2024 06:56 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Daniel Gafford has a full-circle moment that directly involves the Boston Celtics.
  When Gafford woke up on the morning of Feb. 8, he was still a member of the Washington Wizards. And the Wizards were slated to play the Celtics in Boston on Feb. 9.
  That meant the Wizards were planning on leaving Washington, DC, on Feb. 8 to fly to Boston. However, Gafford received an important phone call from Wizards general manager Will Dawkins informing him that he may have to re-arrange his trav
  
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• February trip to Boston was aborted for Gafford, much to the Mavs’ delight

  06-06-2024 06:56 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Daniel Gafford has a full-circle moment that directly involves the Boston Celtics.
  When Gafford woke up on the morning of Feb. 8, he was still a member of the Washington Wizards. And the Wizards were slated to play the Celtics in Boston on Feb. 9.
  That meant the Wizards were planning on leaving Washington on Feb. 8 to fly to Boston. However, Gafford received an important phone call from Wizards general manager Will Dawkins informing him that he may have to re-arrange his traveling
  
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• Irving thought “about those times” when he and James played together

  06-06-2024 02:09 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving hadn’t settled into his seat at Media Day for only  a few seconds on Wednesday when a question came flying his way regarding former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James.
  Apparently, James said on his podcast — which he shares with ex-Mavs guard JJ Redick – earlier this week that he’s proud of the growth Irving has made, but is “mad at the same time that I’m not his running mate anymore.” Asked
  
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• Irving remembers the good times when he and James played together

  06-06-2024 02:09 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving had settled into his seat at Media Day for only a few seconds on Wednesday when a question came flying his way regarding former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James.
  Apparently, James said this week on his podcast — which he shares with ex-Mavs guard JJ Redick – that he’s proud of the growth Irving has made, but is “mad at the same time that I’m not his running mate anymore.” Asked about that, Irving, whi
  
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• NBA Finals matchup: And the edge goes to . . .

  06-06-2024 01:55 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – The Mavericks and Celtics are the last teams standing in the 2023-24 NBA season.
  They have been clearly the best team from their respective conferences. Now, we get to see them go against each other with the world watching.
  “It’s going to be a dogfight,” Mavericks’ forward P.J. Washington said. “We’re playing for all the marbles. This is everybody’s goal. Everybody’s going to play hard every possession. I just can’t wait.&rdquo
  
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• Luka’s journey continues with unparalleled athleticism — from the neck up

  05-06-2024 22:14 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Luka Dončić has been framed in the same picture as Denver MVP Nikola Jokic.
  His liftoffs are not explosive. He won’t blow by defenders. He’s not particularly athletic on the surface.
  To which he says: “I’m athletic in different ways. Not everything is jumping and running fast.”
  He’s right.
  From the neck up, he’s more nimble than anybody else in the NBA. When it comes to strength and smarts about putting his defender in a weakened
  
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• Mavs award multi-year extension to Nico Harrison

  05-06-2024 03:12 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – For using his expertise to build a team in rapid-like fashion that reached the NBA Finals this season, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has been rewarded with a multi-year contract extension which he signed on Tuesday.
  “Nico Harrison has demonstrated his leadership and capabilities in the Dallas Mavericks organization,” Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont said. “His vision, along with his efforts on behalf of our players and staff have propelle
  
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• NBA Finals notebook: Porzingis’ return adds spice for fans

  05-06-2024 01:46 via mavs.com
  
  Before they boarded their flight to Boston on Tuesday, the Mavericks got hit with a few questions about the 7-3 elephant in the room.
  Kristaps Porzingis, the former Maverick who never quite worked out the way everybody hoped, is expected to return in the NBA Finals from a leg injury that kept him out of the previous two rounds of the playoffs.
  When coach Jason Kidd was asked about Porzingis, he had a logical response.
  “They were good without him,” he said. “They’re going
  
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• GM Harrison signs multiyear extension

  04-06-2024 17:47 via mavs.com
  
  Mavericks’ general manager Nico Harrison, hot on the heels of a strong run of roster maneuverings that have helped fuel the team’s journey into the 2024 NBA Finals, has signed a multiyear contract extension, it was announced Tuesday.
  Harrison’s extension comes less than a month after coach Jason Kidd received a multiyear contract extension.
  Below is the news release announcing the move:
   
  MAVERICKS SIGN NICO HARRISON TO CONTRACT EXTENSION
   
  DALLAS – The Dallas M
  
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• Irving to be laser focused during return to Boston to play Celtics

  04-06-2024 05:14 via mavs.com
  
  Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is ready for his much-anticipated return to Boston to play the Celtics on the NBA’s biggest stage.
  Irving already knows the Celtics’ fans will likely heckle him, will probably boo him every time he touches the ball, and will do everything they can to try to get him off his game. But he is prepared for the onslaught.
  “I think I’m better at consolidating kind of the emotions now or being aware of what it’s going to be like,” I
  
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• Washington living the (childhood) dream

  03-06-2024 23:02 via mavs.com
  
  It wasn’t hard to see where P.J. Washington’s heart was when he was growing up.
  On Monday, as he and the Mavericks were in full-bore preparations for the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, he recounted a story from his youth about his hopes and dreams as a youngster.
  A reporter produced a list. On it was the following:
  Become a McDonald’s All-American.
  Sign with Kentucky.
  Play for USA Basketball.
  Become an NBA lottery pick.
  Play for the Dallas Mavericks.
  “That’s the
  
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• Derrick Jones Jr. took a chance and it’s likely to pay off big time

  03-06-2024 05:19 via mavs.com
  
  Derrick Jones Jr. bet on himself this past summer, and that bet looks like it’s going to pay off.
  Last summer Jones declined the player option on his contract with the Chicago Bulls which would have paid him $3.36 million this season. In its place, Jones instead signed a one-year $2.7 million veteran’s minimum contract with the Dallas Mavericks – the contract the NBA reserves for seven-year veterans like Jones.
  However, when Jones hits the free agent market again this summer he
  
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• Lively’s major impact? It’s something even he didn’t see coming

  03-06-2024 00:11 via mavs.com
  
  There’s been a debate building on social media platforms about who the most important player will be in the NBA Finals if you take away the four superstars.
  That would be Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
  If you watched closely, Dončić may have already cast his vote.
  During the celebration after winning the Western Conference finals, the Mavericks’ point guard took his MVP trophy, said it was for his teammates, and then Jason Kidd noticed s
  
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• Lively’s major impact? Even he didn’t see it coming

  03-06-2024 00:11 via mavs.com
  
  There’s been a debate building on social media platforms about who the most important player will be in the NBA Finals if you take away the four superstars.
  That would be Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
  If you watched closely, Dončić may have already cast his vote.
  During the celebration after winning the Western Conference finals, the Mavericks’ point guard took his MVP trophy, said it was for his teammates, and then Jason Kidd noticed s
  
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• Mavericks building a rare road-warrior legacy

  02-06-2024 00:27 via mavs.com
  
  Funny the things you remember about memorable moments in history.
  For instance, when the 1995 Houston Rockets became the lowest-seeded team to win an NBA title, their rings had nine diamonds encrusted into the body of the two Larry O’Brien trophies for their back-to-back championships.
  The significance? The sixth-seeded Rockets won nine road games on their way to the promised land – more than half of the 15 wins (at that time) that were required to win it all.
  They remain the lowest-
  
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• Lively’s teammates want him to think, act and play like a veteran

  01-06-2024 05:19 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – He may be an NBA rookie on paper. But the last thing Dereck Lively II’s teammates want him to do is think, act and play like he’s an impressionable rookie.
  Instead, they want him to think, act and play like he’s a wily veteran.
  “I’m a rookie,” said Lively, who is fresh out of college and in his first season with the Dallas Mavericks. “I’m not going to be perfect.
  “But my teammates say go out there and be a vet, go out ther
  
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• Mavericks bracing for ‘incredible weapons’ in NBA Finals

  31-05-2024 23:41 via mavs.com
  
  The Western Conference championship trophy in one hand and the MVP trophy for the conference finals in the other, Luka Dončić showed a little bit of his inner Dirk Nowitzki after closing out the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  It was 13 years ago when Nowitzki hopped over the scorer’s table at American Airlines Center and skittered out of the arena when the Mavericks had beaten Oklahoma City and reached the NBA Finals, where they would play, and beat, Miami.
  He didn’t want to talk
  
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• Road-hog Mavericks knew Luka was going to wear out Wolves

  31-05-2024 18:08 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – As Luka Dončić rapidly scored 12 points in the first 3½ minutes of Thursday’s Game 5 at Target Center, Daniel Gafford’s head was processing a thought that was equal parts pity and amazement.
  Pity for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Amazement at a special talent like Luka.
  “I knew it was going to be a long night for whoever was in front of him,” the Mavericks’ center said. “I set a screen, got him downhill – I thought I se
  
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• Trip to NBA Finals represent redemption for Kyrie Irving

  31-05-2024 08:49 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – For Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, Thursday was a night of redemption. A night to exhale.
  The last time Irving played in the NBA Finals was 2017 when his Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games. Since then, Irving spent two seasons with the Boston Celtics and three-and-a-half seasons with the Brooklyn Nets before the Mavs secured his services in a trade on Feb. 6, 2023.
  And because the Mavs were able to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-10
  
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• Mavericks shred Wolves, roll into the NBA Finals

  31-05-2024 04:57 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – For the third time in the Mavericks’ 44-year history, they are headed to the NBA Finals.
  And for the first time, Luka Dončić will be showcasing his massive skills on basketball’s biggest stage.
  Judging by Thursday night, he’s more than ready.
  The Mavericks made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, thanks to their superstar guards, Dončić and Kyrie Irving.
  Dončić outscored Minnesota
  
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• Mavericks shred Wolves, roll into NBA Finals

  31-05-2024 04:57 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – For the third time in the Mavericks’ 44-year history, they are headed to the NBA Finals.
  And for the first time, Luka Dončić will be showcasing his massive skills on basketball’s biggest stage.
  Judging by Thursday night, he’s more than ready.
  The Mavericks made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, thanks to their superstar guards, Dončić and Kyrie Irving.
  Dončić outscored Minnesota
  
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• Luka and Co. shred Wolves as Mavericks roll into NBA Finals

  31-05-2024 04:57 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – For the third time in the Mavericks’ 44-year history, they are headed to the NBA Finals.
  And for the first time, Luka Dončić will be showcasing his massive skills on basketball’s biggest stage.
  Judging by Thursday night, he’s more than ready.
  The Mavericks made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, thanks to their superstar guards, Dončić and Kyrie Irving.
  Dončić outscored Minnesota
  
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• Game 5 preview: Mavericks hopeful that Lively returns

  30-05-2024 03:35 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – The Mavericks won’t know for sure about the availability of Dereck Lively II until close to gametime on Thursday, but what is certain is that they dodged a bullet.
  When the back of Lively’s head collided sharply with Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee, the gasp inside American Airlines Center spoke volumes.
  It looked bad. Could have been a concussion. Could have been a serious neck or head injury.
  Thankfully for Lively, it appears to have been none of the above.
  A nec
  
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• Was Game 4 simply a matter of Mavs’ shooters not being makers?

  29-05-2024 21:53 via mavs.com
  
  What we have here in the Western Conference finals is a prime example of the oldest and most accurate description of the NBA.
  It’s a make-or-miss league.
  On Tuesday in Game 4, the Minnesota Timberwolves made. The Mavericks missed.
  That’s an oversimplification, of course. There are many reasons why the Wolves made 53 percent of their shots and a disturbingly strong 46 percent from three-point range (11-of-24).
  A Mavericks’ defense that perhaps was a fraction out of sync. A brief
  
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