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• Group photo then time to ride!!! @WessyWes23 @ProPlayersFndn @briggsequipment @MavsCare https://t.co/cEFGiBu2sI

  18-04-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  
  Group photo then time to ride!!! @WessyWes23 @ProPlayersFndn @briggsequipment @MavsCare https://t.co/cEFGiBu2sI
  
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• Mavs expect to receive Timberwolves’ best punch in Game 2

  23-05-2024 23:48 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – After the Dallas Mavericks went into the Minnesota Timberwolves’ backyard and immediately captured Game 1 of this best-of-seven Western Conference Finals playoff series, 108-105, on Wednesday, Mavs center Daniel Gafford already knows what to anticipate when Game 2 is played on Friday.
  “We know we’re going to get their best game in Game 2,” Gafford said before Thursday’s practice. “I’m pretty sure for a fact that they felt they should
  
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• Lively’s free-throw mechanics could be first step to a broader skillset

  23-05-2024 23:02 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – The free-throw routine of Dereck Lively II is as simple as it is unique.
  Get the ball. Line it up. Take the shot.
  No dribbling. No arm-touching or ball-spinning. No extraneous body movement, like shoulder wiggles.
  Just catch and shoot.
  Lively’s free-throw shooting has become a source of pride for him and an asset for the Mavericks during their playoff run, which has landed them a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  The spotlight
  
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• Wolves’ coach made sure his team ‘got the memo’ that West finals have begun

  23-05-2024 22:01 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – It was, in coach Chris Finch’s estimation, a “rough” film session for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.
  The Mavericks had played a strong Game 1 in the Western Conference finals to take a 108-105 victory and the Wolves’ coach was not happy with his team. Or with the legality of certain things happening on the court. But more on that in a moment.
  The Mavericks had a game plan that stifled the Minnesota offense in the paint and forced a ridiculous
  
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• Edwards poked the bear — in this case, Irving — and lost that battle

  23-05-2024 07:39 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards poked the bear, and the bear got the last laugh.
  Right after Minnesota rallied from a 20-point deficit in the third quarter to upset the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals this past Sunday, Edwards boldly shouted that he was going to defend Dallas guard Kyrie Irving in the conference finals. Well, that assignment didn’t go too well for Edwards on Wednesday’s series opener when the Timberwolves
  
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• Mavericks’ superstars fuel Game 1 win over Wolves

  23-05-2024 05:06 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – The Mavericks’ superstar duo is alive and well in the Western Conference finals.
  Any reports that they were fading during struggles against Oklahoma City in the last round were greatly exaggerated.
  First Kyrie Irving kept the Mavericks afloat early, then Luka Dončić took charge in the fourth quarter to propel the Mavs to a 108-105 victory in Game 1 of the best-of-seven conference finals at the Target Center.
  The Mavericks stole the home-court advantage behind
  
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• Wolves’ view: Hoping Dort’s blueprint helps them defend Luka better

  22-05-2024 19:51 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – The ghost of Lu Dort may yet haunt Luka Dončić.
  The Mavericks conquered Oklahoma City’s stocky, sticky defender in the second round of the playoffs, but it was by no means a breeze. It took a physical toll on Dončić.
  And it did something else: provided a blueprint for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals against the Mavericks that starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  “Yeah, for sure,” T-Wolves’ guard Anthony Edw
  
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• Trade from Wizards to Mavs forced Gafford to cancel vacation plans

  22-05-2024 05:24 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – For Daniel Gafford, his NBA career had taken on a very similar path.
  It consisted of 82 games. And even before those 82 games were over, Gafford had already made plans to take a vacation in the offseason.
  But that all changed on Feb. 8 when the Washington Wizards traded Gafford to the Dallas Mavericks. At the time, Gafford had a strong feeling he wasn’t going to be taking an early vacation to some exotic hotspot this offseason.
  “I wouldn’t be in this positio
  
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• Mavs-Wolves primer: Game 1s are tough, but Luka has reason to smile

  22-05-2024 01:24 via mavs.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS – Anyone who has some Zyrtec that works on people allergic to Game 1 of an NBA playoff series, please get in touch with the Mavericks pronto.
  They will begin the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night at Target Center and the Mavericks have yet to prove they can bounce into a series and take charge early.
  In fact, they’ve never won Game 1 under Jason Kidd. They started down 0-1 three times in 2022. And in this year’s playoffs, t
  
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• Timberwolves posed a very tall problem for opponents

  21-05-2024 04:32 via mavs.com
  
  It’s safe to say the Minnesota Timberwolves are a very tall, lanky and talented team and will pose a monumental challenge for the Dallas Mavericks when the two teams square off in the Western Conference Finals.
  For starters, the Timberwolves hang their hats on the defensive end of the court where their vaunted defense was ranked No. 1 in the NBA this season. Trying to maneuver past their front line of Rudy Gobert (7-1) Karl-Anthony Towns (7-0) and Jaden McDaniels (6-9) and get to the rim i
  
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• Timberwolves pose a tall problem for opponents

  21-05-2024 04:32 via mavs.com
  
  It’s safe to say the Minnesota Timberwolves are a very tall, lanky and talented team and will pose a monumental challenge for the Dallas Mavericks when the two teams square off in the Western Conference Finals.
  For starters, the Timberwolves hang their hats on the defensive end of the court where their vaunted defense was ranked No. 1 in the NBA this season. Trying to maneuver past their front line of Rudy Gobert (7-1) Karl-Anthony Towns (7-0) and Jaden McDaniels (6-9) and get to the rim i
  
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• Lively earns second-team all-rookie nod

  21-05-2024 00:36 via mavs.com
  
  When the NBA announced the all-rookie first and second teams on Monday, one thing stood out.
  The only player among the 10 on the two teams that’s still playing is Mavericks’ center Dereck Lively II.
  As he said Monday afternoon, that means more to him than any award.
  “They (voters) are going to look in the regular season of who’s making the most noise, who had the most eyes on them,” Lively said. “But no matter if I have 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks or zer
  
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• Long shots Mavericks, Wolves still standing in Western Conference

  21-05-2024 00:13 via mavs.com
  
  Who’s left in the NBA conference finals is one Goliath and three Davids.
  At least, that’s the way it looks on the surface.
  The Boston Celtics are the clear favorites to win the championship as the NBA’s version of the Final Four unfolds.
  Jason Kidd acknowledged as much on Monday as the Mavericks began preparations for the Western Conference semifinals against Minnesota.
  “You have four left,” he said. “Probably only one was really talked about as having a legit
  
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• Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving proved the critics were wrong

  20-05-2024 02:19 via mavs.com
  
  As they sat next to each other during Saturday’s postgame press conference after closing out the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the Western Conference semifinals, Dallas Mavericks guards Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving discussed the close bond they’ve developed in the 15 months since they’ve become teammates.
  When the 2023 trade was finalized which had Irving joining the Mavs, there were so many so-called basketball experts who said it wouldn’t work. They cl
  
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• Dončić, Irving proved the critics wrong

  20-05-2024 02:19 via mavs.com
  
  As they sat next to each other at the podium during Saturday’s postgame news conference after closing out the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the Western Conference semifinals, Dallas Mavericks guards Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving discussed the close bond they’ve developed in the 15 months since they became teammates.
  When the 2023 trade brought Irving to the Mavs, there were so many so-called basketball experts who said it wouldn’t work. They claimed that both D
  
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• Culture club: Mavericks’ belief in one another continues to grow

  19-05-2024 21:06 via mavs.com
  
  As the Mavericks move on to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons, it’s different than it was in the first go-round.
  In 2022, they were younger, smaller and had a defense that was growing teeth.
  In 2024, they’re older, bigger, more athletic, have true centers and have a defense that possesses full-grown fangs.
  That’s why they feel the job is not done.
  In 2022, the Mavericks most definitely had the attitude that they had accomplished something to be
  
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• Washington’s clutch free throws give him ‘a dream come true’

  19-05-2024 06:57 via mavs.com
  
  For three quarters, P.J. Washington was having a forgettable night. Sort of like the Mavericks as a whole.
  The Oklahoma City Thunder were controlling Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals and Washington had a goose-egg in the scoring department going into the fourth quarter.
  Then, Washington came to life with nine points, including the two free throws with 2.5 seconds left that provided the winning points in the Mavericks’ 117-116 victory at American Airlines Center that delivered th
  
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• Mavs nip OKC, 117-116, reach conference finals for second time in three seasons

  19-05-2024 05:56 via mavs.com
  
  For the second time in three seasons, the Dallas Mavericks punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals.
  The Mavs overcame a massive 17-point deficit in the second half en route to chasing down and nipping the Oklahoma City Thunder in electric fashion, 117-116, on Saturday night before a boisterous sellout crowd of 20,555 at American Airlines Center. In winning this Western Conference semifinal best-of-seven series, 4-2, the Mavs advanced to the conference finals where they’ll fac
  
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• Mavs turned up the heat on defensive end of court

  18-05-2024 07:15 via mavs.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks went into this season hellbent on being a solid defensive team. But the lightbulb moment when that eventually happened didn’t occur until Feb. 8 when two trades brought the Mavs center Daniel Gafford and forward P.J. Washington.
  Gafford and Washington have been the defensive engines the Mavs have used to steer themselves within one win of reaching the Western Conference Finals for the second time in three seasons. Since the two trades, for the most part the Mavs have b
  
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• Ex-Cowboys coach Switzer still bullish on the NFL — and the NBA

  18-05-2024 03:52 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – His roots may be in football, but Barry Switzer also has some skin in the NBA game.
  An absolute legend in Oklahoma, Switzer attended Wednesday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center. After he left his suite to go down a hallway to conduct an interview with Mavs.com, fans kept rushing up to him to get a photo, or just to say hello or reminisce about the good old days.
  For Switzer, the adulation comes with the territory of bei
  
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• Ex-Cowboys coach Barry Switzer has some skin in NBA game

  18-05-2024 03:52 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – His roots may be in football, but Barry Switzer also has some skin in the NBA game.
  An absolute legend in Oklahoma, Switzer attended this past Wednesday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center. After he left his suite to go down a hallway to conduct an interview with Mavs.com, one-by-one fans kept rushing up to him to get a photo, or just to say hello or reminisce about the good old days.
  For Switzer, the adulation comes with
  
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• Mavericks’ notebook: Toughest part of OKC series starts now

  17-05-2024 23:59 via mavs.com
  
  The Mavericks have the hammer in their Western Conference semifinal series against Oklahoma City.
  They are up 3-2 and have a home game on Saturday night to possibly close out the Thunder.
  This is where it gets really difficult. For the Mavericks as a team. And for Luka Dončić in particular.
  From the team perspective, Josh Green summed it up perfectly on Friday.
  “I think it’s going to be a battle,” he said. “And I’m looking forward to it.”
  As are all
  
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• Jimmy Goldstein is a long-time and well-loved NBA superfan

  17-05-2024 03:24 via mavs.com
  
  His presence at NBA games is undeniable. To paraphrase the old E.F. Hutton stock brokerage commercial, when Jimmy Goldstein walks into an NBA, people turn their heads.
  Goldstein is the proverbial NBA superfan who always has super cool courtside seats, and always shows up at arenas all across American donning super fashionable one-of-a-kind eye-popping clothes that he purchased straight from Paris, where he travels to four times a year. But it was as if Goldstein was destined to become the NBA&rs
  
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• Luka’s back, plus takeaways on Hardy, Irving from Game 5

  16-05-2024 21:50 via mavs.com
  
  One comment after the Mavericks’ gut-check 104-92 victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday provided certifiable proof that Luka Dončić was feeling better than he has for weeks.
  He was campaigning for his spot on the NBA’s all-defense team next season.
  Never mind the 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He was thrilled with his blocked shot on OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 55 seconds to go and the Mavericks ahead 99-90. That snuffed any faint hope the Thunder mig
  
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• Jones was able to sleep very well after win over Thunder

  16-05-2024 11:26 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Derrick Jones Jr. doesn’t sleep very well whenever the Dallas Mavericks lose a game. But he probably slept very, very well on Wednesday night after he played a pivotal role in the Mavs’ 104-92 gut-check win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center.
  Jones poured in a playoff career-high 19 points, including 10 in the first quarter after P.J. Washington was charged with his second foul less than four minutes into the game. Those tone-setting points by J
  
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• Jones was able to sleep quite well after win over Thunder

  16-05-2024 11:26 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Derrick Jones Jr. doesn’t sleep very well whenever the Dallas Mavericks lose a game. But he probably slept very, very soundly on Wednesday night after he played a pivotal role in the Mavs’ 104-92 gut-check win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center.
  Jones poured in a playoff career-high 19 points, including 10 in the first quarter after P.J. Washington was charged with his second foul less than four minutes into the game. Those tone-setting points b
  
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• Mavericks take charge with dominant Game 5 showing at OKC

  16-05-2024 05:50 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mavericks’ ability to adjust on the fly and their refusal to let one disappointment become two or more is becoming more than just a trend.
  It’s who they are.
  Coach Jason Kidd’s group continues to be as resilient as anybody in the NBA as they bounced back from Monday’s heart-wrenching loss to post a dominant 104-92 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday at the Paycom Center.
  The Mavericks took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conf
  
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• Mavericks’ ‘foxhole’ mentality shows to take charge with Game 5 win

  16-05-2024 05:50 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mavericks’ ability to adjust on the fly and their refusal to let one disappointing game become two or more is becoming more than just a trend.
  It’s who they are.
  Coach Jason Kidd’s group continues to be as resilient as anybody in the NBA as they bounced back from Monday’s heart-wrenching loss to post a dominant 104-92 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday at the Paycom Center.
  Luka Dončić, showing a very focused side that inc
  
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• Luka’s magic, Mavericks’ ‘foxhole’ mentality power Game 5 win

  16-05-2024 05:50 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mavericks’ ability to adjust on the fly and their refusal to let one disappointing game become two or more is becoming more than just a trend.
  It’s who they are.
  Coach Jason Kidd’s group continues to be as resilient as anybody in the NBA as they bounced back from Monday’s heart-wrenching loss to post a dominant 104-92 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday at the Paycom Center.
  Luka Dončić, showing a very focused side that inc
  
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• Mavericks trying to keep things light in pressure situations

  15-05-2024 21:21 via mavs.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mavericks wrapped up their Wednesday morning shootaround in familiar fashion.
  A little dancing, a little huddle, a lot of half-court shooting.
  Everyone on the team from Luka Dončić to the assistant athletic trainers has made one of the heaves this season.
  It’s everybody’s chance to laugh at the misses, particularly the occasional airball, and lighten the mood.
  Don’t underestimate the importance of that at this time of the year, when the Maver
  
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