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• Kleber sizzles from long range to provide spark in Game 5

  02-05-2024 08:53 via mavs.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Maxi Kleber has a simple outlook on his three-point shooting.
  It’s the same attitude all of the Mavericks try to have.
  “The shots I get, I take them,” Kleber said on Wednesday as the Mavericks drop-kicked the Los Angeles Clippers 123-93 in Game 5. “It goes for everybody. When it’s the right shot you take it and live with the results because it’s the best shot for the team.”
  Kleber took a lot of shots on Thursday night that were right
  
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• In ‘state of the franchise,’ Dumont praises Marshall, Harrison and Kidd

  15-06-2024 21:46 via mavs.com
  
  In his “state of the franchise” remarks about the Dallas Mavericks on Friday afternoon, Mavs governor Patrick Dumont gave high praise to general manager Nico Harrison and coach Jason Kidd for setting the wheels in motion while getting the Mavs to the NBA Finals for the first time in 13 years.
  “First off, I have to credit Nico and Coach Kidd for the phenomenal job they’ve done this season,” Dumont said. “They’ve earned everything (through) their hard work
  
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• Guiding light Lively topped the takeaways in Game 4 smackdown

  15-06-2024 21:36 via mavs.com
  
  This was nothing less than a show of defiance by the Mavericks.
  They were down 3-0 in the NBA Finals and everybody knows what that means.
  But they did not go down on their home floor and suffer the indignity of the Boston Celtics celebrating on the Mavericks’ logo.
  The 122-84 butt-whupping the Mavericks administered on Friday night showed that they, indeed, are a worthy adversary to the might Celtics, who won 14 more games in the regular season than the Mavericks and who had won 10 playoff
  
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• Kyrie Irving finally breaks alleged “curse” with victory over Celtics

  15-06-2024 19:57 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON –Whatever alleged “curse” the Boston Celtics had on Kyrie Irving, it’s over now.
  A member of the Celtics from 2017-‘19, Irving had manufactured an abysmal 0-13 record against the Celtics since he left that franchise to sign a free agent contract with the Brooklyn Nets on July 7, 2019. But the veteran guard finally broke the alleged “curse” and was on the winning end of a game against the Celtics when the Dallas Mavericks routed Boston, 122-84, on
  
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• Jason Kidd vigilantly defends Luka Dončić’s defense

  15-06-2024 06:24 via mavs.com
  
   Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd came to the defense of his star player – point guard Luka Dončić – who was heavily criticized on the national television talk shows this week for what the critics perceived was his lack of defense.
  “Everybody has the right to their opinion,” Kidd said. “It’s just sometimes we might take it a little bit too far – right — and understanding if you put yourself in that person’s shoes, could you st
  
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• Jason Kidd literally comes to the defense of Luka Dončić’s defense

  15-06-2024 06:24 via mavs.com
  
   Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd came to the defense of his star player – point guard Luka Dončić – who was heavily criticized on the national television talk shows this week for what the critics perceived was his lack of defense.
  “Everybody has the right to their opinion,” Kidd said. “It’s just sometimes we might take it a little bit too far – right — and understanding if you put yourself in that person’s shoes, could you st
  
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• Mavericks blow out Celtics, stay alive in NBA Finals

  15-06-2024 04:59 via mavs.com
  
  The odds remain overwhelmingly stacked against the Mavericks.
  But for a few more days, they can still dream of a magical, historic escape.
  Lika a prize fighter hanging on, clinging to a puncher’s chance, the Mavericks gathered themselves Friday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and will live to fight at least one more time after they stopped Boston 122-84 at American Airlines Center to cut the Celtics’ lead in the series to 3-1.
  It was the third-largest margin of victory in NBA Final
  
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• Mavs, NBA dedicate ‘awesome’ gym, learning facility in East Dallas

  14-06-2024 18:34 via mavs.com
  
  As he surveyed the shiny new basketball court at the Boys & Girls Club of East Dallas, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took a moment to remember that sports as a way of life probably is not in the cards for most of the 100 young people that were gathered around him.
  “There’s so much excitement around the NBA Finals,” he told the kids. “People all around the world are watching. But we come to town, there’s all this fanfare and we leave. All of that dissipates.
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• Game 4 preview: Though it stinks ‘horrendously,’ failure still the best teacher

  14-06-2024 05:08 via mavs.com
  
  As Kyrie Irving has said more than a few times in the NBA Finals, perspective comes from experience – often difficult, painful experiences.
  That being the case, the Mavericks are gaining a ton of perspective by going down 3-0 in the Finals.
  They are on the verge of being swept by the Boston Celtics, who have relied heavily on their previous failure in the 2022 Finals to dominate the Mavericks. At times like these, Irving is the perfect spokesman to remind people that this is not a failure
  
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• Luka Dončić fouling out of Game 3 was a pivotal moment

  14-06-2024 00:14 via mavs.com
  
  The most notable play of Game 3 – and possibly of this year’s NBA Finals series — occurred when a razor-close block/charge 50/50 call went against the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić.
  The play occurred with 4:12 remaining in a game the Mavs trailed, 93-90. Dončić was charged with a blocking foul, which was his sixth foul of the game.
  Coach Jason Kidd challenged the call, lost the challenge, and the Mavs ultimately lost the game, 106-99.
  Yes, the Mavs realis
  
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• On championship anniversary, 2011 team reunites, commends 2024 Mavs

  13-06-2024 06:55 via mavs.com
  
  While the Mavericks of 2024 fell into an abyss from which nobody has ever escaped, the Mavericks of 2011 got together on Wednesday night to celebrate the 13th anniversary of their championship win at Miami.
  It was June 12, 2011, when Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, J.J. Barea and the rest of the gang pulled off the stunner in Game 6 against LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Heat.
  The most famous of Mavericks’ alumni met in a suite at American Airlines Center and soaked up the atm
  
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• Tatum scores 31 as Celtics eke out, 106-99, victory over Mavs

  13-06-2024 05:43 via mavs.com
  
  The Boston Celtics moved to within one win of clinching the franchise’s NBA-high 18th championship Wednesday night with a 106-99 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.  
  Boston now has a commanding 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series, which resumes back at AAC Friday at 7:30 p.m. Teams with a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series are a perfect 156-0 in the NBA playoffs.
  The Mavs were hampered by the fact that their best player, Luka Doncic, fouled out with 4:12
  
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• Jerry West, the logo, remembered by Finals participants

  13-06-2024 04:10 via mavs.com
  
  Jerry West is gone, but the logo will go on forever.
  News of West’s death on Tuesday sent shock waves through the NBA. One of the greatest players, executives and people ever associated with the game died at 86.
  At the NBA Finals, coach Jason Kidd was emotional about West, who he got to know as part of the West Virginia crew that left a big imprint on the NBA during the ‘60s, ‘70s and beyond.
  “When you talk about the Logo, Jerry was a gentleman to everyone,” Kidd sa
  
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• Jerry West, the logo, remembered by Finals coaches

  13-06-2024 04:10 via mavs.com
  
  Jerry West is gone, but the logo will go on forever.
  News of West’s death on Tuesday sent shock waves through the NBA. One of the greatest players, executives and people ever associated with the game died at 86.
  At the NBA Finals, coach Jason Kidd was emotional about West, who he got to know as part of the West Virginia crew that left a big imprint on the NBA during the ‘60s, ‘70s and beyond.
  “When you talk about the Logo, Jerry was a gentleman to everyone,” Kidd sa
  
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• Mavs hoping to get back into series with win over Celtics

  12-06-2024 16:51 via mavs.com
  
  The NBA Finals haven’t reached the halfway point yet, but the Dallas Mavericks suddenly find themselves in a must-win situation.
  The Mavs trail the Boston Celtics, 2-0, in this best-of-seven series for pro basketball’s most prestigious prize. And as both teams head into Game 3 Wednesday night at 7:30 at American Airlines Center, it’s imperative that the Mavs find a way to win, or else they would have to do something that’s never been done before.
  No team has rallied from
  
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• Mavs hope to get back into series with win over Celtics

  12-06-2024 16:51 via mavs.com
  
  The NBA Finals haven’t reached the halfway point yet, but the Dallas Mavericks suddenly find themselves in a must-win situation.
  The Mavs trail the Boston Celtics, 2-0, in this best-of-seven series for pro basketball’s most prestigious prize. And as both teams head into Game 3 Wednesday night at 7:30 at American Airlines Center, it’s imperative that the Mavs find a way to win, or else they would have to do something that’s never been done before.
  No team has rallied from
  
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• Mavs notebook: Luka’s defensive work; Kyrie’s ‘easy conversation’

  12-06-2024 00:49 via mavs.com
  
  Luka Dončić was asked Tuesday how his chest injury is doing and said only that “I feel good. I don’t want to get into any more details.”
  Let’s be perfectly clear about the Mavericks as they return home to the boisterous American Airlines Center crowd hoping to do what the Boston Celtics did at TD Garden: win twice to hold serve:
  Dončić has been the least of their worries. In fact, he’s the only reason the Mavericks had a glimmer of hope late in G
  
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• Rare injury leaves Porzingis questionable for Game 3

  12-06-2024 00:47 via mavs.com
  
  On the eve of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis wanted to make one message perfectly clear.
  The Celtics have listed Porzingis as questionable for Game 3 with what they term as a “rare injury’ described as a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. But unless something totally out of the ordinary occurs before the next game in this best-of-seven series against the Dallas Mavericks, Porzingis plans t
  
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• Rare injury has Porzingis listed as questionable for Game 3

  12-06-2024 00:47 via mavs.com
  
  On the very eve of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis wanted to make one message perfectly clear.
  The Celtics have listed Porzingis as questionable for Game 3 with what they term as a “rare injury’ described as a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. But unless something totally out of the ordinary occurs before the next game in this best-of-seven series against the Dallas Mavericks is played, Po
  
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• Rare injury has Kristaps Porzingis listed as questionable for Game 3

  12-06-2024 00:47 via mavs.com
  
  On the very eve of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis wanted to make one message perfectly clear.
  The Celtics have listed Porzingis as questionable for Game 3 with what they term as a “rare injury’ described as a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. But unless something totally out of the ordinary occurs before the next game in this best-of-seven series against the Dallas Mavericks is played, Po
  
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• Pressure grows for Mavericks, who look to capitalize on mistakes

  11-06-2024 22:24 via mavs.com
  
  The Mavericks have no room for error now.
  Maybe urgency has not yet been replaced by panic. But panic is lurking around the corner, waiting to hijack urgency.
  There’s no such thing as a must-win situation unless your season will end if you lose. The Mavericks will have another game, no matter what happens Wednesday night in Game 3.
  But going down 0-3 in the NBA Finals is nothing short of a pink-slip notification that your time is up.
  No NBA team ever has recovered from a 3-0 hole to win a
  
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• Irving has successfully overcome an 0-2 deficit in NBA Finals before

  11-06-2024 04:56 via mavs.com
  
  When it comes to recovering from an 0-2 deficit in the NBA Finals and successfully winning that best-of-seven series, Kyrie Irving has been there, done that. And that gives the Dallas Mavericks a lot of hope as they attempt to win a series against the Boston Celtics with the odds heavily stacked against them.
  Thanks to Sunday’s gritty 105-98 win over Dallas in Boston, the Celtics own an advantageous 2-0 lead over the Mavs in this best-of-seven series. Teams are just 5-31 all-time in the NB
  
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• Irving has overcome an 0-2 deficit in NBA Finals before

  11-06-2024 04:56 via mavs.com
  
  When it comes to recovering from an 0-2 deficit in the NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving has been there, done that. And that gives the Dallas Mavericks a lot of hope as they attempt to win a series against the Boston Celtics with the odds heavily stacked against them.
  Thanks to Sunday’s gritty 105-98 win in Boston, the Celtics own a 2-0 lead over the Mavs in this best-of-seven series. Teams are just 5-31 all-time in the NBA Finals when they trail 2-0.
  And Irving played a major role on one of those
  
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• Irving struggled, but so did Mavericks’ bench in Game 2

  10-06-2024 18:22 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – The simple fact is that the Mavericks now must win four of the next five games, or four in a row if you want to think really optimistically, to finish this season as NBA champions.
  So we’re telling you there’s a chance.
  But based on the way the Boston Celtics have played in going ahead 2-0 after Sunday’s 105-98 victory at TD Garden, it is testing the faith of the Mavericks’ believers.
  The odds certainly are against them. Boston hasn’t lost four of fiv
  
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• According to Dončić: “Every game we lose, it’s a missed opportunity for us.”

  10-06-2024 06:46 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Dončić didn’t particularly care for a reporter’s desire to divide Sunday’s 105-98 loss to the Boston Celtics into different analytic categories.
  Getting down to the brass tacks of why the Mavs are mired in an 0-2 hole in this best-of-seven series in the NBA Finals against the Celtics, Dončić simply said: “Every game we lose, it’s a missed opportunity for us.”
  And Sunday’s loss was a sub
  
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• According to Dončić: ‘Every game we lose, it’s a missed opportunity’

  10-06-2024 06:46 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Dončić didn’t particularly care for a reporter’s desire to divide Sunday’s 105-98 loss to the Boston Celtics into different analytic categories.
  Getting down to the brass tacks of why the Mavs are mired in an 0-2 hole in this best-of-seven series in the NBA Finals against the Celtics, Dončić simply said: “Every game we lose, it’s a missed opportunity for us.”
  And Sunday’s loss was a sub
  
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• Celtics repel Mavericks, take 2-0 NBA Finals lead, 105-98

  10-06-2024 04:31 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – The Mavericks’ history of strong, winning answers in games after suffering a loss in these playoffs did them no good on Sunday night at TD Garden.
  The Boston Celtics took charge in the third quarter and held on for a hard-earned 105-98 victory to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals as the Mavericks lost consecutive games in the playoffs for the first time this year.
  Teams that win the first two games of a playoff series have historically been tough to beat. They go on to win a
  
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• Former Rockets coach, Rudy Tomjanovich, wins prestigious award

  10-06-2024 04:06 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – When Rick Carlisle telephoned Rudy Tomjanovich to inform him that he had won the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, Tomjanovich was as surprised as anyone.
  “The great thing about this award is it came to me out of the blue,” Tomjanovich said Sunday. “I had no idea I was up for this. I happened to be with my son up in Houston when I got the call and Rick started telling me about it.
  “I got emotional. My son kept asking, ‘Are you okay? Are you okay?
  
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• Game 2 preview: Mavericks need to relocate two old reliable friends

  08-06-2024 23:52 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – If the Mavericks want to extend their recent tradition of bouncing back sensationally from Game 1 disappointments in the playoffs, it will help immensely if they can relocate a couple of important weapons that went AWOL in the NBA Finals opener.
  The Mavericks shot only three corner three-pointers, far below their usual number. And one of those was heaved by Luka Dončić, whose job it usually is to find the shooters in the corner, not be one.
  The Mavericks also had a virtu
  
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• Irving cool, collected during give-and-take with Finals media

  08-06-2024 22:46 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Kyrie Irving calmly answered questions from the media for 12 minutes on Saturday.
  It wasn’t nearly as tough as any of the four quarters he played on Thursday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
  Try as they might, media members could not rattle Irving. He was calm and thoughtful and defused any attempts to get him into a running commentary that might agitate Boston fans or derail his focus from the Mavericks’ No. 1 task, which is winning Game 2 of the Finals on Sunday to even
  
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