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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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• 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 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 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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• As Hardaway Jr. plays in NBA Finals, Hardaway Sr. a proud papa

  08-06-2024 22:34 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Tim Hardaway Jr. has gone to places in his basketball career that Tim Hardaway Sr. never went to. And that makes Hardaway Sr. a proud papa.
  “He played on the biggest stage in college and they lost to Louisville,” Hardaway Sr. told Mavs.com. “And he’s in the NBA Finals now.
  “It’s somewhere I was trying to get to as a collegian and as a professional, and he’s doing it. It means a lot.”
  Hardaway Jr. and the Michigan Wolverines lost to L
  
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• Kristaps Porzingis was the difference-maker in series opener

  07-06-2024 20:23 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – Obviously, the Dallas Mavericks went into Game 1 of the NBA Finals heavily concerned about the Boston Celtics’ All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
  But of all people, it was former Mavs center Kristaps Porzingis who swung the momentum and the temperature of Game 1 in favor of the Celtics. As soon as Porzingis entered the game with 7:17 remaining in the first quarter, everything changed for the worst for the Mavs.
  It was as if Porzingis had the key to success for th
  
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• Looking forward: Four areas where Mavericks need improvement

  07-06-2024 19:53 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – What have we heard consistently from Jason Kidd for the past month?
  It’s just basketball.
  Yes, it’s 20,000 Boston crazies yelling in your ear. Yes, it’s Kristaps Porzingis rolling onto the court like the new-age combination of Bill Walton and Bill Russell to dismantle the Mavericks. And, yes, it’s a new atmosphere for most of the Mavs in a wicked NBA Finals environment.
  But it’s still just basketball.
  The Mavericks need to remind themselves of that go
  
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• Looking ahead: Four areas where Mavericks need improvement

  07-06-2024 19:53 via mavs.com
  
  BOSTON – What have we heard consistently from Jason Kidd for the past month?
  It’s just basketball.
  Yes, it’s 20,000 Boston crazies yelling in your ear. Yes, it’s Kristaps Porzingis rolling onto the court like the new-age combination of Bill Walton and Bill Russell to dismantle the Mavericks. And, yes, it’s a new atmosphere for most of the Mavs in a wicked NBA Finals environment.
  But it’s still just basketball.
  The Mavericks need to remind themselves of that go
  
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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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