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• Mavericks won’t be bullied as proven in rugged Game 3 victory

  12-05-2024 00:08 via mavs.com
  
  Just when it looked like the Mavericks were going to fall victim to the home-court hex that seems to be going viral around the NBA playoffs, they dug deep as if their playoff lives depended on it.
  And they might have.
  The Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder played a leave-it-all-out there playoff game on Saturday afternoon and the Mavericks persevered down the stretch for an exhausting 105-101 victory at American Airlines Center.
  And we mean exhausting for the fans who had to withstand a slew of
  
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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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• Timberwolves had solid defensive performance against Mavs

  29-05-2024 21:43 via mavs.com
  
  While he showed up for the first time in this series on Tuesday, Minnesota forward Karl-Anthony Towns decided to pause to pay homage to the Timberwolves’ defense for their sterling performance against the Dallas Mavericks.
  It was that stern defense which was the backdrop to the Timberwolves’ stunning 105-100 victory over the Mavs in Game 4 of this best-of-seven Western Conference Finals.
  “I just love the aggression we played with,” Towns said. “You could tell we had
  
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• Hardy’s highlight dunk illustrated his growth in Mavs’ playoff run

  29-05-2024 06:23 via mavs.com
  
  With the Mavericks plugging away and working to cut into a Minnesota lead in the third quarter, Jaden Hardy thought the team – and the crowd – could use a little jolt.
  So he sized up the Wolves’ Kyle Anderson as he crossed midcourt, saw that there wasn’t much help coming defensively and decided to attack.
  A couple dribbles later, Hardy got airborne and with a little double-clutch as he slid by Anderson, threw down the dunk of the game to get the Mavericks within 73-71.
  Co
  
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• Towns heats up, powers Timberwolves to 105-100 win over Mavs

  29-05-2024 06:01 via mavs.com
  
  Karl-Anthony Towns broke out of a shooting slump Tuesday night, and his performance meant the Minnesota Timberwolves have lived to see another day.
  Towns scored 25 points and snatched five rebounds as the Timberwolves stayed alive in the Western Conference Finals by scoring a surprising 105-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. After blowing a chance to sweep this series, the Mavs now lead this best-of-seven series, 3-1, with Game 5 slated for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. i
  
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• Towns broke out of slump to lead Timberwolves to 105-100 win over Mavs

  29-05-2024 06:01 via mavs.com
  
  Karl-Anthony Towns broke out of a shooting slump Tuesday night, and his performance meant the Minnesota Timberwolves have lived to see another day.
  Towns scored 25 points and snatched five rebounds as the Timberwolves stayed alive in the Western Conference Finals by scoring a surprising 105-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. After blowing a chance to sweep this series, the Mavs now lead this best-of-seven series, 3-1, with Game 5 slated for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. i
  
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• Towns break out of slump in leading Timberwolves to 105-100 win over Mavs

  29-05-2024 06:01 via mavs.com
  
  Karl-Anthony Towns broke out of a shooting slump Tuesday night, and his performance meant the Minnesota Timberwolves have lived to see another day.
  Towns scored 25 points and snatched five rebounds as the Timberwolves stayed alive in the Western Conference Finals by scoring a surprising 105-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. After blowing a chance to sweep this series, the Mavs now lead this best-of-seven series, 3-1, with Game 5 slated for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. i
  
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• Edwards scored 29 in leading Timberwolves to 105-100 win over Mavs

  29-05-2024 06:01 via mavs.com
  
  Anthony Edwards scored 29 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and distributed nine assists in leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a stunning 105-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center.
  With the win, the Timberwolves avoided getting swept and now trail this Western Conference Finals best-of-seven series, 3-1. Game 5 will be Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in Minneapolis.
  Luka Dončić picked up a triple-double and led the Mavs with 28 points, 15 rebounds
  
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• Championship voices from 2011 supporting Mavericks

  29-05-2024 04:51 via mavs.com
  
  It’s been 13 long years since the Mavericks were in the NBA Finals.
  But the core of the group that brought home the championship in 2011 hasn’t forgotten what it’s like. And they have been there to support Jason Kidd and this new generation of Mavericks.
  Kidd said before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday that he spent a part of Monday night at Dirk Nowitzki’s house, enjoying the camaraderie and giving his brain a break from endless film and strategizing sess
  
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• Mavs need one more win to reach their third NBA Finals

  28-05-2024 03:36 via mavs.com
  
  With nothing but respect in mind, the Dallas Mavericks want everyone to pump the brakes a little bit.
  After Sunday’s 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, the Mavs have a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. No team has bounced back from such a deficit to win a best-of-seven series in the history of the NBA.
  While the odds are obviously stacked in the Mavs’ favor that they’ll advance to
  
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• Lively doubtful for Game 4 against Timberwolves; Kleber upgraded

  28-05-2024 01:09 via mavs.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks have listed rookie center Dereck Lively II as doubtful for Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a sprained neck.
  Lively was injured early in the second quarter of Game 3 of this best-of-seven series on Sunday when the back of his head inadvertently collided with the right knee of Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns as Lively was falling on the court. Lively laid on the floor for over five minutes before he walked to the
  
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• Dereck Lively II listed as doubtful for Game 4 against Timberwolves

  28-05-2024 01:09 via mavs.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks have listed rookie center Dereck Lively II as doubtful for Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a sprained neck.
  Lively was injured early in the second quarter of Game 3 of this best-of-seven series on Sunday when the back of his head inadvertently collided with the right knee of Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns as Lively was falling on the court. Lively laid on the floor for over five minutes before he walked off th
  
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• Irving helps squash Wolves in Game 3, then quells ‘greatest’ talk

  27-05-2024 22:15 via mavs.com
  
  Jason Kidd opened the can of worms.
  Kyrie Irving welded the top back on. Or at least put it in Tupperware until further notice.
  The subject was the Mavericks’ backcourt and where it ranks in history with Irving and Luka Dončić forging greatness on pretty much a nightly basis in the playoffs.
  “There’s a debate out there: is this the best backcourt in NBA history,” Kidd said Sunday night as the Mavericks went ahead 3-0 in the Western Conference finals with a 116-1
  
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