Tag: Dallas Mavericks
Rick Carlisle says Salah Mejri has a hip flexor strain, adding he's questionable "at best" for Game 5. #DALvsOKC — Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) April 24, 2016 Source: Earl K. Sneed of NBA.com/Mavs on Twitter
The greatest shooting big man the game has ever seen passed one arguably the greatest inside scorer the game has ever seen on Thursday. With a little pull up jumper midway through the third quarter Thursday night, Dirk Nowitzki passed Wilt Chamberlain for 16th on the all-time playoff points list with what is now 3,612. Nowitzki […]
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle made a point to call out the Oklahoma City Thunder — and specifically Kevin Durant — for taking unnecessary cheap shots that led to confrontations during Dallas’ lopsided home loss in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night. “There were four, what I would categorize as non-basketball physical escalations […]
While fans in Minnesota, Utah and Milwaukee are excited about the future, here’s a reminder that youth rarely pans out.
The Oklahoma City Thunder responded with a wire-to-wire, road victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3.
One more big name was added to the lengthy Dallas Mavericks injury report after an MRI revealed star forward Dirk Nowitzki has a bone bruise in his right knee. Coach Rick Carlisle said Nowitzki suffered the injury when he fell early in Monday’s Game 2 victory. Nowitzki will be listed as day-to-day. Source: Tim MacMahon […]
The Mavericks surprised many with their road victory over the Thunder in Game 2.
The Dallas Mavericks are likely to be without their top two point guards in Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, after J.J. Barea and Deron Williams aggravated nagging injuries during the team’s blowout loss Saturday. Barea will miss Game 2 because of a groin strain that sidelined him for two of the Mavs’ last […]
However, the Mavs’ absolute failure to compete was rather appalling in Saturday night’s 108-70 rout, which set a franchise record for fewest points scored in a playoff game. “We’ve just got to show pride,” said face of the franchise Dirk Nowitzki, whose 18 points made him the only Dallas player to score in double figures. […]
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea’s status for Game 2 is in question after he aggravated his strained groin during Saturday’s 108-70 Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Barea did not play in the second half because of the injury, the same one that had limited him in recent weeks. “I’m very, very concerned,” […]
