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Mavs' Luka Doncic out, Nuggets' Nikola Jokic questionable ahead of clash
The Denver Nuggets could get their superstar back, but the Dallas Mavericks know they'll be without theirs when the teams meet on Friday in Denver.,Nikola Jokic, a three-time MVP, missed the Nuggets' recent three-game road trip due to personal reasons. He is listed as questionable for Friday's game,...
Mavericks' Luka Doncic (wrist) out at least one week
Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic is nursing a strained right wrist and will be re-evaluated in one week, the team announced Thursday morning.,Doncic sat out his first game of the season on Sunday due to a right knee contusion. He returned to the floor two days later and scored a game-hig...
Report: Mavericks' Luka Doncic (wrist) out at least a week
Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic is nursing a strained right wrist and will be re-evaluated in one week, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Doncic sat out his first game of the season on Sunday due to a right knee contusion. He returned to the floor two days later and scored a game-high 26 ...
Mavs post season-high point total, pound Pelicans
Luka Doncic scored 26 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures and the host Mavericks never trailed while routing the New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 19, Kyrie Irving added 18, former Pelican Naji Marshall had 15, Quentin Grimes logged ...
After string of close losses, Mavs heating up ahead of Pelicans clash
The Dallas Mavericks have played a lot of close games of late.,The results had been unfavorable until the Mavericks followed a blowout victory over San Antonio with a two-point win at Oklahoma City on Sunday.,Dallas will try to notch a third straight win when it hosts the New Orleans Pelicans in an ...
P.J. Washington shines, Mavericks stave off Thunder
P.J. Washington had a season-high 27 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 121-119 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Mavericks led for much of the game despite playing without Luka Doncic, who was out with a br...
Mavericks' Luka Doncic (knee) ruled out vs. Thunder
Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host Oklahoma City Thunder due to a right knee contusion.,Sunday's contest is the latter half of a back-to-back set for the Mavericks. Doncic scored 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the floor in Dallas' 11...
Thunder, Mavericks seek answers to lingering questions
The last time the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder met, the former eliminated the latter in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.,Now, one day short of six months since that game, the Mavericks and Thunder will square off Sunday in Oklahoma City.,"The playoffs is over," Thunder coac...
Mavs come to life in third quarter to pound Spurs
Kyrie Irving and reserve Daniel Gafford each scored 22 points and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the third quarter for a 110-93 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. ,The Mavericks had dropped four straight games by a combined eight points but were on cruise control against...
Mavericks have tall task ahead vs. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
The Dallas Mavericks hope a return home will change their recent fortunes as they host the improving San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,The Mavericks head home for the battle with their Lone Star State rivals after dropping a 115-113 setback to the Utah Jazz on Thursday. Naji Marshall misfired on a corn...
No. 10 UNC hits triple figures in blowout of American
Jalen Washington scored a career-high 18 points and No. 10 North Carolina enjoyed a big second half to run away from American in a 107-55 victory Friday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.,Elliot Cadeau posted 15 of his 18 points in the first half, while RJ Davis and Seth Trimble each racked up 13 points and...
John Collins, Jazz stick Mavericks with fourth straight loss
John Collins scored 28 points and made a game-winning dunk with 6.4 seconds remaining to lift the Utah Jazz to a 115-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,The Mavericks had a final chance to tie or take the lead, but Naji Marshall missed a corner 3-pointer at the buz...
No. 10 North Carolina vies to rebound from tough loss in clash vs. American
No. 10 North Carolina and American probably don't have much in common at this stage of the season, although both teams are counting on what they learned from recent losses to aid them in the future.,The teams will meet in a non-conference game Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,North Carolina (1-1) w...
Struggling Jazz, showing no home-court advantage, take on Mavs
The Utah Jazz will try to avoid their worst-ever start at home on Thursday night when they face the Dallas Mavericks in Salt Lake City.,On the heels of a 120-112 loss to the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the Jazz own an 0-5 record at the Delta Center. That's the worst start on their own court si...
Steph Curry, Warriors prevail over Klay Thompson, Mavs
Stephen Curry spoiled Klay Thompson's return to San Francisco with a game-high 37 points, including 12 straight in a late flurry that lifted the Golden State Warriors to a 120-117 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Cup opener Tuesday night.,Thompson turned back the clock with 22 po...
Southern California eyes 3-0 start with UT Arlington in town
Southern California continues a six-game homestand to open its season on Wednesday when the Trojans welcome UT Arlington to Los Angeles.,USC (2-0) needed a late-game surge to hold off Idaho State 75-69 last Thursday. Josh Cohen scored 19 points to lead three Trojans scorers in double figures, a trio...
Klay Thompson returns to Bay Area as Mavs visit Warriors
The NBA Cup tips off with one of the most highly anticipated games of the season Tuesday night when Klay Thompson returns to San Francisco with the Dallas Mavericks to face his old pals, the Golden State Warriors.,The 34-year-old Thompson, a first-round pick by the Warriors in 2011, elected to leave...
Another triple-double from Nikola Jokic helps Nuggets past Mavs
Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists, Michael Porter Jr. hit a go-ahead floater with 6.5 seconds left and the host Denver Nuggets overcame a big night from Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving to beat Dallas 122-120 on Sunday night.,Jokic notched his sixth triple-double of the season, and ...
Bench production could be the difference as Nuggets host Mavs
Denver's biggest question mark coming into the season was if the bench was good enough to keep the team in games or stretch leads.,For the last few games, the Nuggets' reserves have played well, but that hasn't been the case for the Dallas Mavericks. Coach Jason Kidd was critical of his bench after ...
Dawson Garcia helps Minnesota hold off Omaha
Dawson Garcia scored 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, and Minnesota held on for a 68-64 win over Omaha on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Trey Edmonds added 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting off the bench for Minnesota (2-0). Lu'Cye Patterson added eight po...