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The Pacers rematch arrives one night after Dallas’s blowout

Dallas hosts Indiana after limiting its main players’ minutes Sunday; the Pacers are trying to correct a first meeting that was effectively decided by halftime.

Reporting: Madie Chandler-Donahue · Indiana Pacers / NBA.com · NBA.com / NBA.com · Indiana Pacers

Dallas turned the Brooklyn test into a 37-point runway

The Mavericks beat the Nets 130-93 with season-best shooting, a 64-40 paint advantage and enough control to protect the rotation before another game Monday.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Field Level Media · Reuters · Updated November 9, 2026

Irving, Aldama and Christie are clear; Brooklyn will miss two guards

Kyrie Irving, Santi Aldama and Max Christie are off Dallas’s injury report, while Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernández ruled out Egor Dëmin and Mikel Brown Jr.

Reporting: NBA Communications · NBA Official / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Brian Lewis · New York Post

Dallas won the possession game—and moved to 2-0 in the Cup

The Mavericks beat Utah 112-100 behind P.J. Washington’s 26 points, a decisive third quarter and a possession advantage built on offensive rebounds and turnovers.

Reporting: Eddie Sefko · Dallas Mavericks / Eric Spyropoulos · Utah Jazz / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Field Level Media · Reuters · Updated November 7, 2026

Dallas finds the fight too late as Wembanyama’s 52 holds up

The Mavericks erased a 19-point deficit and led late, but Victor Wembanyama’s 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks carried San Antonio to a 112-111 win.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Field Level Media · Reuters / Jeff McDonald · San Antonio Express-News / Joe Friedman · Mavs Moneyball / NBA.com · NBA.com

The Dumonts now own the Mavericks’ controlling stake

Patrick Dumont and Sivan Ochshorn purchased Miriam Adelson’s shares last month, consolidating 69 percent of the Mavericks under the Dumont family.

Reporting: Tim MacMahon · ESPN / Doug Myers · CBS Texas / The Dallas Morning News · NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / The Dallas Morning News / Mike Piellucci · D Magazine

Aldama sits again, but Dallas says his debut is very close

Santi Aldama was ruled out in San Antonio after briefly reaching questionable, while Dusty May said the forward is nearing his first Mavericks game.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal · Updated November 5, 2026

San Antonio finally gets the Irving–Flagg version of Dallas

The Spurs’ five-game winning streak began with a 122-106 victory in Dallas, but Wednesday is the first meeting this season with both Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg available.

Reporting: Field Level Media · Reuters / Tom Orsborn · San Antonio Express-News / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / NBA.com · NBA.com

Irving’s smallest lessons are helping Clayton think bigger

Walter Clayton Jr. says Kyrie Irving is teaching him screen reads, preparation and a next-play mentality in daily pieces rather than overwhelming him at once.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / NBA.com · NBA.com

Dallas plays Sacramento’s record—and pays for it

The Mavericks’ three-game winning streak ended in a 115-100 home loss to the previously winless Kings, with Sacramento owning both the three-point line and the night’s urgency.

Reporting: NBA.com · NBA.com / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Field Level Media · Reuters / Brenden Nunes · Sactown Sports

Christie’s night ends with a right hip injury

Max Christie did not return after halftime against Sacramento because of a right hip injury; Dallas planned to reevaluate him without offering a diagnosis or timetable.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / NBA.com · NBA.com

Gafford wants more than blocks—he wants to captain the defense

Daniel Gafford says his early shot-blocking numbers are only part of the job; he wants to become a louder organizer and defensive captain for Dallas.

Reporting: Dallas Mavericks · Dallas Mavericks / YouTube / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / NBA.com · NBA.com

Dallas’s newest test is being the team expected to win

For the first time this season, the Mavericks enter a game as the expected winner—and Dusty May wants their habits, not Sacramento’s 0–6 record, to set the standard.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal

Sacramento is winless, but Acuff is no soft landing

The 0–6 Kings visit Dallas on Monday with rookie Darius Acuff Jr. coming off consecutive 34- and 38-point games, even as Sacramento’s supporting offense keeps collapsing around him.

Reporting: Brenden Nunes · Sactown Sports / Clay Bailey · NBA.com / The Associated Press / NBA.com Staff · NBA.com

The simplest fix behind Dallas’s defensive progress: say what you see

Dusty May traced Dallas’s early defensive improvement to clearer transition communication, a small habit that helped the Mavericks get into set defense more often.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Varun Shankar · Houston Chronicle / Schuyler Dixon · NBA.com / The Associated Press

Irving and Flagg turn the Houston rematch into a fourth-quarter answer

Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg combined for 68 points as Dallas erased an 11-point second-half deficit and handed Houston its first loss, 116-111.

Reporting: Schuyler Dixon · NBA.com / The Associated Press / Field Level Media · Reuters / Varun Shankar · Houston Chronicle / Mike Curtis · The Dallas Morning News via Yahoo Sports

Dallas gets an immediate Houston rematch—with Cup stakes attached

One week after Houston overwhelmed Dallas in the opener, the Mavericks begin NBA Cup group play against a 5-0 Rockets team whose depth has survived a growing injury list.

Reporting: Eddie Sefko · Dallas Mavericks / Tyler Edsel · Mavs Moneyball / Varun Shankar · Houston Chronicle / NBA.com Staff · NBA.com

Dallas locks in another development year for Risacher

The Mavericks exercised Zaccharie Risacher’s fourth-year team option for 2027–28, keeping the 21-year-old former No. 1 pick under contract for another season.

Reporting: Dallas Mavericks · Dallas Mavericks / Field Level Media · Reuters / Atlanta Hawks · NBA.com

The Thunder changed the names, not the pressure test

Oklahoma City answered two season-altering injuries by moving Ajay Mitchell into a larger role and beating Phoenix behind his career-high 30 points. Dallas’s task is to attack the new rotation without treating it like a weakened opponent.

Reporting: Oklahoma City Thunder · Oklahoma City Thunder / Field Level Media · Reuters / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / Tim Reynolds · Associated Press via NBA.com

Irving is questionable; Oklahoma City arrives without four core pieces

The NBA’s early game-day report puts Kyrie Irving, Naji Marshall and Caleb Martin in the questionable group for Dallas, while the unbeaten Thunder will be without Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace and Jalen Williams.

Reporting: NBA Communications · NBA Official / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / Ronce Rajan · ESPN Press Room

Flagg returns and closes out Miami

Cooper Flagg scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 assists as Dallas beat Miami 113-109.

Reporting: Tim Reynolds · NBA.com / The Associated Press / Field Level Media · Reuters / Joe Friedman · Mavs Moneyball

De Larrea’s knee sprain moves to a reevaluation next week

Dallas will reevaluate Sergio de Larrea next week after the right knee sprain kept him out of two full games.

Reporting: Field Level Media · Reuters / AS USA · AS USA / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal · Updated October 31, 2026

Clayton turns 17 minutes into a real rotation argument

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added four rebounds and four assists in Dallas’s win at Miami.

Reporting: Josh Bowe · Mavs Moneyball / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Dallas Mavericks · NBA G League

Miami’s late pressure is the warning inside its 0-3 start

The Heat erased a 23-point fourth-quarter deficit with pressure defense before losing in Charlotte, giving Dallas a sharper test than Miami’s record suggests.

Reporting: Couper Moorhead · Miami Heat / Sam Perley · Charlotte Hornets / Field Level Media · Reuters

Dallas hung around until the fourth quarter ran dry

The short-handed Mavericks erased most of a 14-point deficit, then scored only 17 in the fourth as San Antonio pulled away 122-106.

Reporting: Eddie Sefko · Dallas Mavericks / The Associated Press · NBA.com / Field Level Media · Reuters / Jeff McDonald · San Antonio Express-News / Doyle Rader · Mavs Moneyball

De Larrea turns emergency minutes into his first NBA statement

Sergio de Larrea led Dallas with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting while handling primary creation work against San Antonio.

Reporting: Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / Mike Maestre · AS / The Associated Press · NBA.com / Dallas Mavericks · NBA.com

Flagg returns from the shoulder sprain and closes out Miami

Cooper Flagg returned after a one-game absence and played 40 minutes in Dallas’s 113-109 win, finishing with 29 points, 11 assists and six rebounds.

Reporting: Field Level Media · Reuters / Field Level Media · Reuters / Eddie Sefko · Dallas Mavericks / Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks · Updated October 27, 2026

Dallas finds its answer—and May’s first NBA win

The Mavericks turned Wednesday’s exposed weaknesses into Friday’s strengths, racing past Indiana 121-105 for Dusty May’s first NBA victory.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Joe Friedman · Mavs Moneyball / Michael Marot · The Associated Press

Dallas carries four outs and a doubtful Howard into Indiana

The NBA’s early Friday report lists Santi Aldama, Tarik Biberovic, Dereck Lively II and Caleb Martin out, with Jett Howard doubtful.

Reporting: NBA · NBA Official Injury Report / Madie Chandler-Donahue · Indiana Pacers

Indiana will test the problem Dallas just exposed

After Houston punished Dallas in transition, Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers bring an immediate stress test in Friday’s road game.

Reporting: Madie Chandler-Donahue · Indiana Pacers / Field Level Media · Reuters / Ben Zajdel · Mavs Moneyball

One catastrophic quarter buries Dallas on opening night

Houston’s 38-12 second quarter turned a competitive start into a 128-110 Mavericks loss despite Cooper Flagg’s 32 points.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Field Level Media · Reuters / Varun Shankar and Matt Young · Houston Chronicle

Dallas turns its Clayton interest into a two-way deal

Walter Clayton Jr. cleared waivers and signed a two-way contract with Dallas, filling the Mavericks’ final two-way slot.

Reporting: Mavs PR · Dallas Mavericks / Shams Charania · ESPN / Isaac Appelt · Mavs Moneyball

May’s NBA debut begins a six-game measuring stick

Dusty May’s first NBA regular-season game starts a compact opening stretch featuring Houston twice, Indiana, San Antonio, Miami and Oklahoma City.

Reporting: Dallas Mavericks · Dallas Mavericks / NBA.com Staff · NBA.com

Martin and Biberović join Dallas’ opening-night absences

Caleb Martin is out with a right thumb sprain and Tarik Biberović with right heel bursitis, adding two perimeter absences for the opener in Houston.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / X / Christian Clark · The Athletic / X

Dallas closes its roster by saying goodbye to Dwight Powell

The Mavericks waived Dwight Powell after 12 seasons, choosing their 15 guaranteed standard contracts and ending the longest current tenure on the roster.

Reporting: Dallas Mavericks · Dallas Mavericks / The Associated Press · NBA.com

Houston plans to open with a 10-man rotation

Ime Udoka said the Rockets want to begin the season with a 10-man rotation and identified Reed Sheppard as a major part of it.

Reporting: Lachard Binkley · The Dream Shake

The deadline passes without deals for Lively or Sasser

Dallas did not extend Dereck Lively II or Marcus Sasser before Monday’s deadline, leaving both eligible for restricted free agency next summer.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal · Updated October 20, 2026

Houston’s new pressure is opening night’s first exam

The Rockets closed preseason by forcing 17 turnovers and collecting 13 steals against Oklahoma City while testing a more aggressive help-and-switching defense.

Reporting: Varun Shankar · Houston Chronicle / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball

Aldama’s long wait ended with an immediate contribution

Santi Aldama made his Dallas debut with eight points and nine rebounds in 13 minutes, finishing plus-17 in the 112-100 win over Utah.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / NBA.com · NBA.com · Updated November 7, 2026

Dallas locks in Flagg’s third season

The Mavericks exercised Cooper Flagg’s rookie-scale option for 2027-28, keeping the reigning Rookie of the Year under contract for his third NBA season.

Reporting: Vernon Hadnot · D210SPORTS / RealGM Staff Report · RealGM / RotoWire Staff · CBS Sports

Dirk sees Irving unlocking more ways to use Flagg

Dirk Nowitzki says Kyrie Irving’s return can move Cooper Flagg between on-ball creation, cutting, transition play and the post instead of asking him to organize everything.

Reporting: Sunni Upal · The Sun

Two cuts clear the edges, not Dallas’ final roster question

Dallas waived John Poulakidas and Seth Lundy, opening a two-way spot and trimming its camp group while one standard-contract decision still remains.

Reporting: Vernon Hadnot · D210SPORTS / RealGM Staff Report · RealGM / Michael Harris · Mavs Moneyball / NBA Organization · NBA.com

Irving and Flagg looked ready; Dallas’ defense did not

Cooper Flagg posted 26 points and 12 rebounds and Kyrie Irving hit five threes, but Atlanta’s pressure, rebounding and shot creation overwhelmed Dallas in a 135-111 preseason finale.

Reporting: NBA Organization · NBA.com / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Kirk Henderson · Mavs Moneyball / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / Vernon Hadnot · D210SPORTS

Marcus Sasser gets his first Dallas minutes before opening night

Sasser completed his Mavericks debut with five points in 12 minutes, making two of four shots and one three in the preseason finale.

Reporting: NBA Organization · NBA.com / Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / CBS Sports Staff · CBS Sports · Updated October 17, 2026

Dallas’ last rehearsal finally looks like the real rotation

Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg will start together Friday as Dusty May gives Dallas its closest preseason approximation of a regular-season game.

Reporting: Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / NBA Organization · NBA.com

The comeback was real, but Dallas’ empty possessions decided the night

The Mavericks erased most of a 12-point fourth-quarter hole before falling 101-97 to New Orleans, but 27 turnovers and a 10-of-49 night from three left too much to repair.

Reporting: NBA Organization · NBA.com / Joe Friedman · Mavs Moneyball / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Mike Curtis · The Dallas Morning News

Tobi Lawal found the cleanest path through Dallas’ ugly night

Lawal scored 16 points on six field-goal attempts, went 8-for-8 at the line and showed how his cutting and rim pressure can translate without plays being called for him.

Reporting: NBA Organization · NBA.com / Joe Friedman · Mavs Moneyball / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Rotoworld Staff · NBC Sports

Dallas answers the opener and earns a Macao split

The Mavericks beat Houston 132-115 behind balanced scoring, better shooting and a stronger defensive response in the second Macao game.

Reporting: NBA · NBA.com / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / Houston Chronicle Sports Staff · Houston Chronicle

Houston exposes Dallas early; Flagg supplies the answer

The Mavericks lost their preseason opener 135-117 after Houston built a 25-point first-half lead, while Cooper Flagg scored 19 points in 19 minutes.

Reporting: NBA · NBA.com / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Matt Martinez · Mavs Moneyball / Varun Shankar · Houston Chronicle

Johnson’s return ends with a surprise start

Morez Johnson Jr. started at center in his NBA preseason debut, completing his progression back from the lower-leg soreness that limited him early in camp.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / NBA · NBA.com · Updated October 10, 2026

Irving’s comeback reaches the regular season

Kyrie Irving scored 15 points in 24 minutes in his first regular-season appearance since tearing his left ACL in March 2025.

Reporting: Eddie Sefko · Dallas Mavericks / Dwain Price · Dallas Mavericks / Field Level Media · Reuters · Updated October 22, 2026

May frames Macao as Dallas’ first real diagnostic

Dusty May wants the Mavericks’ two games against Houston to reveal what travels under pressure—and where the new group still has holes.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Dallas Mavericks · Dallas Mavericks

Biberović wants minutes to come from more than shooting

Tarik Biberović says physicality, defense, rebounding and decision-making must complement the shooting that brought him to Dallas.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal

Cissé’s salary guarantee sharpens Dallas’ roster decision

Moussa Cissé’s $2.185 million salary is fully guaranteed, leaving Dallas with 15 guaranteed standard contracts as Dwight Powell competes in camp.

Reporting: Grant Afseth · Dallas Sports Journal / Marc Stein · The Stein Line via HoopsHype/Yahoo Sports