Minnesota Timberwolves (-1) at Dallas Mavericks The Pick: Timberwolves 107-99 In my humble opinion, the Timberwolves are simply better than the Mavericks when everything else is even and they have an advantage in the rest department. Dallas lost a heartbreaker [...]
Jose Calderon has been as proficient a point guard as the Dallas Mavericks could have hoped for this season. Averaging 10.8 points per game, 5.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds and .9 steals Calderon is the quarterback of this high-powered offense. Dallas [...]
In October 2012, the NBA released guidelines for the anti-flopping rule. Here is a section from the release: “Flops have no place in our game -they either fool referees into calling undeserved fouls or fool fans into thinking the referees [...]
Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks (-5) The Pick: Mavericks 109-97 Dallas and Denver are two teams that came into this season with playoff aspirations, and while both are keeping their head above water for the time being, neither team has played well [...]
When the Dallas Mavericks signed Samuel Dalembert during the offseason they envisioned him being the center that he’s been during their current homestand. The Mavericks won all three games on the homestand, including an 18-point comeback win against the Houston [...]
Rick Carlisle pulls a Pop, as in a Gregg Popovich! Dallas Mavericks head coach Carlisle intentionally impersonated San Antonio Spurs head coach Popovich at an interview during the Mavs’ home game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. This was [...]
Dwight Howard doesn’t have the greatest reputation when it comes to his on-court actions. The All Pro center often complains to officials and is frequently seen pleading his case over non-calls. It’s those types of actions that have earned him [...]
In the 2011 playoffs the Dallas Mavericks had six fourth quarter comebacks on their way to winning the NBA Title over the Miami Heat. The most notable comeback was in Game 2 of the Finals when they were down by [...]
On Monday night as the Dallas Mavericks took on the Philadelphia 76ers in their 11th game of the 2013-14 NBA season, Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle knew that the Sixers were going to be playing small-ball, so he combatted that [...]