Mavs Moneyball

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Luka Doncic and friends look to defeat the Suns at home The Dallas Mavericks (5-3) play host on Friday night against the current number one team in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns (7-1). This game is nationally televised in on ESPN in the early slot at 6:30 pm. Dallas is finishing out an early season homestand where … [Read more...] about Mavericks vs Suns Preview and Game Thread: Dallas closes out a homestand against Phoenix

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Mavericks battled but ultimately came up short against the Suns. The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Phoenix Suns Friday night in Dallas, losing 114-113. The loss drops the Mavericks record to 5-4, while the Suns improve to 8-1. It was the end of a five-game homestand that saw the Mavericks go 2-3. Luka Doncic led all scorers with 30 … [Read more...] about 3 thoughts from a Dallas Mavericks loss to the Phoenix Suns, 114-113

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Assigning grades for each of the Mavericks’ players in their 114-113 loss to the Suns The Dallas Mavericks came into tonight’s matchup with the Phoenix Suns looking to end their five-game homestand on a positive note, while also getting a measure of revenge for their loss to the Suns in the second game of the season. After falling behind … [Read more...] about Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Suns

Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images Dallas can’t seem to win games in succession The Dallas Mavericks lost a very dumb game to the Phoenix Suns, 114-113 on Friday night at home in Dallas. Following the game, Josh and I did a long podcast about it. Look, I’m not going to lie. This isn’t my most professonal podcast. I’m real mad. Dallas lost for a lot of reasons … [Read more...] about Podcast: Mavericks stumble against Suns, 114-113

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images “Somebody’s gotta come with some f***ing energy” After a frustrating 114-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd let it rip at his normally benign postgame presser. We also heard from Luka Doncic postgame, but his quotes were typical and we won’t dive into that. The focus here will be with the head coach, who … [Read more...] about Quoteboard: Jason Kidd rips Mavericks effort following 114-113 loss to Phoenix Suns