Mavericks

Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images Welcome to rock bottom, folks The Dallas Mavericks (22-19) found yet another way to lose a ballgame, this time by the score of 119-116 to the New Orleans Pelicans (10-32). That’s now the Mavs third straight loss, and overall their eighth loss in their last 10 games. The Mavs carried a 105-98 lead into the final seven-ish … [Read more...] about Stats rundown: 5 stats to know from the Mavericks meltdown loss in New Orleans, 119-116

Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images Assigning Grades for the Mavericks in their 119 – 116 loss to the Pelicans Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Dallas Mavericks took on the New Orleans Pelicans, losing 119–116 in a gut-wrench of a game that was essentially decided by poor officiating (and plenty of poor play). With Kyrie Irving and Dereck … [Read more...] about Player Grades: Recapping the Mavericks vs. Pelicans

Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images The NBA got hit with its first ever community note It’s a monumentous day on Twitter, as per the unofficial NBA Twitter guru Rob Perez, the NBA’s official Twitter account has been “community noted” for spreading misinformation for the first time in its history. It’s done. The NBA main account just had a highlight community noted. It’s been … [Read more...] about NBA’s Twitter account gets community note over goaltending non-call

With the NBA having a problem with their star players sitting out random games due to rest, the league implemented a new 65-game rule for the 2023-24 season. A player must have played in at least 65 games to be eligible for end-of-year awards and honors such as MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player as well as the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams. Therefore, … [Read more...] about Notable NBA Players Who Will Not Reach The 65-Game Threshold