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Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images This was a very ugly game, even if the score doesn’t show it The Dallas Mavericks (5-7), on their 3-game skid, wanted to desperately right the ship against the worst team in the West (and one of the worst teams in the league), in the form of the Utah Jazz (3-8) on their home court, falling 115-113. Make no mistake, that … [Read more...] about Stats Rundown: 4 important numbers as the Mavericks get outplayed by the Jazz, 115-113

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images This now a four-game skid! The Dallas Mavericks lost again, this time to the Utah Jazz. The final score was 115-113 and they blew the game after fighting back from down 16 in the final quarter. It’s impressively bad and I wrote a long recap of the game. An hour after the game, Josh Bowe and I recapped the game on our podcast and it … [Read more...] about Podcast: Mavericks lose to Jazz, 115-113

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Sometimes being good isn’t good enough. The expectations have never been higher for Dallas than they were coming into this season. You cannot get any closer to contending than having a top-five player and a roster that made the NBA Finals just months prior. Last season, the Mavericks started the year 9-3. The last time … [Read more...] about The Mavericks need to develop a championship edge

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Kyrie Irving’s play so far this season has been consistently very efficient for the Dallas Mavericks As the Mavs prepare to suit up for Thursday’s game against a very poorly performing Jazz team in Utah, they do so knowing that they’ll miss Kyrie Irving, as he was ruled out due to a shoulder strain. By the time this is … [Read more...] about Kyrie Irving is Mr. Reliable

Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images Losses are piling with little margin for error for a team that was supposed to be a contender. The sledding has been rather tough for the Dallas Mavericks lately, as the team heads into the chillier months with ice cold execution. Has the team had some tough breaks in a four-game losing streak that all ended in single possession deficits? … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings Watch: the Mavericks come crashing down