Short-Handed Mavericks Fall To Pistons In Detroit
The Dallas Mavericks blew a nine-point fourth quarter lead as the Detroit Pistons rallied to win 93-89 on Thursday night.
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The Dallas Mavericks blew a nine-point fourth quarter lead as the Detroit Pistons rallied to win 93-89 on Thursday night.
CBS 11 Sports Director Bill Jones is covering Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta but provided some analysis on both big stories.
The Mavericks traded for All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis along with guards Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke, in a blockbuster deal with the Knicks in which they gave up guard Dennis Smith Jr., center DeAndre Jordan, guard/forward Wesley Matthews and two future first-round draft picks.
Nowitzki scored a season-high 14 points, Luka Doncic warmed up after an airball on his first shot in the arena to score 16, and the Dallas Mavericks routed the New York Knicks 114-90 on Wednesday night.
Smith had 17 points and eight rebounds in his return after a week away from the team, and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-98 on Tuesday night.
The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks guard-forward Luka Dončić $10,000 for kicking the game ball into the stands during last Saturday's game.
Luka Doncic had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Dallas, which has lost four in a row. Jalen Brunson had 16 points.
A day after the Dallas Mavericks got the bad news that backup point guard and team spark-plug J.J. Barea was lost for the season, Stephen Curry scored 48 points against them.
Dallas ended a seven-game losing streak against Phoenix with a 104-94 victory over the last-place Suns on Wednesday night.
The Mavericks fell to 3-17 on the road after losing to the Celtics 114-93. Dallas is 15-3 at home.
Luka Dončić is thriving in his rookie season in Dallas and the entire NBA is taking note.
Luka Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr. fueled an early long-range shooting blitz and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-84 on Wednesday night to end a nine-game road losing streak.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle burned five of his seven timeouts in the first half in an effort to stem the tide against Oklahoma City, but the Mavericks proved unable to overcome a 1-for-9 start from the field.
Rookie Luka Doncic scored 21 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 30 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks ended a six-game losing streak with a 122-119 win against the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night.
Rookie Luka Doncic scored a season-high 32 points for the Mavericks and JJ Barea added 19. DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 22 rebounds in his first game back at Staples Center against his former team.
