The Los Angeles Lakers recently agreed to a four-year contract with JJ Redick, a 15-year NBA veteran. Reddick, 40, will become the Lakers’ next head coach and the team’s third in four years. The Lakers won their 17th NBA championship in the 2020 NBA Finals. However, the Lakers’ recent hire of Redick, who has zero NBA head coaching experience, has drawn mixed emotions from the league and the fans.Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves reportedly can’t wait to work with JJ Redick and described the former NBA shooting guard as a “basketball genius” in a recent interview with CBS affiliate,…
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The Dallas Mavericks fell short to the Boston Celtics 106-88 in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday, June 17. The Mavericks, however, have been generating a lot of buzz so far in the 2024 NBA offseason. The Mavericks are reportedly keeping the team’s rotation intact while issuing a challenge for “everybody to come back 10 to 15% better.” Without further ado, let’s take a closer look at three red-hot Dallas Mavericks headlines starting with the reported readiness of Tim Hardaway Sr. for his son, Tim Hardaway Jr., to part ways with the reigning 2024 NBA Western Conference…
The Dallas Mavericks had a good postseason run while it lasted. The Mavericks suffered a heartbreaking blowout by the Boston Celtics 106-88 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden. It seemed to be utter heartbreak for the Mavericks, who showed their fight and muscles and punched their tickets to the 2024 NBA Finals, only to fade away against an all-around good Celtics team. Chances are, the Celtics’ blowout will linger in the Mavericks’ minds this summer, but the latter had some things to be proud of this regular season and postseason. The Mavericks became Western Conference Champions…
The Boston Celtics halted the Dallas Mavericks’ Cinderella story with a 106-88 blowout win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Celtics eliminated the Mavericks in five games, but the latter had a lot to be proud of this past season. Right now, Dallas has to hopefully build off of this year’s heartbreaking loss in the 2024 NBA Finals and make some improvements in the 2024 NBA offseason. The Mavericks might cut ties with these three players, starting with Australian shooting guard and small forward Josh Green. Read on for all three players and why they might get cut…
On Monday night, the Boston Celtics welcomed the Dallas Mavericks to TD Garden for Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals. Dallas was down 1-3, while Boston led 3-1 entering Game 5. The TD Garden was packed with celebrities in Boston to watch the Celtics take on the Mavericks in a historic Game 5. Some of the celebrities were: Jack Harlow, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Maria Menounos, Michael Bivins, Camille Kostek, Millyz, Michael Rubin, Adam Silver, Jeannine Russell, Karen Russell, ML Carr, Mal Graham, and Kevin Stacom. There was no shortage of star power at the Garden, another positive aside…
The Dallas Mavericks were down 0-3 to the Boston Celtics as both NBA teams entered Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Center on Friday night. Previously, Dallas almost turned around Game 3 versus Boston at the AAC with a strong 22-2 run in the fourth quarter, but the latter survived the former’s comeback. Game 4 was a fresh start for both teams, as the Celtics had a chance to capture their 18th championship while the Mavericks had an opportunity to extend the NBA Finals to five-plus games. But only one team won — and that team was…
As the headline says, the Dallas Mavericks face elimination in a do-or-die Game 4 versus the Boston Celtics on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Central on ABC and ESPN. The Mavericks vs. Celtics game at the American Airlines Center might not be a must-see matchup for Mavericks fans, but a namesake matchup for the traveling Celtics fans in Dallas, Texas.The Mavericks enter Friday’s Game 4 with a 3-0 series deficit, while the Celtics carry a commanding 3-0 series lead. No NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, and the Mavericks probably won’t come back and beat the Celtics.…
Luka Doncic is also known as Luka Magic but recently fell to No. 2 on the NBA MVP ladder with a strong push from Jrue Holiday. Now, Doncic’s recent tumble isn’t so magical, right? Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd reportedly called Jaylen Brown the Boston Celtics’ “best player” ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, but his reported comment is now up for debate. Jrue Holiday has proved to the general public in Game 2 that the “best player” label could be interchangeable. Holiday led the Celtics and shattered the Mavericks with 26 points and 11 rebounds in…
On Sunday night, the Dallas Mavericks dropped a 105-98 decision to the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden in a nationally televised game. The Mavericks stumbled around the Celtics in Boston and lost not only Game 1 but also Game 2, a game that the Mavericks could’ve — and should’ve — won to gain some control in the NBA Finals. The NBA Finals will shift to Dallas for Games 3 and 4. The Mavericks will have home-court advantage, per se, but the Mavericks probably won’t beat the Celtics with just the home crowd’s energy at the American Airlines Center.Luka Doncic reportedly…
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks’ Game 2 will take place on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Central on ABC and ESPN. Previously, Boston blew out Dallas 107-89 in Game 1 at TD Garden for a 1-0 series lead. It’s no secret that Boston commands the Garden as the Finals tipped off with a dominant win, thanks to Boston’s early 23-5 run in the first quarter en route to a comfortable lead over Dallas. The Celtics’ ability to guard the Mavericks and the spectacular return of Kristaps Porzingis, a former Maverick from 2019 to 2022, and his size and shooting ability…
The 2024 NBA Finals are just around the corner. This year’s NBA Finals will start on Thursday with Game 1 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern at TD Garden in Boston. Before the final postseason matchup of the year, the Dallas Mavericks eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the 2024 Western Conference Final, while the Boston Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in four games in the 2024 Eastern Conference Final.Fast forward to the present, as the Mavericks and Celtics will face different challenges from what they’ve just conquered in their respective conference finals. Dallas has won six of its last…
Daniel Gafford might not be a household name, but he has played a big role in the Dallas Mavericks’ climb to the NBA playoffs and, hopefully, to the NBA Finals.Gafford, 25, is a center and power forward born in El Dorado, Arkansas, on October 1, 1998. Gafford played college basketball at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, from 2017 to 2019. The now-25-year-old reportedly skipped the 2019 National Invitation Tournament to prepare for the 2019 NBA Draft, where the Chicago Bulls drafted him with the 38th overall pick in the second round.Here’s what you need to know about the…
After Sunday night’s 116-107 win at the American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks are up 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves and one win away from a trip to the NBA Finals. If this happens, Dallas will go to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011. Dallas defeated the Miami Heat in six games to earn their first-ever NBA championship in 2011 after losing to the Miami Heat in six games in the 2006 NBA Finals. The Timberwolves’ struggles with the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals are blatant as they’ve been struggling to…
Born in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania, on February 12, 2004, to Dereck Lively Sr. and the late Kathy Drysdale, who died of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 53 on April 12, 2024, Dereck Lively II is a rising Dallas Mavericks rookie to shift your attention to. Lively II, 20, was recently named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and became the first Dallas Maverick to receive an NBA All-Rookie Team nomination since Luka Doncic in 2018-19. Dereck Lively II’s strength reportedly helped him find a second family in the Dallas Mavericks. In addition, Lively II’s strength also showcased his perseverance in life, along with…
Kyrie Irving is one of the most popular NBA players on the Dallas Mavericks’ roster. Irving is also arguably one of the most controversial players in the league and sports leagues in general. However, Irving is an NBA veteran all basketball fans should pay attention to on and off the basketball court and not just Dallas Mavericks fans. Kyrie Irving, a former No. 1 pick out of Duke in the 2011 NBA Draft, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on March 23, 1992. Irving, 32, is arguably one of the best ball handlers of all time. The superstar shooting and…
The Dallas Mavericks are arguably a special NBA team. A member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference, Dallas has re-established itself as an arguably great team after missing the NBA playoffs three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019. Since 2019, Dallas has been led by Luka Doncic, a versatile guard and a five-time NBA All-Star, who’s also known as Luka Magic. As a result, Dallas clinched the playoffs in 2020 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 2022 for the first time since their 2011 NBA Finals win. Luka Doncic arguably can’t carry the Dallas Mavericks, and…
The Dallas Mavericks have several good, if not great, NBA players, such as Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Dereck Lively II, just to name a few. But this article will focus on Luka Doncic, who has been in the NBA since 2018. Doncic was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft and subsequently traded to the Mavericks in exchange for the draft rights to future Hawks star Trae Young and a protected first-round draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Before living and working in Dallas, Texas, Luka Doncic played Spanish basketball…
