Cooper Flagg and Mavericks finish out 2025 with close loss to Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Oregon — Monday’s primetime matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers wasn’t just any other post-holiday meeting against another Western Conference foe. It marked the final game of 2025 for...
View ArticleWatch Cooper Flagg’s 1st big dunks of 2026
Cooper Flagg picked up right where he left off to start 2026, providing a pair of rim-rocking dunks in a New Year’s Day game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Dallas Mavericks rookie recorded his...
View ArticleDavis’ 26 points and Christie’s 24 points lead Mavericks past Rockets 110-104
DALLAS — Anthony Davis had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Max Christie scored 24 points, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers, as the Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 110-104 on Saturday night. The Mavericks...
View ArticleCooper Flagg is confronting the invisible ‘Rookie Wall’
It’s invisible, but make no mistake, it’s there. Generations of NBA players have had to encounter the Rookie Wall, so there was no reason to believe Mavericks No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg would be...
View ArticleCooper Flagg plays through injury scare to lead Mavericks over Kings
SACRAMENTO — The Mavericks were shorthanded the last time they fell to the Kings. That fact remained true Tuesday night without P.J. Washington, but they brought reinforcements back to Sacramento with...
View ArticleBulls beat Mavericks 125-107 after Kidd is ejected in the first quarter
CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White scored 22 points, Ayo Dosunmu had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-107 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Bulls put seven players...
View ArticleCooper Flagg steps up for Mavs amid team inconsistency and injuries
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks returned to American Airlines Center for the first of a refreshing four-game homestand following a season-defining road trip that led to another reason to use their...
View ArticleThese were the only 2 words that Joe Mazzulla would say after Celtics loss to...
A screen set by Pacers star Pascal Siakam helped him get the matchup he wanted leading up to his game-winning jumper against the Celtics on Monday night. That play clearly was on Joe Mazzulla’s mind...
View ArticleCooper Flagg rolls left ankle and leaves game with sprain
DALLAS — The Mavericks’ injury misfortune worsened during the second quarter of Wednesday’s prime-time matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Cooper Flagg left the game with a left ankle sprain and did...
View ArticleCooper Flagg’s return helps Mavericks blow out Knicks as boos fill Madison...
NEW YORK — Max Christie scored a season-high 26 points, Cooper Flagg had 18 in his first pro game at Madison Square Garden and the Dallas Mavericks rolled to a 114-97 victory Monday over the New York...
View ArticleCooper Flagg feels ‘really blessed and honored’ to be chosen as NBA Rising Star
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg is mindful that the Dallas Mavericks sit outside of the play-in tournament, but his invitation to the Rising Stars challenge during next month’s NBA All-Star Weekend is a...
View ArticleCooper Flagg breaks NBA teen record with 49 points in Mavs’ loss to Hornets
DALLAS — As Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg set the NBA record for points by a teenager with 49 on Thursday night in a 123-121 loss to Charlotte, he broke the franchise rookie scoring record he shared with...
View ArticleCooper Flagg’s 34 points not enough as Mavericks fall to Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) — Amen Thompson had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. An alley-oop dunk by Thompson...
View ArticleCooper Flagg grew up watching the Celtics. Now he’s playing against them.
Like a lot of young basketball fans in Maine, Cooper Flagg grew up watching the Boston Celtics. This week, he’ll be playing against them for the first time. On Tuesday night, the Newport native and...
View ArticleCeltics trade Anfernee Simons to Bulls for Nikola Vucevic, 2nd round pick
The Celtics have made their first trade ahead of Thursday’s deadline. They shipped Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick to the Bulls for Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick, a league source...
View ArticleCooper Flagg has 36-point masterpiece in loss against the Celtics
DALLAS — The Mavericks hit a new low Tuesday, but Cooper Flagg reached yet another high. Dallas suffered a 110-100 loss to the short-handed Boston Celtics on national television and increased their...
View ArticleMassive Anthony Davis trade shows Mavs are shifting to Cooper Flagg’s...
It’s been nearly three months since Nico Harrison was fired as general manager of the Mavericks, and the player he preferred to help bring the franchise another championship over Luka Doncic is headed...
View ArticleJayson Tatum is practicing with the Maine Celtics as part of injury rehab
Jayson Tatum appears to be inching closer to a return to the floor for the Celtics this season as he recovers from an Achilles tear. The team announced Monday that the Celtics star has been assigned...
View ArticleIn Lakers’ win over Mavericks, LeBron James becomes oldest player to have...
LOS ANGELES — Deep in the 23rd season of the longest career in NBA history, LeBron James is still dropping triple-doubles — on the Dallas Mavericks and on Father Time. James became the oldest player...
View ArticleCooper Flagg to guest on the ‘Tonight Show’
Newport native and top NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg will appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” next week. The Dallas Mavericks forward is scheduled to be a guest on the show Monday. He...
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