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Television Play-by-play Dallas Mavericks, NBA on NBC/Peacock, Big Ten Network. 15 Lone Star Emmy Awards. 2018 NSMA Texas Sportscaster of the Year. B.A - UNT, M.A. - Alabama. Enthusiast of travel, food and drink, running, history and greyhounds.
Only Mavs ever w/ a perfect shooting game on 10+ FGA, Brandan Wright once and Daniel Gafford twice. Gaff was 10/10 Sunday at Toronto w/ a season best 21 pts and 11 rebs, MavsTV broadcast highlights below👇. More Landlord dunks (and screams) w/ Mavs at Hawks tonight (KFAA/MavsTV, 6:30p, pregame at 6).
Yeah I wonder why it’s being done as in person only. Two fold I guess, to encourage attendance here at the end of year and shipping opens the door to people who aren’t fans and just want them for memorabilia resale. But to your point the transplanted fan is hurt here. No easy solution regrettably
Tune into KFAA/MavsTV for Mavs vs Celtics and Cooper Flagg’s first game in Boston tonight (pre 530, game 6p). Was great to see Coop back last night after a 3 week absence w/ a left foot sprain. We had a lot of fun highlights on MavsTV as he had 18 pts, 5 rebs, 6 assts & 4 blks!
For combined reg season and playoff games, Klay Thompson moved into 3rd all time in made 3s after the 7 he hit vs Orlando.
Steph - 4883
Harden - 3770
Klay - 3359
Ray Allen - 3358
Split for Klay (2858 reg season, 501 playoffs). Thanks Basketball Reference for keeping this list!
With his first FGM in his return at Orlando, Cooper Flagg reached 1,000 pts in his career.
By age - the 2nd youngest to get there (reflected in the graphic from MavsPR).
By number of games, tied 2nd fastest among NBA teenagers:
LeBron - 49 gms
Cooper - 50
Luka - 50
Durant- 52
Carmelo - 53
Cooper Flagg returns for the Mavs tonight at Orlando. He’s missed the last 8 with a left foot sprain. Target is 20-25 minutes according to JKidd. More on Mavs CenterCourt at 5:30 and game broadcast at 6p CST on KFAA/MavsTV.
I looked online and was wondering if you could just buy the tickets and eat that and get the bobblehead but unfortunately those are only being given out in person
This week’s Take Dat Wit You podcast episode with Brian Dameris and me is available. We discuss a busy weekend of roster changes and look ahead to the Mavs longest road trip in 15 years.
youtu.be/6ojfrmD87qg?...
Poulakidas: 4 yrs at Yale, 19.4 ppg as senior. In reg season G-League games w/ San Diego, ~ 15 ppg w/ 47.3% on 3s & 2nd in G-League w/ 96 made 3s
Smith: 33rd pick of 24 Draft by Bucks w/ 23 NBA games last season. Waived in Oct. G-League this yr w/ RGV, 19 games, avg ~ 16 ppg, 5 rpg, 51% FG, 39% 3s
More Mavs roster moves: They've added John Poulakidas and Tyler Smith on two-way contracts (and waived two-way Miles Kelly).
Both should have 12 games for the remainder of the season of NBA active roster eligibility.
More on each below 👇
We shouldn’t be too worried about anyone jumping to a conclusion he is/isn’t a player based on a rookie season. The NBA is filled w/ dudes w/ rookie seasons that resemble nothing like their eventual careers. And yes it’s a development window, so throw some darts & see. Maybe this hits, or maybe not
Mavs rosters moves over the wknd: Tyus Jones waived and today they have filled that roster spot by converting two-way Ryan Nembhard to a standard contract.
Season numbers for Nembhard in 38 gms: 6.7 ppg, 4.9 apg (leads rookies) and shooting 43/38/77. In 17 starts, 10P/6A per gm.
As of Tuesday, Naji Marshall now has a career high 32 starts this season. As a starter this season he’s averaging 17.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.5 apg and shooting 54%.
In all games a top 20 ranking in each of
FG% - .530
2ptFG% - .616
Paint FG% - .636
We’re back w/ our first Take Dat Wit You in 2 wks. Recorded yesterday in Indy, Brian Dameris and I discuss travel and weather issues, viewing guide for the rest of the year thru the Cooper Flagg prism and Khris Middleton helps the Mavs get a dub vs the Pacers youtu.be/AUwgpYfJfWs?...
Been cool to see/feel the vibe of Khris Middleton here. His 25P/7R/7A game propelled the Mavs to 134-130 win at Indiana
Total pro & great vet w/ track record of solid rebounder at his position & an underrated passer. 5 seasons avg. both 5+ rpg & 4+ apg. Now, 181 career gms w/ both 5+ rebs & 5+ asst
Mavs at Pacers starting now on KFAA/MavsTV. Devin, Lesley and me for game #56! Both teams using their NBA leading 31st different starting lineups of the season.
Tyus Jones recorded 6 assists & 0 TOs Friday and now has enough assists to qualify for NBA season leaders in assist/TO ratio. His 8.4 to 1 A/TO ratio this yr is easily tops in the NBA
His career 5.7 A/TO ratio is the best of any qualifying player since avail data in 83-84. Career best season is 7.4
Mavs at Timberwolves is on WFAA/KFAA/MavsTV tonight at 6:30. A post break schedule full of road games for the Mavs who have a league high of 17 remaining. We'll see Anthony Edwards in his first game since winning MVP of the new and successful All-Star Game format last weekend.
The Mavs announced a Kyrie Irving update this morning. He won’t return this season as he continues to rehab his torn left ACL. Details here
Cooper Flagg numbers at the All-Star break - 20.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.1 apg
With help from SportRadar researching the last 60 years, the only players to avg at least 20P/6R/4A in pre All-Star break games of their rookie season:
Cooper, Luka, Jordan, Sidney Wicks, Kareem.
Rooting so hard for Dick Motta to make it to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named a finalist for the class of 2026. Was 3rd in NBA history in coaching wins when he retired in 1997 & still 14th. A title in Washington, Coach of the Year w/ Chicago & a great builder as we saw in Dallas!
ICYMI, the Mavs announced last night that Cooper Flagg has a left mid-foot sprain and is out vs the Lakers tonight and the all-star weekend Rising Stars game on Friday. Ace Bailey of the Jazz was named his replacement today for the Rising Stars game.
This is one of those games we can do a side by side with NBC…so Mavs vs Celtics is on KFAA/MavsTV!
In case you missed it, the jersey retirement ceremony for Mark Aguirre aired on MavsTV and is available here on YouTube- just over 31 mins…
youtu.be/4-ZRxxhQGps?si
I’d assume after Thursday’s big games Cooper Flagg & Kon Knueppel wrapped up Rookie of the Month awards for January in their respective conferences going into their final Jan games Saturday.
Coop: 19.6 ppg/6.7 rpg/4.5 apg, 47.2% FG
Kon: 18.1 ppg/5.9 rpg/3.6 apg, 49.5% FG
Will make both 3/3 on RotM
Amazing to see Cooper Flagg’s game on the Aguirre night and vs Kon. He certainly met the moment!
49 pts, 20/29 FG:
A new Mavs rookie pts record
At 19y 39d, youngest in NBA history w/ 45+ pts & youngest w/ a 40 point dbl-dbl
Most pts by a rookie since Trae Young (49 in 2019)
MavsTV highlights here!
Big night for #1 draft picks with the Mavs! Cooper Flagg is back tonight and leads the Mavs into a matchup vs Charlotte and his first game in the league against college roommate Kon Knueppel and at halftime the jersey retirement ceremony for Mark Aguirre. Coming up now on KFAA/MavsTV
Scheduled adjustments for the Mavericks because of the postponed game this past Sunday at Milwaukee.
Dallas at Milwaukee will now be played March 31.
Dallas at Memphis game originally scheduled for April 1 has been moved to March 12.
I’m w/ Jamal Crawford & Grant Liffmann for Clippers at Jazz on NBA on NBC Coast to Coast Tuesday at 10 ET. Lauri Markkanen back for Jazz, was out last 7, (1-12 this yr w/out him, 14-19 with). Since Dec 20- Clippers, best record (15-3) & scorer in NBA, Kawhi Leonard (31.8 ppg). Kawhi ?able (L knee).
ICYMI…Mavs at Bucks tonight has been postponed since we couldn’t depart. Makeup date TBD.
Kudos to our plane crew and Love Field ground ops who worked their butts off to try to get us out last night and for several hours today to try and make it work but Mother Nature had other plans.