Offense was hard to come by for the Mavericks after the Wolves started sending multiple bodies at Kyrie Irving when he had the ball. After five quick points from the Mavs, a 7-0 run from the Wolves opened the lead up to 12 on Nickeil Alexander-Walker's second three-pointer of the quarter,

The early tip-off led to a back-and-forth tilt between the two teams, but Dallas couldn’t overcome its shortcoming of depth and left with a 110-105

Boston's Jayson Tatum looks to make a move against the Mavs double team of Quentin Grimes, left, and Daniel Gafford during Saturday's game in Dallas. (AP photo)

Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes ... former Hornet P.J. Washington, and Daniel Gafford, while Charlotte went with LaMelo Ball, Nick Smith Jr., former Maverick ...

Dallas, according to front-office sources with other teams, has dangled Gafford in those discussions. That’s Daniel Gafford’s fourth foul and he takes a seat. He’s been a big part of perhaps ...

The Dallas Mavericks are fresh off a massive victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It wasn't an easy battle. Despite building a big first-half lead, the Thund

He was one of two 30-point scorers for Dallas, joining Daniel Gafford ... Lively, Quentin Grimes, Jaden Hardy, Powell and Dante Exum. Gafford dominated the first half of the game on both ends ...

With the recent injury to Dereck Lively II, let’s reconsider what the Dallas Mavericks’ front office may be thinking as the NBA Trade Deadline approaches.

White scored 16 in the period.Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, Quentin Grimes added 20 off the bench and Daniel Gafford had 19 points and matched a season high with 15 rebounds for the Mavericks ...

If history is any indication, general manager Nico Harrison will have the Dallas Mavericks involved in the action ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline Feb. 6.