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Timberwolves frustrate Mavericks all night as Luka Doncic, Jason Kidd ejected in loss

MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves came into Monday night worried about how they were going to guard Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic for four quarters.

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Luka Doncic gives 13-year-old fan dream gift — and adds to NBA’s load management debate

CLEVELAND — About an hour before the Mavericks’ overtime loss Saturday night to the Cavaliers, 13-year-old Noam Dorfman and his dad, Lev, sat in the second row of the courtside seats in Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, just behind the basket where Dallas players warmed up.

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Jason Kidd on growing up around Bill Russell in Oakland, California

An underrated hotbed for NBA basketball that gave us the 11-time champ, Jason Kidd had a front row seat.

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Luka Doncic, Christian Wood answer Mavs fans’ hopes for dominant duo, pummeling Portland

DALLAS — Doom and gloom? Season swirling toward certain failure?

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Mavs suffer defensively in Maxi Kleber’s absence as Cavaliers big men dominate Dallas

The Mavericks began what might be a prolonged stretch without Maxi Kleber, and to those who don’t believe that’s a significant development, we offer a pair of rebuttals.

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NBA schedule put Mavericks against ropes, but Bulls knocked them out

Dallas head coach Jason Kidd knew his team was in for it with a 9 p.m. tip on Friday, a 4 a.m. arrival into Chicago, and missing MVP-candidate Luka Doncic. The Bulls aided in that process, however, jumping on the visiting team right away, and never letting them breath in…

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Hideous free throw shooting by Luka Doncic, Mavs leads to inexplicable loss to Bucks

DALLAS — On the one hand, Luka Doncic won another big-time showdown late Friday night, outscoring Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo 33-28. That continued a trend that has the 23-year-old hunting an MVP trophy.

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What Luka Doncic is doing this season isn’t normal

Doncic already has as many 40-point triple-doubles as the entire NBA last year.

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Tim Cowlishaw: Beating world champion Warriors is big, but Mavericks still seek identity

DALLAS — In a season that already has been long on individual achievements but short on team victories, Luka Doncic had a 35-10-10 night on his scorecard with eight minutes to play. And this time, lo and behold, the team came right along with him to hold its breath on…

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Luka Doncic jokes that he’s too slow for the Mavs to play any faster. That’s a feature, not a bug.

The Mavericks are the slowest team in the league, but there may be a solution.

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Mavericks drop third straight as struggles with short-handed teams continue vs. Raptors

TORONTO — Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Mavericks faced a severely undermanned opponent. They even took an early 15-point lead, then quickly squandered it.

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Numbers suggest Mavs’ Luka Doncic is now good defender

TORONTO – His early season case for Most Valuable Player consideration is underscored by his NBA-best 34.0-point scoring average. And his league-leading four 40-point games.

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Luka Doncic is on pace for technical-foul suspension by mid-January — and more after that

DALLAS — Seated toward the end of the Mavericks’ bench in jeans, a navy blue hoodie and his white Luka 1s, Luka Doncic ended a couple of his streaks while watching his team flounder against the Houston Rockets.

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Luka Doncic triple-double leads way, but Mavs surrounding cast brings home win vs. Blazers

DALLAS — At the risk of sounding repetitive, Jason Kidd lamented the heavy offensive load that Luka Doncic is carrying, the lack of help from teammates and an overdue need to get Doncic a game off.

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Luka Doncic struggles, Spencer Dinwiddie shines as Mavs fall to depleted Wizards

WASHINGTON — About two hours before the Mavericks’ 113-105 loss Thursday night to the Wizards, Washington head coach Wes Unseld Jr. revealed Dallas’ former star center, Kristaps Porzingis, would not play because of a left groin strain.

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NBA Challenge Guys: ‘All You’re Thinking Is, I Better Get This Right.’

Sure, NBA players receive scrutiny, but if you want to know where the real heat is, look down the bench to the coaches tasked with deciding to contest questionable calls.

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Luka Doncic, Mavs survive frantic finish from Kevin Durant, Nets to win 4th straight

Luka Doncic, Josh Green and the Mavericks rewarded all fans who stayed up long past typical home-game time Monday night.

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Mavericks’ Spencer Dinwiddie says official Tony Brothers called him three-expletive insult

DALLAS — Moments after the Mavericks’ 111-110 win over the Toronto Raptors Friday night, Spencer Dinwiddie pulled on a blue Mavericks shirt and walked into the team’s interview room.

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Though Raptors tried, Luka Doncic’s early-season heroics for Mavericks can’t be corralled

DALLAS — Luka Doncic dribbled behind his back and through his legs once.

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Christian Wood, Spencer Dinwiddie shine in Mavericks win as Luka Doncic makes history

DALLAS — Luka Doncic shimmied.

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Like Mike? Luka Doncic, Mavs don’t want to keep emulating 1986-1987 Jordan, Bulls.

DALLAS — Perhaps no one has more closely followed Luka Doncic’s NBA trajectory than Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley, who as a Mavericks assistant was Doncic’s primary developmental coach during his first three seasons.

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Luka Doncic carries offense, but poor defensive start sinks Mavs vs. Zion-less Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS — With a few minutes remaining in the Mavericks’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night, the half-full Smoothie King Center crowd reached peak volume.

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Dirk, LeBron, Jordan, Kidd, Giannis: How Luka Doncic’s career compares at Year 5 mark

Jason Kidd isn’t sure if the start of Luka Doncic’s fifth NBA season represents a significant point in his young superstar’s career.

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Can Jaden Hardy one day fill void left by Jalen Brunson? He’s giving Mavs glimmers of hope.

DALLAS — Amid their efforts to quell expectations of dynamic 20-year-old Jaden Hardy, the Mavericks keep dropping hints that pique wonder and anticipation.

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Luka Doncic Q&A: MVP outlook, ‘tougher’ West playoff picture and Year 2 with Jason Kidd

DALLAS — At the Mavericks’ practice Tuesday, Luka Doncic sported a pair of royal blue Luka 1s from his custom Jordan Brand line, hardly missed from deep during the Mavericks’ half-hour of 3-point shooting contests, and then sat down for his first interview with reporters since the team’s preseason media…

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