Mavs Moneyball

2 days ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison believes at least two things that are sure to rile the team’s fan base all over again, according to his end-of-season press conference Monday.

6 days ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies met four times in the regular season, but none of those games can really be used as a template for the Mavs’ best path to victory Friday at the Fedex Forum, when the two meet a fifth time, this time to decide who gets out of the Play-In Tournament and subsequently fed to the Oklahoma City Thunder as the 8-seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.

1 week ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Kirk Henderson

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images As of this writing, the NBA Play-In Tournament is halfway over. The Miami Heat play the Atlanta Hawks Friday night in the Eastern Conference matchup to determine the eight seed. The Dallas Mavericks play later that night in the Western Conference matchup which also determines the eight seed. FanDuel has Miami as a slight favorite and Dallas as a 6.5 point favorite.

1 week ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks’ season may have gotten uglier and uglier down the stretch, but hey, at least they’re not the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks showed up when they could have resigned to the end, with vacation time calling. Dallas took the Kings to the woodshed in the 9-vs.-10 Play-In matchup, winning 120-106 at the Golden 1 Center.

1 week ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Kirk Henderson

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Well, the end of the road isn’t far off now, but how far off? It’s up to the Dallas Mavericks as they play on the road against the Sacramento Kings as part of the NBA’s Western Conference Play-In tournament. The 10-seed Mavericks are on the road playing the 9-seed Kings.