2022 Schedule

Regular Season

Preseason

2022 Schedule

1-1, 2nd in Southwest

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3h

NBA Power Rankings: Which teams are off to a hot start?

Can the Lakers find their rhythm? Can the Nets win without Kyrie? Can the Bulls keep winning? We break down where all 30 teams stand after the first week of the season.

Luka gets near triple-double in Mavs' win (2:03)

2d

1d

Doncic has 27 points, 12 assists as Mavs beat Raptors 103-95

— Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks shook off the disappointment of a season-opening defeat with an impressive comeback win in Toronto.

Luka ices game with high-arching floater (0:16)

2d

4d

Young, Hawks open season with 113-87 rout of Mavericks

— Beginning a season of high expectations, the Atlanta Hawks showed they're far more than Trae Young.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Atlanta Hawks: Full Highlights (2:03)

4d

Former Mavs executive: Gossip within front office 'like a sewing circle' (1:19)

4d

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4dTim MacMahon

Ex-Mavs exec: Discord like 'high school drama'

Haralabos Voulgaris, the Mavericks' former director of quantitative research and development who became a polarizing figure within the organization as his influence increased, compared the franchise's dysfunction during his tenure to "high school drama."

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6d

NBA preview: Everything you need to know for the 2021-22 season

Get ready for a new NBA season with rankings, projections, breakout picks and everything you need to know about all 30 teams.

Giannis drops 26 in preseason tuneup (2:18)

10d

Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets: Full Highlights (1:59)

12d

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13dZach Lowe

Lowe's League Pass Rankings! Breaking down NBA teams 30-11

From highlight potential to court design to blooper frequency to coaches making funny faces, we present teams 30 to 11 in ESPN's annual NBA League Pass Rankings.

Luka hits a pregame bucket...with his shoulder?! (0:19)

17d

Luka and KP display their connection with transition jam (0:18)

17d

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18dJames Jackson

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Benny the Bull and Lil Penny highlight hoop fans' stroll down 'NBA Lane'

The NBA's 75th anniversary tips off with a star-studded nod to its rich history

Kidd calls Doncic-Porzingis tension 'fake news' (0:54)

18d

Boban Marjanovic hits the trey vs. Utah Jazz (0:18)

19d

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20dTim Bontemps

NBA GMs pick Nets to win title, Durant as MVP

In the annual survey of all 30 GMs by NBA.com, the Nets received 72% of the votes to win this season's title, followed by the Lakers (17%) and Bucks (10%). Kevin Durant was the MVP choice at 37%, ahead of the Mavericks' Luka Doncic (33%).

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28dTim MacMahon

Kidd says Luka needs to 'rely on his teammates'

One of Mavericks coach Jason Kidd's first messages to superstar point guard Luka Doncic? Trust your teammates more.

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28d

NBA Power Rankings: Nets, Lakers and other preseason favorites

Where do the Bucks, Nets, Lakers and every contender stand? We're breaking down all 30 teams as training camps begin this week, less than one month from the start of the 2021-22 NBA season.

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31d

NBArank 2021: Where the final five check in, including LeBron, Giannis and KD

Does LeBron's reign continue? Does Giannis add another accolade to his list? See where the final five superstars land in NBArank 2021.

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32d

Who's No. 1? The cases for LeBron, Giannis and every star remaining on the NBArank countdown

You probably can guess which superstars remain in our NBArank countdown. But who will be No. 1? Our experts make the case for all five ahead of Friday's reveal.