The Mavericks have had some ups and downs. Will they make moves for the better as February's trade deadline draws near?

Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Mavericks are already playing without All-Star guard Luka Doncic, who's sidelined with a calf injury suffered on Christmas.

The Dallas Mavericks are well aware of that, as they've been “one of the most active teams on the phone this trade season," according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. He noted Maxi Kleber ($11 million) and Quentin Grimes ($4 million) as players who have a market.

The Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the West First Round. They defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the Western Conference semifinals. Dallas then defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western ...

Two of the NBA’s best players will be going head to head when Kyrie Irving (24.3 points per game, 15th in league) and the Dallas Mavericks (21-16) welcome in Anthony Edwards (25.8, seventh) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17) on Wednesday,

The Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to build chemistry this season after cornerstone forward Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to New York in the offseason.

Minnesota’s starting unit of Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley has played 207 minutes together over the team’s last 15 games. In those minutes, Minnesota is being outscored by 2.5 points per 100 possessions.

In Boston, Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as the NBA champion Celtics shrugged off their heaviest loss of the season to outclass the Orlando Magic 121-94.

Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.