Strong options off the bench an essential piece for any contending team during the taxing 82-game season and the intense postseason that follows. A good bench can help pick up the slack if a star player is having an off night, or if the team is dealing with injury woes.

Andre Iguodala is set to become the seventh player to have his number retired by the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors will retire Iguodala's No. 9 after

Being compared to an NBA Finals MVP is quite the compliment, and then some. Thompson is only in his second season and is solidifying himself as a key contributor on a young Rockets team. With players like Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun on the roster, Thompson might not get the love he deserves.

As well as Kyrie Irving has played, the hobbled Mavericks have been a bottom-seven offense over the past month, minus Luka Dončić.

No Luka Doncic for the 16th straight game. Dereck Lively II in a giant walking boot. Reigning Western Conference champion Mavericks wobbling in play-in territory. In those and other vivid ways, much had changed in the 222 days since Dallas and Boston last met,

T he Dallas Mavericks fell 122-107 to the Boston Celtics on Saturday, as the Mavs' defense could never hold Boston in check, especially from behind the arc. The injury bug hit Dal

Just after bouncing back and beating the Oklahoma City Thunder to respond to some losses, the Dallas Mavericks are hosting the Boston Celtics in a game they are

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

after knocking off the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the 2024 NBA Finals. But the path to another championship won't be a cakewalk, with a number of real contenders in both conferences.

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in Dallas on Saturday for their first matchup since last season's NBA Finals. Dallas was missing many key pieces, including starters Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II, while Boston was wrapping up a four-game road trip.

It’ll be interesting to see which identity is able to better sustain success once the postseason is here. Throw in the possibility of a rematch in the NBA Finals, and how either team adjusts away from its identity could be the difference between winning it all or being disappointed by season’s end.

While TNT holds the public's heart regarding NBA coverage, the Warner Bros.-owned network's reign ends after the 2025 Western Conference Finals. Continuing to make its mark ahead of the 2025-26 season, NBC signed an Indiana Pacers legend for NBA coverage.