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The Dallas Mavericks hosted nan Denver Nuggets connected Wednesday evening, hoping to prime up their 3rd triumph of nan play against 1 of nan premier teams successful nan West. It has been a weird twelvemonth for nan Dallas Mavericks arsenic they entered this crippled 10 games beneath .500, but had picked up 2 wins against nan third-best squad successful nan Western Conference erstwhile Nikola Jokic was playing successful some of those games.
Jokic didn't play successful this one, but neither did Anthony Davis aliases Kyrie Irving. And that only sewage worse aft Cooper Flagg near midway done nan crippled pinch an ankle injury. He near successful nan 2nd quarter, came backmost earlier halftime, and past was ruled retired aft halftime. So you deliberation this wouldn't person been worthy watching.
Cooper Flagg injury.
He was being taken to nan hoop, landed connected his near ankle weird, sprained it.
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And it looked to beryllium that way. The Nuggets built up a lead arsenic ample arsenic 23 successful nan 3rd quarter. But each of a sudden, nan rag-tag Mavs started chipping away. It was 84-61 pinch 4:30 remaining successful nan third, but a infinitesimal into nan fourth, it was 88-83. Dallas went connected a 23-4 tally fueled by Brandon Williams, Naji Marshall, and... Caleb Martin???
Denver would build nan lead backmost up 16 midway done nan fourth, but nan Mavs refused to spell distant again. After a fewer traded baskets, nan Nuggets' lead was 108-93 pinch 5:36 left. Dallas ripped disconnected a 14-5 tally that sewage them backmost wrong six points. Brandon Williams was again nan catalyst for this spark, but they would ne'er trim nan lead beneath six, and nan Nuggets would spell connected to triumph 118-109.
This crippled ended Cooper Flagg's 39 consecutive games scoring successful double figures, arsenic he had 6 points earlier he was ruled out. Daniel Gafford was besides ruled retired pinch an ankle wounded that has plagued him each year. But that shouldn't discount nan large performances from Naji Marshall (24 points) and Brandon Williams (20 points).
Here are 3 overreactions from nan nonaccomplishment that dropped nan Mavs to 15-26.
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1. Caleb Martin Looked Playable. Trade Him While You Can
Jan 14, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guardant Caleb Martin (16) dunks nan shot against nan Denver Nuggets during nan 2nd half astatine nan American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
In Caleb Martin's erstwhile 33 games arsenic a Maverick, he averaged 1.8 PPG and had ne'er scored much than 9 points successful a game. He blew that retired of nan h2o connected Wednesday night, putting up 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. With 1 game, he upped his play output to 2.1 PPG, which is simply a large jump this precocious successful nan season.
It's going to beryllium difficult to find anyone consenting to return that contract, but he astatine slightest looked for illustration a rotation subordinate connected Wednesday night. That's much than we could opportunity astatine immoderate different constituent since he was traded for Quentin Grimes.
2. The Mavericks May Lose, But They Will Go Down Fighting
Jan 8, 2026; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Dallas Mavericks caput coach Jason Kidd reacts aft a play against nan Utah Jazz during nan first 4th astatine Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn Images
This is decidedly a in installments to Jason Kidd, arsenic nan Dallas Mavericks seldom suffer successful a blowout erstwhile he's coaching. And coming was different illustration of that. They entered without Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, past mislaid Cooper Flagg and Daniel Gafford halfway done nan game. And yet, they ne'er gave up. They still lost, which is what they request to do nan remainder of nan way, but nan conflict is admirable.
3. Cooper Flagg Shouldn't Have Returned to This Game
Jan 14, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg (32) grabs his ankle arsenic he falls to nan level during nan 2nd 4th against nan Denver Nuggets astatine nan American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
I get Cooper Flagg wants to reliable things out, but he conscionable rolled this ankle connected Monday against nan Brooklyn Nets. And past he rolls nan aforesaid ankle 2 days later. He should ne'er person returned nan game. There's nary logic to consequence his wellness successful a crippled for illustration this erstwhile nan play is already trending toward nan lottery.
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