Mavs spoil Wemby NBA debut
MANILA, Philippines — Luka Doncic produced a triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks spoil Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut with a 126-119 victory over the host San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
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Wembanyama scores 15 in NBA debut but Spurs fall short vs Mavs
SAN ANTONIO – French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points on his much-anticipated NBA debut on Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time), but it was not enough to prevent the San Antonio Spurs slipping to a 126-119 defeat to Dallas.
FIBA World Cup helped NBA players get in perfect shape heading into new season, says exec
MANILA, Philippines — The NBA is likely to see more good games earlier on in the new season set to tip off next week after multiple players saw action in the 2023 FIBA World Cup earlier this year.
Changing times in hoops
The times, they are changing in basketball. Basketball fans expressed incredulity when Real Madrid beat the Dallas Mavericks, 127-123 in a preseason tune-up a few days ago. Granted, Luka Doncic only played five minutes, Kyrie Irving was not available, and second-stringers filled the Mavs’ roster, but this isn’t supposed to happen. Given how Team USA – composed entirely of NBA players – threw away what was left of the myth of American basketball supremacy in the FIBA World Cup, you’d expect some fightback. It didn’t happen.
Last accolades for FIBA World Cup
Almost a month after the climax of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, praise continues to pour in for co-host the Philippines and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. Those who were part of the frenzy of world-class hoops voluntarily confess the one-of-a-kind experience they received at the hands of the nation’s top sports official and the everyday Juan dela Cruz. During Monday’s media day for the Utah Jazz for the upcoming NBA season, Gilas Pilipinas guard Jordan Clarkson summed it up perfectly.
Doncic, Dallas lose NBA preseason opener vs Wolves
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Luka Doncic scored 25 points but could not prevent the Dallas Mavericks going down to a 111-99 defeat by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the opening NBA preseason game in Abu Dhabi on Thursday (Friday, Manila time).
Irving happy to be back in 'warm embrace' of Mavericks
LOS ANGELES – Eight-time NBA All-Star guard Kyrie Irving said Thursday (Friday, Manila time) it was a relatively easy decision to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after briefly exploring free agency.