Wednesday’s NBA action features several contenders in action – and a ton of road favorites – including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks

The Dallas Mavericks had an early tip to start Martin Luther King Jr. Day against the Charlotte Hornets, entering the game wildly short-handed. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes, Dante Exum, Dwight Powell, and Jaden Hardy, while Charlotte was missing Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, and Grant Williams.

The Dallas Mavericks (23-19) and Charlotte Hornets (10-28) meet Monday at Spectrum Center. Tip-off is set for noon ET (NBA TV). Let’s analyze

Kyrie Irving produced a game-high 33 points to lead the Mavericks, while Daniel Gafford added a career-high 31 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks. Gafford joined Dirk Nowitzki as the only Mavericks players to record at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in a game while shooting 80% shooting from the field.

The Mavericks and the Hornets are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Dallas Mavericks are taking a road trip to face off against the Charlotte Hornets at 12:00 p.

The Dallas Mavericks face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, the first of two meetings between the teams. Dallas, which dominated the series last season, hopes to maintain its dominance over the LaMelo Ball-led team. The Mavericks look to sustain the form that allowed them to beat the OKC Thunder 106-98 on Sunday, despite missing key players.

The Dallas Mavericks slide down the Western Conference continued after an injury-stricken Mavs fell 105-110 to the tanking Charlotte Hornets. Kyrie Irving was the only star available for the Mavericks but his 33-point performance couldn't vault the Mavs to a win tonight against LaMelo Ball and the Hornets.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a riveting victory over the Dallas Mavericks, 110-105.

Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 20-point deficit in a 106-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Head coach Mark Daigneault delivered his honest take on the loss before Williams ...

The Dallas Mavericks endured turnover trouble on Monday in a frustrating defeat against the Charlotte Hornets.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

The early tip-off led to a back-and-forth tilt between the two teams, but Dallas couldn’t overcome its shortcoming of depth and left with a 110-105