The Dallas Mavericks keep on losing. On Monday night, they suffered their 14th loss of the 2025-26 season in 19 contests, with the Mavs coming up just short against the Miami Heat, 106-102. Now, the Mavericks will have three full days off before they take the court again on Friday night in what will be a huge showdown against Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Cup action.

The Mavericks will be the visiting team for that contest, so that game will not be a homecoming for Doncic. Nonetheless, the Doncic subplot will be the most prominent for that matchup, as this would be the first time that he will be facing his former team following the firing of Nico Harrison from the Mavs' general manager post.

However, for ballyhooed Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg , this upcoming clash

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