After making it to the NBA Finals last season, the Dallas Mavericks have their mind on a championship in the 2024-25 campaign. Veteran sharpshooter Klay Thompson has joined up with MVP candidate Luka Doncic and All-Star guard Kyrie Irving this season as the Mavs look to make noise in the Western Conference.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers open their 2024 NBA Cup schedule Friday night on the road against Victor Wembayama and the San Antonio Spurs.

John Collins scored the last of his 28 points on a tiebreaking dunk with 6.4 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz their first home victory of the season, 115-113 over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

1. Dallas is looking to turn things around: The Mavericks made the NBA Finals last season, but it’s been a slow start out of the gate. Dallas is 5-6 and has lost three in a row. A caveat: those three losses were to the Suns, Nuggets and Warriors by a total of six points.

It’s a quiet night Thursday in the Association, as there’s just one game on the card with the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Jazz. Dallas is coming off a disappointing 130-127 loss to the Warriors despite having a seven-point lead during the game’s final four minutes.