Halli out for about two weeks, which should cause him to miss our game.

Good **** right here. For lifelong sports fans watching your childhood athletes and commentators walk away/pass away is one of life's biggest "you're getting older" barometers.

Listen to what Ernie Johnson means to his teammates: pic.twitter.com/aIzWKWJQ0X

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 29, 2026

Ernie Johnson is hands down my favorite sports personality. Seems like a truly genuine guy. It's going to be strange not having him on TV anymore!

Biggest class act in sports right now and top 3 ever

Oh look we basically missed the whole quarter

Morez just looks unsure right now. That's what I would call him.

People joke about the Mavs being a white/Euro team, but people need to start putting some respect on OKC's name, in that regard.

Oh my gosh it's Jeremy Lin.

The way Coop just rose up and scored over Mara

Not sure why Caleb Martin is in the game if he's going to stand in the corner guarding Barnhizer…

Lin is going to be good. He's still rough, but to be expected.

Need to get some post play going, we can't keep up this shooting

Needed to shoot Mara off the floor. The paint will be much more available now that Hartenstein is back in.

When the hell is Coop going to get a consistent whistle?

8 different Mavs with a triple. Team effort so far

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When the hell is Coop going to get a consistent whistle?

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Definitely thought Hart fouled him

Not a charge. His feet weren't set. Come again.

He's extremely smart and offers some next level insight you might not get elsewhere.

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Not a charge. His feet weren't set. Come again.

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Morez has been in foul trouble but he's had some absolute doozies called against him…

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When the hell is Coop going to get a consistent whistle?

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The white/black NBA star whistle differential is striking and undeniable at this point. Unfortunately the data that gets passed around social media is far too skewed to be solely the result of chance.

It's easily been his biggest issue. Young bigs always collect fouls because they're like young deer out there.

ON WHAT PLANET IS THAT A FOUL

Playing with our food

Coop so damn good

SGA untouched gets a call, Coop has a guy hit 100% of his forearm and gets nothing lol

The ESPN "Kidd made Coop who he is by playing him at point" propaganda is off the charts.

This is fun

And I don't even care that half of OKCs team is out having cadaver ligaments put in their knees and ankles. Screw'em.

Okc is so banged up / tired, but the Mavs of the last few years would have played down to the competition.

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Context and whatnot, but what a great vibes win for this team. Everybody played a good game and it looks like everybody who played before the final 3ish minutes will finish with a positive +/-. Dusty got every coaching decision right again and everybody played hard and did what was asked of them.

It's a darn shame this game wasn't closer so the team could get a huge round of applause from the entire crowd at the end of the game.

Being 3-2 after these first 5 games is such a major win for this group. Unbelievable stuff.

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I'm a big fan of this coach / front office. Cuban / Donnie were terrible pretty much ever since Dirk and company won the championship.

We can talk more about it tomorrow, but is Risacher playing like an all-defensive player right now? He's been that good.

Next, I think OKC will be fine long-term as they figure out what is going to fit together and what is not, but it's going to be bumpy for a while. They are not a good shooting team losing J-Dub and Cason Wallace right now, and they did not guard well. Obviously some of that will get better with Caruso and Chet back in the lineup, but it's going to be a bit. I could absolutely see. World where they're now a 55-ish win team instead of 60+.

His defense is declining with only 2 stocks tonight lol.

But in all seriousness, 5/6 from the field, 2/3 from 3, and 4 ORB... When the offense happens, he's borderline the most impactful player on the court. He does everything a modern role player is supposed to do which is to possessionmaxx and be able to capably shoot 3s.

Not the best pure on-ball stopper, but he has relentless energy and gets his hands in all sorts of passing/shooting/dribbling lanes.