Mavs Step Back Podcast

On this episode, the guys recap the Mavs' 111-97 Game 6 loss to the Clippers, which officially brought their 2019-2020 season to a close. Luka Doncic was amazing while facing elimination for the first time in his career, finishing with 38 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, but wasn't able to overcome the mounting injuries that the Mavs suffered as a whole all season long. After talkin...

On this episode, Dalton and Matt discuss how things got so ugly for the Mavs in their lopsided 154-111 Game 5 loss to the Clippers on Tuesday night and what the team must do on Thursday to push this series to a Game 7. Also, the guys talk about how NBA should suspend Marcus Morris for what looked like an intentional attempt to step on Luka Doncic's hurt ankle. Thanks for listening! Support thi...

On this episode, the guys gleefully talk about the Dallas Mavericks' unreal Game 4 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Luka Doncic, who was questionable before the game with an ankle injury, ended up starting for the Mavs and played the best game of his young career with 43 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists and one huge step-back buzzer-beating three-pointer in overtime to give his team the 1...

On this episode, the guys recap the Dallas Mavericks' 130-122 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 of their first round series. Despite the Mavs outscoring the Clippers 37-28 in the fourth quarter, it wasn't enough to overcome the second quarter, where the Clippers outscored the Mavs 45-31. Luka Doncic became the first Maverick to ever record a triple double in the playoffs with 13 p...

Dalton and Matt recap the Dallas Mavericks wire-to-wire 127-114 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their first round series. From Luka Doncic putting up 28/8/7 in just 28 minutes, to Kristaps Porzingis bouncing back from his Game 1 ejection, we discuss all that and so much more in this one. Thanks for listening! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/step-back-mavs/support Learn more...

This week, Mavs owner Mark Cuban joined Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan on the Mavs Step Back Podcast to talk about how the team lived up to his personal preseason expectations, his thoughts on Doncic and Porzingis' first season playing together, the Mavs' upcoming playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, what's next for the Mavs heading into this offseason, and how COVID-19 cou...

Can the Mavs realistically make a seven-game playoff series competitive with the Clippers? Could they even potentially pull off a major upset when it's all said and done? We believe so, and Dalton Trigg (@dalton_trigg) and Matt Galatzan (@MattGalatzan) layout the blueprint for a Mavs upset of the Clippers in this week's episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast. Thanks for listening! Support t...

On this episode, Dalton and Matt talk about the Mavs' 126-111 lost to the Los Angeles Clippers, including some positives that can be taken from that game as the potential Mavs/Clippers playoff series looms, as well as some hard truths going forward. Thanks for listening! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/step-back-mavs/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

On this episode, the guys recap the Mavs' 114-110 overtime win over the Kings, which ended a two-game losing skid. With the win, the Mavs are still the only team in the entire NBA to have not lost three games in a row. Luka Doncic put up a monster performance in this one, scoring 34 points to go with 20 rebounds and 12 assists. Doncic became the youngest player to ever put up a 30-20-10 stat l...

On this episode, Dalton Trigg (@dalton_trigg) and Matt Galatzan (@MattGalatzan) express their joy from the NBA (and Dallas Mavericks basketball, specifically) finally being back in action, as scrimmages officially began on Wednesday. The Mavs will play their first scrimmage against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at 6 p.m. From there, the guys discuss how the Mavs have taken over the &#39...

On this episode, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan are joined by DallasBasketball.com's boss man Mike Fisher to discuss all things Mavs Bubble-related. First, the guys dive into a couple of recent 105.3 The Fan interviews with TNT's Kenny Smith and Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle. Smith believes that the Mavs don't need a '3rd star,' something we've also written about here at DB...

On this episode, the guys discuss former Mavs head coach Avery Johnson saying Dallas could be a 'sneaky' pick to get to the NBA Finals this season with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis playing at their best, as well as Trey Burke taking Willie Cauley-Stein's roster spot. From there, the guys talk about to newly released Mavs 'Orlando Bubble' schedule and make predictions for...

On this episode, Dalton and Matt discuss the probability of the Mavs adding any replacement players before they go to Orlando for the NBA restart. From there, the guys answer Mavs Step Back listeners' questions, ranging from "What do realistic free agent prospects look like for the Mavs this offseason" to "Will Luka Doncic spend his entire career with the Mavs?" Thanks for list...

On this special episode, Mavs forward Justin Jackson takes some time to talk with Dalton Trigg about the NBA's 22-team plan to restart the 2019-2020 season, and what he expects from the Mavs when play resumes. Dalton and Justin also take a few minutes to discuss the Dallas protests and how simply treating everyone as a human being would make the world a much better place to live in. Thanks for...

On this episode, Dalton and Matt are back after more than two months to discuss the NBA's 22-team plan to resume the 2019-2020 season. The plan was officially passed by the league's Board of Governors on Thursday, giving all fans something to look forward to again. The guys are joined by Kirk Henderson of Mavs Moneyball halfway through this one, and they talk about the NBA plan's forma...

This week, Dalton and Matt are back to discuss how life has been since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NBA to suspend its season. Having a lot more time at home than they usually do, the guys discussed what tv shows they've really gotten into over the last few weeks, as well as video games and quarantine snacks too. Although this particular episode isn't centered on the Mavs like it usual...

On this episode, Dalton and Matt recap the Dallas Mavericks' thrilling 127-123 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans, which was the first of many duels between young superstars Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson. The guys talk about the great defensive jobs Maxi Kleber and Kristaps Porzingis did on Williamson, as well as the MVP-level Porzingis has been playing over the last month. From ther...

On this episode, Dalton and Matt discuss the Mavs' recent 4-game stretch, where they've gone 3-1 overall, but 3-0 with three blowout wins in the games where both Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis play. The Mavs' young star duo's chemistry is just now starting to click in a way it didn't early on in the season, and it couldn't come at a better time with the Mavs jockeying f...

This week, the Mavs Step Back welcomed special guest Ben Collins to the show. Ben is a reporter for NBC News, but more importantly (at least in our opinion), he is also just as big of a Mavs enthusiast as the rest of us. The episode starts out with the guys reacting to the Mavs officially signing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and how he could help strengthen Dallas' playoff push. The conversation the...

This week, Dalton and Matt recap the NBA trade deadline and discuss why the Mavs ultimately decided not to do anything, and whether or not that was the right decision, given the team's needs. From there, the guys talk about how injuries have set this team back this season (and how they desperately need the All-Star break), and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist potentially joining the Mavs from the buyout...

Dalton and Matt start out this episode by remembering the late, great Kobe Bryant, who tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash Sunday along with his daughter and seven others. The guys talk about how they never liked Kobe as a Mavs' opponent in the first half of his career, but softened their feelings on him towards the end with him and Dirk Nowitzki showing each other mutual respect ev...

This week, Dalton (@dalton_trigg) and Matt Galatzan (@MattGalatzan) were joined by Mavs.com's Bobby Karalla (@BobbyKaralla) to re-hash the Mavs' 110-107 loss to the Clippers. In that game, Dallas unfortunately lost Dwight Powell for the rest of the season with a ruptured achilles. The guys discuss not only how losing Powell could change the Mavs' offense, but also how it could affect t...

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back, Dalton and Matt breakdown the Mavs' 120-109 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, as well as Luka Doncic breaking out of his shooting slump from three-point range. The guys then talk about some potential Mavs trade deadline deals, while also airing out some frustrations with how the Kristaps Porzingis injury news has been handled. Thanks for listening! Sup...

On this year-opening episode, Dalton and Matt discuss why the a lot of the fan base feels uneasy about Kristaps Porzingis' lingering 'right knee soreness.' The guys also talk about why the Mavs have been so inconsistent lately (especially in the clutch), how they'd matchup with other teams in the playoffs this season, and whether or not they'll make a trade deadline move or not...

On this episode, the guys spend over an hour talking about a variety of Mavs-related topics like whether or not the team should even risk messing up the chemistry it currently has by making a trade. Other topics discussed in this one include: Dallas' massive win over the Bucks in Milwaukee (snapping their 18-game win-streak) without Luka Doncic, Rick Carlisle's current standing in the Coac...