LISTEN: Mavs All-Star Break Optimism; Doncic, Irving Poised For Big Run?

Due to injuries, the Dallas Mavericks only got a two-game sample size of the Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving dynamic duo before the NBA All-Star break. Now, they'll have a chance to build some momentum toward the playoffs with a six-game homestand that starts on Thursday night.

Dalton Trigg | Feb 21, 2023

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With NBA All-Star Weekend in the rearview mirror, the Dallas Mavericks still have a few days off before they begin a crucial six-game homestand against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

Although the dynamic star duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving is sure to be an offensive nightmare for opposing teams, the Mavs only had two games to get a look at the two guards together before the break due to injuries. That isn't going to be a problem to start home stretch of the season, though, as Doncic, Irving and the rest of the Dallas roster are expected to fully healthy and rested when they take the floor against the Spurs.

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, we take a look at what's ahead for the Mavs, and there's a lot of reasons for optimism. For starters, Dallas is currently the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference standings and is just 2.5 games behind the Sacramento Kings for the No. 3 seed. The Mavs also have the easiest schedule remaining to close out the season.

Also during this episode, we take a look at Los Angeles Lakers marathon that the national media has been running for two weeks straight. Are we really going to have to hear about LeBron James' dream of reuniting with Irving every other day or so until free agency begins this summer? Perhaps the focus should be on what's currently happening with Irving in Dallas instead.

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Published Feb 21, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.