Cooper Flagg and the Mavs face off against Shaedon Sharpe and the Blazers for a Western Conference throwdown in prime time.

The Dallas Mavericks are wrapping up a tumultuous 2025, skidding to the finish line in ever-dramatic fashion. The hope would be clarity for a 2026 focused on a future surrounding rookie phenom Cooper Flagg,

Any diagnosis of Dallas’ struggles so far this season would start with its struggles away from the American Airlines Center.

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to break its six-game road losing streak when the Mavericks take on Portland. The Trail Blazers are 10-12 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is fourth in the Western Conference in rebounding averaging 45.2 rebounds. Donovan Clingan paces the Trail Blazers with 10.6 boards.

Russell Westbrook surpassed Magic Johnson, now 7th in NBA career assists. He scored 21 points and got 9 assists in the Kings' 113-107 win against the Mavericks.

Western Conference foes meet in the middle matchup of the 2025 NBA Christmas schedule when the Golden State Warriors host the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas is 12-19 on the season and enters this matchup 11th in the Western Conference standings.

Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and moved past Magic Johnson for seventh place on the NBA’s career assists list while leading the Sacramento Kings to a 113-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will host an old friend on Christmas Day, as Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks head to the Bay Area.  Golden Stat

Cooper Flagg's latest game against the Kings put him in the same conversations as LeBron James and Luka Doncic.