Mavericks vs. Knicks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) play against the New York Knicks (21-21) at Madison Square Garden

Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Wednesday January 12, 2022

Dallas Mavericks 0, New York Knicks 0 (7:30 pm ET)

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New York Knicks @nyknicks
Oh okay, Ju 👀 pic.twitter.com/kvvCSLynCL – 7:36 PM

Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Mavericks are playing their second straight game in Madison Square Garden with an acting head coach. Last season, it was Jamahl Mosley for Rick Carlisle. This time, Sean Sweeney for Jason Kidd. – 7:31 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
GAME TIME. LET’S GO KNICKS. pic.twitter.com/Ign0Lne5xZ – 7:30 PM

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Steve Popper @StevePopper
Knicks starting Burks, Fournier, Barrett, Randle and Robinson. – 7:21 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
The five. pic.twitter.com/mdR0LNsgAG – 7:20 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Fan love 💙 pic.twitter.com/2WT9DBFPqH – 7:15 PM

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
New pod with the legend @JonathanTjarks. Talked all things Dallas Mavericks, what the Pacers should do with Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis, which teams should go for them, and much more: – 7:14 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
Your first five on the floor tonight.
@ModeloUSA | #FightingSpirit pic.twitter.com/Qpms8SnfFI – 7:06 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Always good seeing old friends. pic.twitter.com/7VwdhVUTF7 – 7:05 PM

The Ringer @ringernba
🗣 The Mavs’ improvement on defense
🗣 How Jason Kidd uses Luka differently on offense
🗣 The truth about Kristaps Porzingis
🗣 Draymond Green’s resurgence
‘The Void’ with @Kevin O’Connor and @JonathanTjarks: open.spotify.com/episode/3oGXjI… – 7:02 PM

Mark Followill @MFollowill
Mavs and Knicks on BSSW tonight at 6:30. Dallas has won 6 straight for the first time since late March-early April of 2016. The last time the Mavs had a longer winning streak than 6 was during the title season. During this win streak, the Mavs are limiting opponents to 93 ppg. – 7:01 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Look at the flick of the wrist. pic.twitter.com/Yi0R0Dj9fr – 6:55 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: DFS, Kleber, Powell, Brunson, Doncic
NY starters: Barrett, Randle, Robinson, Burks, Fournier
6:45 tip @theeagledallas – 6:55 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
NY coach Tom Thibodeau was an assistant with the Knicks in the early 2000s when Rick Brunson was with them. Thibs said then-6-year-old Jalen could do a pretty spot-on imitation of Latrell Sprewell and Allen Houston, the NY stars of the time. – 6:44 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Pregame work 🔒 pic.twitter.com/hTTs0is4td – 6:26 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
The fellas are here.
#UltraDrip x #NewYorkForever pic.twitter.com/7MfwaS6zEf – 6:15 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Sean Sweeney says he isn’t sure whether Porzingis will join the Mavs in Memphis. Tomorrow marks 10 days since Porzingis entered the health and safety protocols. – 6:05 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Kristaps Porzingis and Willie Cauley-Stein are out for tonight’s game against the Knicks, per Mavs interim coach Sean Sweeney. Jason Kidd also remains out due to the health and safety protocols. – 6:04 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Per Thibs: Kemba Walker is out. Nerlens Noel and Taj Gibson are available for Knicks vs Mavs 6:45 tip @theeagledallas – 5:53 PM

Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
No Kemba but Noel returns. – 5:50 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Kemba Walker is out for the Knicks. Nerlens Noel is playing, per Thibodeau. – 5:50 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Nerlens Noel and Taj Gibson are both available tonight against the Mavericks, Tom Thibodeau says. Kemba Walker is out. – 5:50 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Tom Thibodeau says Nerlens Noel and Taj Gibson will play tonight and Kemba Walker will once again be out for the Knicks against Dallas. – 5:50 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
Kemba, Noel and Taj were all questionable for tonight versus Dallas. Kemba is out, Noel and Taj are in. – 5:49 PM

Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
A former Knicks staffer from those 90s years, @sammysteinlight, just sent me a picture from the Barnes and Noble in Freehold, NJ, which is apparently selling some copies of the book early, too, in case anyone in that area’s been looking pic.twitter.com/LI6AIncJsO – 5:28 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
As I noted in today’s story about Josh Green’s significant performance uptick, the coach with whom he works most closely also happens to be the acting head coach: Sean Sweeney. Both are having a nice run of late as Dallas has won 6 straight games. pic.twitter.com/rn0MmbWhUg – 5:23 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Welcome to the world’s loudest, I mean, most famous, arena, where a bunch of ex-Knicks-turned Mavericks will suit up — including warming-up Frank Ntilikina. pic.twitter.com/gOyOTlVWAn – 5:16 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The second installment in the Knicks Trade Deadline Primer is now live.
If NY doesn’t view Mitch Rob as part of the team’s long-term plan, it would be wise to trade before the deadline instead of seeing him leave via free agency and get nothing in return
tommybeer.substack.com/p/knicks-trade… – 4:30 PM

Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Knicks face their past point-guard-of-the-future in Frank Ntilikina and maybe face their actual point guard of the future. Leon Rose still has interest in Jalen Brunson #Knicks #Mavericks #NBA nypost.com/2022/01/12/kni… – 2:24 PM

Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
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Thanks to everyone who voted and weighed in playny.com/poll-ny-sports… – 2:24 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
RJ’s last six games: 23.3 PPG | 5.2 RPG | 3.5 APG
9️⃣ heatin’ up. pic.twitter.com/HvwgnEM20T – 2:00 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Approximately halfway through the 2021-22 season, list of NBA players averaging a minimum of 22.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 5.0 APG:
Kevin Durant
LeBron James
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nikola Jokic
Luka Doncic
Paul George
Brandon Ingram
James Harden – 1:59 PM