The Dallas Mavericks haven’t faced a serious opponent in a long time. The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, who are in close proximity to each other and had intense playoff matches in the 2000s, are two teams that may likely claim that honor because of their acrimonious NBA Finals clashes.
The Mavs might finally develop a rivalry with other teams now that they are positioned to return to the NBA Finals the following season, or at the very least make it to the postseason.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are two rivals that have the potential to become Dallas’ greatest adversaries. The young teams are emerging contenders in the Western Conference that were eliminated from the playoffs by the Mavs.
Wolves and Mavericks’ animosity is about to heat up with a Christmas Day matchup.
The rivalry between the Mavs and Wolves might heat up quickly and get intense as the speculation that they are headed for a Christmas Day battle proves to be accurate after Shams Charania revealed the Christmas Day schedule of NBA games. That would be particularly true if they were to compete early in the 2024–25 season for the top slot in the Western Conference.
According to Charania, the Christmas Day game between Dallas and Minnesota will take place at the American Airlines Center. This matchup looks like it will be fantastic.
Following their conference finals matchup, fans can anticipate a fierce battle between the clubs.
Dallas completed a gentleman’s sweep of that series, including a 124-103 thumping of one of the league’s top defenses in Game 5. The series was not even close.
Nevertheless, there were many entertaining and intense exchanges between the players during the round. For example, Luka Doncic threw shade at Rudy Gobert after the Slovenian sensation’s game-winning basket against the four-time Defensive Player of the Year in the second game.
As a consolation, the Wolves did manage to sabotage Irving’s previously unblemished 14-0 record in closeout games throughout the playoffs. Nevertheless, in the series, the Mavs were able to establish their superiority against Minnesota.
However, Edwards will undoubtedly want revenge on Christmas Day this year for his team’s postseason loss to Dallas.
There’s also the side story of the potential rivalry between Doncic and the star member of Team USA. Many people have said that the All-Stars should be the NBA’s face as they are two of the best 25-and-under players in the league right now.
After “Luka Magic” scored 50 points in the Mavs’ Christmas Day victory over the Phoenix Suns in 2023, many fans will be curious to see what else he has in store.