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Mavs Podcast: Doncic Dominates, Cauley-Stein Shines

The Step Back Podcast breaks down the Dallas Mavericks' 113-100 road win over the Houston Rockets, including Luka Doncic's 30-point triple-double, Willie Cauley-Stein thriving as the starting center, Tim Hardaway Jr. playing well in a Jason Terry-like bench role, and much, much more!
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Mavs Podcast: Doncic Dominates, Cauley-Stein Shines
Mavs Podcast: Doncic Dominates, Cauley-Stein Shines

Less than 24 hours after suffering a disappointing defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Mavericks got superstar Luka Doncic back from a quad injury on the second night of a back-to-back in Houston, as well as a brand new starting lineup, which featured versatile big man Willie Cauley-Stein (something we've been advocating for here at DallasBasketball.com since before the regular season even started). 

Those were just two reasons the Mavs were able to pull out a 113-100 win over the Rockets, improving their record to 3-4 on the season.

READ MORE: Doncic Earns First Triple-Double as Mavs Win Over Harden's Rockets

READ MORE: Dallas Mavs New Starter Cauley-Stein Helps Hold Harden

On this episode, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan break down the Mavs' big road win over the Rockets. From Doncic's massive 30-point triple double, to Cauley-Stein shining in his first game as a starter this season, to Tim Hardaway Jr. thriving in a Jason Terry-like role off the bench, it was an all-around impressive night for the Mavs in Houston.

Another underrated part of this Mavs win was the collective defensive effort Dallas put together to hold James Harden to just 21 points on 5-of-17 shooting. Dorian Finney-Smith has always been able to bother Harden over the last few years, but now, with another wing defender like Josh Richardson in the lineup, the Mavs had more defense to throw at the former MVP than they ever have.

Can the Mavs keep up this strong effort against the struggling Denver Nuggets on Thursday night? With three days off, could the Denver game finally be where Kristaps Porzingis makes his season debut? Let's talk about it!

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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.

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