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Brendan Baird made field goals from 47, 26 and 50 yards before halftime, then finished with 15 points as SMU beat Virginia Tech 51-28.
Caleb Downs and P.J. Locke returned to limited work Thursday, but concussion clearance—not the participation label—must guide Dallas' preparation for Indianapolis.
George Pickens’ hamstring limitation was joined by restrictions for Tyler Smith and Luke Schoonmaker, while Dallas also managed uncertainty in the secondary.
The Stars led Washington 5-1 with 3:02 left in the second, then carried a far less comfortable game into the intermission before winning 6-5.
Cooper Flagg created points at the foul line and through six assists, yet 3-for-19 shooting and six turnovers limited Dallas in a 115-100 loss to Sacramento.
SMU scored on all four red-zone trips and led 27-20, but Syracuse’s 4-for-4 fourth-down performance kept possessions alive long enough to produce a 30-27 comeback.
Cooper Flagg’s 12-point first quarter and late scoring drew attention, but his rebounding and passing gave Dallas the broader performance it needed in a 116-111 win over Houston.
North Texas beat Florida Atlantic in Denton, but Easton Messer’s 16 catches, 189 yards and three touchdowns exposed how little defensive margin the Mean Green had.
Shaq Moore helped create FC Dallas’ better chances against Columbus, forced a save and had a finish erased after Petar Musa was ruled offside. The 2-0 defeat still exposed a broader failure to convert.
The Colts moved Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner to Seattle and San Francisco, reshaping three Cowboys matchups without creating an automatic advantage.
Ryan Flournoy caught all four passes thrown his way for 70 yards, supplying the connective gains that helped Dallas combine Javonte Williams’ rushing production with touchdown catches from CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
The Mavericks recovered from fourteen points down against San Antonio, then scored only seventeen in the final quarter of a 122-106 defeat.
The Mavericks’ 34-point halftime lead carried them to a 121-105 victory, but Indiana’s 62-44 second half exposed a less convincing side of Dallas’s performance.
Wyatt Johnston ended his scoreless opening stretch, then helped set up the goal that Dallas needed to reach overtime.
Cooper Flagg scored efficiently and reached the foul line in Houston. Dallas still needed cleaner creation around him—and from him.
Tuesday’s Mavericks assessment placed Cooper Flagg’s partnership with Kyrie Irving where it belongs: in the daily work of creating advantages together, not in a verdict based on one exhibition highlight.
The Mavericks’ decision to waive Dwight Powell created room for Moussa Cissé to earn center minutes, but Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II and Morez Johnson Jr. leave the role unsettled.
George Pickens led the Cowboys in receiving at Green Bay. His six catches were valuable, but they could not connect an offense that kept wasting opportunities.
FC Dallas held 43.2% possession but led Houston 15-11 in shots and 6-3 in attempts on target, a 2-2 draw that made passing totals a poor substitute for judging attacking threat.
Atlanta collected 17 offensive rebounds to Dallas’ 12, yet the Mavericks scored more second-chance points. The contradiction reveals a possession problem more precise than a vague complaint about toughness.
Marcus Sasser’s 41.5% 3-point shooting in Detroit gives Dallas a plausible spacing tool, but Dusty May’s limited-minutes plan makes Friday an introduction rather than a verdict.