Milwaukee Bucks vs Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score for Oct. 17 | 2024 NBA preseason

The Milwaukee Bucks vs Dallas Mavericks clash on Thursday presented two teams with negative records in the preseason. The 2021 NBA champions had only won one game while their opponents were 0-3. With Luka Doncic out, the 2024 NBA Finals runners-up faced off against a team with a lot to prove this season.

The preseason finale had multiple players trying to convince their coaches that they deserved a spot in the league, which led to some interesting performances.

Milwaukee Bucks vs Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Milwaukee Bucks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Taurean Prince	5	2	1	2	1	1
Tyler Smith	7	13	0	0	0	0
Liam Robbins	9	3	3	0	1	0
Gary Trent Jr.	12	2	1	0	0	1
AJ Johnson	0	3	8	0	0	3
Anzejs Pasecniks	11	8	3	2	0	2
Pat Connaughton	8	3	3	1	0	0
Delon Wright	3	1	3	0	0	0
AJ Green	3	0	3	0	0	0
Andre Jackson Jr.	0	2	0	1	1	1

Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
PJ Washington	6	7	1	2	0	2
Daniel Gafford	11	4	3	0	2	1
Kyrie Irving	14	2	2	1	2	0
Klay Thompson	11	6	2	0	0	1
Quentin Grimes	1	10	4	1	0	1
Naji Marshall	2	1	1	0	0	0
Dereck Lively II	10	9	0	0	3	0
Spencer Dinwiddie	8	1	1	0	0	1
Jaden Hardy	11	2	1	0	0	1

Milwaukee Bucks vs Dallas Mavericks game recap

The Milwaukee Bucks had a more balanced offense to start this matchup, while the Mavericks relied on their second-best player to make this a close game, at least in the beginning.

Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson ran the show for the Mavericks, scoring 14 and 11 points, respectively, to lead their team to victory. Daniel Gafford added 11 units too. On the other side, Gary Trent Jr. was the Bucks' best scorer with 12 points while Anzejs Pasecniks contributed 11 points.

The Mavericks dominated the second quarter with a 33-16 win, taking a 16-point advantage over the Bucks. Irving only added two points to his account, but with Klay Thompson joining the party with 11 units, it wasn't necessary for him to go off again.

Both Doc Rivers and Jason Kidd decided to give more chances to other players on the roster, adding new faces to the game in the third quarter. The Bucks couldn't do much outside of Pasecniks.

On the other end, Jazian Gortman and Brandon Williams said present with 11 and eight points, respectively, to extend the Mavericks lead by nine points. The fourth quarter was more of the same, with the Mavericks managing their advantage and exchanging buckets with the Bucks, who couldn't do much to cut the lead.

The Texans won their first and only game of the preseason 109-84 while Milwaukee finished the preseason with a 1-3 record.