👋 Good morning! - Do you ever think it’s weird when someone snaps with their third finger… or is that just a Jeff Cavanaugh thing? - Ali Jawad

Max Christie walked into Madison Square Garden like it was an empty gym, and by the time Knicks fans started booing their own team, it was already too late.

Dallas detonated a 75-47 halftime lead (New York’s worst home halftime deficit since 2015), and Christie turned the place into his personal shooting gallery with 26 points and a career-high eight 3s in a 114-97 statement win.

And the scary part? The Mavericks are doing this without Anthony Davis, while Cooper Flagg is still working his way back from an ankle sprain.

Flagg returned and looked way too comfortable hunting mismatches, repeatedly dragging Jalen Brunson and even Karl-Anthony Towns into action, finishing +21 with 18 points, seven boards and three assists.

Klay Thompson (14 points) also made history by climbing to fourth all-time in NBA 3s, and Christie made it clear who he’s been learning from.

Dallas did try to let the Knicks breathe in the second half, cooling off hard and leaving the door cracked… but New York kept slamming it on themselves with turnovers and ugly possessions.

Naji Marshall stayed scorching with 19 points for his ninth straight double-digit game, and Moussa Cissé bullied the paint with 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and he might be playing his way into a bigger future role.

Now the Mavericks head back to AAC with the Warriors and Lakers coming up… and if this version of Dallas shows up again, somebody else is getting booed next.

The Rangers just grabbed another arm right before spring training, agreeing to a one-year, $4 million deal with Jakob Junis to patch up a bullpen that’s still missing a true closer.

Junis quietly shoved last season (2.97 ERA in 66 2/3 innings) and gives Texas a legit multi-inning weapon who can handle late leverage if needed.

Now comes the roster squeeze, Dallas has to clear a 40-man spot, and this move could reshape how they use Jacob Latz and the rest of the bullpen pecking order.

The Cowboys’ defensive coordinator search is officially tightening, and the next wave of in-person interviews at The Star could decide who replaces Matt Eberflus.

Meanwhile, Dallas is putting the running back room under the microscope, grading what worked, what flopped, and what has to change in 2026.

And just when you think it’s a quiet offseason, the NFL chaos keeps rolling right along.

It always goes back to the Cowboys.

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Ali Jawad
Dallas Cowboys ​Content Creator/Newsletter Writer
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