The NBA has set a new date for the postponed Dallas Mavericks-Milwaukee Bucks game, originally disrupted by a winter storm. The matchup will now take place on March 31 at 8 p.m. EST, with additional schedule adjustments for the Mavericks and Grizzlies to avoid back-to-back conflicts. These changes stem from weather-related postponements affecting games in Dallas and Memphis last Sunday.
Last Sunday's winter storm in the Dallas and Memphis areas led to the postponement of two NBA games: the Dallas Mavericks at Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons at Memphis Grizzlies. The league announced the rescheduling on Thursday, prioritizing player rest and travel logistics in the updated calendar. The Mavericks-Bucks game, delayed when Dallas' team plane could not depart from Love Field due to severe weather, will now occur on Tuesday, March 31, at 8 p.m. EST in Milwaukee. This date pushes the rematch nearly a month later than initially anticipated, avoiding the All-Star break period where local reporters had speculated it might fit. To accommodate this shift and prevent a grueling three-games-in-three-nights stretch for Dallas, the NBA moved the Mavericks' game against the Memphis Grizzlies from April 1 to March 12, also at 8 p.m. EST. Dallas will now face the Atlanta Hawks on March 10, travel to Memphis on the 12th, and return home for a back-to-back against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 13. On the backend, this creates an extra day of rest for the Mavericks in early April, with home games against the Orlando Magic on April 3 and the Los Angeles Lakers on April 5. Separately, the Nuggets-Grizzlies game, impacted by the Memphis postponement, shifts to March 18, while the Grizzlies' home matchup with the New York Knicks moves to April 1 from its original March 18 slot. These adjustments ensure balanced scheduling amid the league's ongoing season, with no further disruptions reported from the storm's aftermath.
