Mavericks-Trail Blazers start time changed due to winter weather in North Texas

On January 10, 2025By Littum

As winter weather moved through North Texas on Thursday, the Dallas Mavericks still planned to play their game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the American Airlines Center.

Shortly after noon, the league announced a change in the kickoff time for the Mavericks-Blazers matchup. The game will now tip at 18.30, an hour earlier than the originally planned start time at 19.30.

Kickoff for tonight’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center will begin one hour earlier (7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT) due to inclement weather.

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) 9 January 2025

A winter storm warning was in effect for several counties, including Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman and Tarrant. Ellis remained under a winter road advisory. More than 1,000 flights from DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field were canceled.

For anyone willing to brave the weather, tickets to the Mavericks game were available for as little as $15 as of Thursday morning. It’s also a promotion night: the first 5,000 fans will receive a Daniel Gafford collector pin.

For those at home, the game will be broadcast on WFAA-TV (Channel 8), KFAA-TV (Channel 29) and the team’s streaming service, MavsTV.