Chris Paul had 33 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 112-108 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Complete Story...
Josh Howard had 23 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a weak performance by Dirk Nowitzki for a 91-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Devin Harris scored 22 points, and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Caron Butler scored 35 points and Antawn Jamison added 27 to help the Washington Wizards hand the Dallas Mavericks their first home loss of the season and third straight overall, 110-98 on Monday night.
Michael Redd scored 27 points and made five late free throws to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Dallas Mavericks, 97-95 on Saturday night.
Danny Granger scored 25 points and Jamaal Tinsley added 24 to help the Indiana Pacers hold off the Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Friday night.
Devin Harris scored 22 points and converted a key three-point play in the closing minutes, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a double-digit deficit for the second straight game to beat the Houston Rockets 100-94 on Wednesday night.
Dirk Nowitzki had a season-high 32 points and a perfect ending in Dallas' highest-scoring quarter of the season, helping the Mavericks put together a record-setting rally during a 105-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
Josh Howard matched his season high with 27 points, six during a key fourth-quarter stretch, and the Dallas Mavericks remained unbeaten at home with a 108-105 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
Josh Howard sparked first-half spurts of 17-1 and 11-0, letting the Dallas Mavericks build a huge lead that they turned into an easy 105-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.
Jason Terry scored 12 of his 25 points during Dallas' big third-quarter run and the Mavericks rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 99-84 on Tuesday night.
Brandon Roy scored a career-high 32 points and added seven assists and the Portland Trail Blazers ended a 13-game losing streak to the Dallas Mavericks with a 91-82 victory Saturday night.
If only Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks had showed this much poise the last time they visited Golden State.
Jason Terry's bid to become Sixth Man of the Year is off to quite a start. Asked to provide instant offense from the bench this season, Terry did so Monday night, scoring 31 points and guiding a late 14-4 run that carried the Dallas Mavericks past the Houston Rockets 107-98.
Point guard J.J. Barea made the most of his first NBA start, hitting 9 of 11 shots for a career-high 25 points, and leading the Dallas Mavericks past the Sacramento Kings 123-102 in their home opener Saturday night.
One win won't end the NBA's longest active playoff drought, but for the Atlanta Hawks it was a good start. Joe Johnson scored 28 points and the Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-94 in their season-opener on Friday night.
The Dallas Mavericks began anew. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers wish they could start over. Jason Terry scored 24 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 15 and the Mavericks, whose NBA title pursuit last season ended with a stunning first-round exit against Golden State, opened 2007-08 with a 92-74 victory over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Mavericks forward Josh Howard was suspended Friday for the first two games of the regular season, punishment for a fight with Sacramento center Brad Miller earlier in the week.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban claims in an ongoing dispute with his former coach that Don Nelson used "confidential information" to help the Golden State Warriors pull off a stunning first-round playoff victory.
Baron Davis knew his tender hamstring would limit him, so Stephen Jackson took a huge load off Golden State's do-everything star. Davis and Jackson shot the ragtag Warriors right into the second round, capping perhaps the NBA's biggest playoff upset with yet one more memorable performance on their home floor.
Baron Davis banked in a 3-pointer from midcourt at the halftime buzzer Sunday night. While his Golden State fans nearly deafened their team, absolutely nobody in either uniform seemed terribly surprised.
Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James struggled. Fortunately for Nowitzki, the rest of the Dallas Mavericks outplayed James' teammates. Nowitzki scored 23 points and Jason Terry added 21 to help the Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time this month, 98-90 Wednesday night.
Richard Hamilton has played a lot of basketball in his life, and almost all of it has gone better than Sunday. In a nationally televised game between the top teams from the Eastern and Western conferences, Hamilton missed five fourth-quarter free throws before ending the game on the Detroit Pistons bench, bleeding heavily from a cut inflicted by one of his teammates. Adding insult to injury, the Pistons lost 92-88 to the Dallas Mavericks to end their five-game winning streak.
Dirk Nowitzki came through with a strong fourth-quarter finish to help the Dallas Mavericks end a rare slump. Nowitzki scored 30 points, 19 in the final quarter, and Josh Howard matched a career high with 30 points as the Mavericks bounced back from consecutive defeats, rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 on Friday.
When the second overtime began in a game that already had plenty of thrills, Amare Stoudemire was ready to settle things. So he went to the basket. Hard. Between points and fouls that got Dallas Mavericks starters disqualified, Stoudemire's strong start got the Phoenix Suns going toward a 129-127 victory Wednesday night in a tense, thrilling game between the league's two best teams.
making him one of the few players in NBA history who have played for all three Texas teams. "I thought about that," Horry said. "That would be good. I'd come up here next year, give you a good two years, win a championship here and call it quits."
The NBA basketball season is just around the corner, and that means it is time for power rankings!
The NBA basketball season is just around the corner, and that means it is time for power rankings!
The NBA basketball season is just around the corner, and that means it is time for power rankings!
Avery Johnson thinks Dirk Nowitzki can work on his leadership skills.
I will now open the comment boards up to all those haters of everything and anything Dallas. I've lived all but the first year or so of my life in and around Dallas (with the exception of my 3 year stint at Baylor Baptist University), so I'm proud and defensive of my hometown.
Today's NBA players are soft, and if you don't believe me, just check the history.
In David Lord's continuing series about the Mavericks off-season he takes an early look at the likely free agent market. But rather than focus on the free agents, he spends a good deal of time trying to estimate which teams will be strong free agent players.
David Lord provides "a hard look" at the Mavericks and analyzes what went wrong. Is the team completely flawed, or just in need of a few changes after the playoffs disaster?
DAY THIRTEEN - Two games slated for tonight as the Jazz face their first elimination game and the Mavericks look to continue extending their playoff season.
DAY ELEVEN - The Warriors look for a historical upset tonight in Dallas over the top seeded Mavs and the Raptors try to hold off elimination on their home court against the Nets.
Reviewing the Dallas Mavericks game four collapse against Golden State.
DAY NINE - The defending champs try to prevent being swept, while the Lakers, Raptors, and Mavericks all look to tie up their respective series.
DAY SEVEN - The Heat try to get their first win of the series against Chicago at home, the Mavericks try to take control of their series on the road in Oakland, and the Nets come home to Jersey to face the Raptors in tied series.
DAY FIVE - The Big Three in San Antonio try to bounce back against Denver, Cleveland tries to go up 2-0 against the Wizards, and the Mavs try to adjust against Don Nelson and the Warriors
WARRIORS 97 @ MAVS 85 Dear sweet and beautiful baby Jesus, Please don't do this to me. Not like this. Much Dude love, Amen. 3 CHEERS:
DAY TWO - Washington and Cleveland, and Phoenix and Los Angeles face off in rematches of last season's first round match ups; San Antonio takes on AI and 'Melo, and Dallas faces one of the toughest eight seed match ups in a long time.
ROUND I - I jokingly told someone in December to wake me when the playoffs start. Time to wake up.
"He came into the game with a personal vendetta against me," said Tim Duncan. "It had to be because I didn't do anything the entire game. I said three words to him and the three words were, 'I got fouled' on a previous shot. ...
The Dallas Mavericks saw how ugly things can get if you bring your high horse to the game and leave your "A" game at home.
51 and 9!? Wow. This is the pretty much same team that Charles Barkley labeled, "soft" two years ago. And yet, they play some remarkable defense under the watch of Avery Johnson.
The world renowned Mavericks big wave contest is in its official waiting period. That means the best surfers from around the world could be called to Half Moon Bay California on a moments notice to take place in the famous contest.
The NBA season starts tonight, and I figured it was about time I added my voice to those that have already given predictions of their own.
After blowing a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals (go ahead and take a few minutes to laugh at the Mavs) they Mavs bring back their entire starting line-up but did major changes with their bench.