Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending March 7. Wade averaged a double-double for the week, leading the NBA in scoring at 33.3 points per game while dishing out 12.0 assists per contest.
The "Jet" is not on the runway! With fan favorite Jason "Jet" Terry in the hanger recovering from successful face surgery, a call went out to the remaining Mavericks' bench.
Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images. "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." -William Allen White This game was not beautiful.
The red-hot Dallas Mavericks will try to stretch their season-high winning streak to 11 games tonight, when they open a short road trip against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
The Dallas Mavericks have ripped off nine straight wins and sit comfortably atop the Southwest Division standings.
DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki overcame a slow shooting start to finish with 22 points, including the go-ahead basket, and the Dallas Mavericks stretched their winning streak to nine in a row with a 112-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
I'm so sick of Dirk Nowitzki being compared to lesser players who turn the ball over too much, miss tons of games, and don't impact the game anywhere near the way that Dirk does.
The surging Dallas Mavericks aim for a season-high ninth straight victory Wednesday when they take on the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves in Big D. Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 of his 27 points in the second half on Monday and also pulled down 13 rebounds, as Dallas won its eighth straight and remained perfect against the Charlotte Bobcats with an 89-84 ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lebron James and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending February 28.
On an NBA-best seven-game winning streak, the Mavericks enter Charlotte with little rest before playing the Bobcats.
Sitting at his locker as Sunday night was closing in on Monday morning, Dirk Nowitzki watched the highlights of the Mavericks' 108-100 win against New Orleans thanks to the HD television inside his cubicle.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 36 points, Caron Butler had 19 in his return to the Dallas lineup and the Mavericks held on for a 108-100 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night to extend their NBA-high winning streak to seven games.
The Mavericks win over the Lakers showed what a difference a trade can make. Without Caron Butler, it's not like the full talent complement of the new team was anywhere evident.
The NBA fined Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum $25,000 for publicly criticizing game officials.
