The defending champion Dallas Mavericks, seeded just seventh in this year’s playoffs, nearly pulled off a huge upset in game one after Dirk Nowitzki sank two free throws with less than ten seconds remaining.
CHUCK COOPERSTEIN Q&A: The Mavericks’ radio play-by-play man doesn’t rate Dallas’ chances of repeating as NBA champions very high, but says with Dirk Nowitzki the Mavs always have a chance.
What to watch for as Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks travel to Oklahoma City on Saturday to open the postseason against Kevin Durant and the Thunder.
Series Revolves Around … Age versus youth, sage heads versus young legs, two teams going opposite ways.
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When the Dallas Mavericks began their title defense by allowing all of their key free agents to walk away, most pundits around the NBA came to the snap conclusion that the Mavericks were cashing in their chips in favor of targeting Deron Williams and/or Dwight Howard in free agency next summer.
Kawhi Leonard slips inside for a shot in the first half as the Spurs play the Dallas Mavericks at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on March 23, 2012.
Carter had finished his one and only season with the Phoenix Suns, who failed to qualify for the playoffs and were at home watching 16 teams make a bid to win the NBA title.
About 50 friends of soon-to-be-wed Dallas Maverick Dirk Nowitzki and Goss-Michael Foundation associate director Jessica Olsson turned up for an engagement party for the couple on Sunday at the Marquee Grill in Highland Park Village.
In 1994, the Houston Rockets, led by a singular star and a supporting cast of role players, finally won a championship, after one near-miss and a fair amount of disappointing playoff exits.
CHICAGO – Locking up the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed is undoubtedly a priority for the Bulls, and Saturday marked an important step to securing home court.
Colby Rasmus hit two home runs to help make Drew Hutchison a winner in his major league debut and the Toronto Blue Jays handed the Kansas City Royals their ninth straight loss, 9-5 Saturday night.
Carlos Boozer , Richard Hamilton , Dirk Nowitzki , Derrick Rose , Dallas Mavericks , Chicago Bulls After holding the Dallas Mavericks to just eight points in the first quarter, the Chicago Bulls find themselves hanging on to a six-point lead at halftime with a 44-38 score.
Dallas Mavericks Status Check: Record: 36-28 Division: 8-5 Conference: 26-22 Road Record: 13-18 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Streak: Won 2 Last game: 104-94 win over Golden State PPG: 96.1 Opponents PPG: 94.7 Offensive Rating: 103.6 Defensive Rating: 102.1 Pace: 91.4 Effective Field Goal Percentage: .491 Turnover Percentage: .134 Defensive Rebound … (more)
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle announced after Friday’s victory over Golden State that Jason Kidd will not play Saturday in Chicago.
