Dirk Nowitzki News

The streaking Dallas Mavericks attempt to extend their winning streak to five games, as they visit the Boston Celtics tonight at TD Banknorth Garden. via CW Arkansas

ESPN’s Stein writes the definitive article on the rumors so far, putting things in a lot of nice context. via ESPN

“They jumped out pretty hard, set a great tone”

Jump forward, for a moment, to June. The Mavericks already are champions of the Western Conference and are preparing for the NBA Finals. via Quick

“As a player, you like to play. It gives you more opportunities out there to do what you do…. We’re all in great condition, so it should be no problem.”

When Jason Terry entered the NBA in 1999, one of his teammates in Atlanta was 6-foot-1, 180-pound Bimbo Coles, a veteran of nine season who went on to have a 13-year career.

‘One of the first things he told me,’ Terry said, ‘is that if you’re going to last in this league, you’ve got to learn how to fall. There’s a technique you have to use when you land.’

Terry was explaining the procedure before the game in Memphis on Monday when Dirk Nowitzki interrupted.

‘What’s that technique Jet?’ Nowitzki asked. Read more

We all knew it was coming.A Jason Kidd, according to a report out of New Jersey, wants to be traded to a contender.A Dallas is at the top of the list of possible destinations including L.A., Denver, San … via MVN - Recent Articles

“We hope to get some good news after the MRI”

By JEFF CAPLAN DALLAS — The Mavericks will go for a fourth consecutive victory tonight at Memphis, but injured point guard Devin Harris won’t be of much help from his couch.Harris left American Airlines … via Star-telegram.com

Who’s the Mavs’ MVP at the season’s midpoint: Dirk Nowitzki or Josh Howard?

Dirk Nowitzki

G Min. FG % 3PT % FT % Reb. Avg. Assists Steals Points 42 36.6 47.9 31.5 86.7 8.5 3.8 0.7 22.1

The case: Nowitzki has started every game and is enjoying his best stretch of the season. Entering Sunday’s game against Denver, he was shooting 50.8 percent and averaging 23.3 points in January. His post-up game is flourishing, he is finding a way to succeed against double-teams and smaller, more athletic defenders, and his rise in efficiency and scoring has coincided with the Mavs’ recent winning ways. Read more

The Dallas Mavericks begin a four-game road trip when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at the FedExForum. via Sports Network

“We were joking around about him being a bench player today so at least that’s a step”

Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, most coming over the final minutes to help the Dallas Mavericks hold off the Denver Nuggets 90-85 Sunday evening. via The Associated Press

“For some reason, this year we haven’t done that.”

The ins and outs of the past 21 games of the Mavericks’ season:

Plan in motion

At 29-13 and 19-6 against the tough Western Conference, things are falling into place after a shaky 12-8 start.

Coach Avery Johnson called the Mavs’ play in the second quarter of the season ‘hot and cold,’ but a definite improvement from a lethargic first quarter, during which the team seemed entrenched in the drudgery of 82 games before the playoffs.

‘I have an idea of where we’re going to be in these next 20,’ Johnson said. ‘But who knows? The NBA is cycles, you never know what’s going to happen from game to game and week to week. Hopefully we can make another step forward here. I don’t think what we’ve been doing here recently is good enough to be a terrific playoff team. Read more

The 3rd Quarter Another Texas game, another good start. Another Texas game, another terrible 3rd. via BleacherReport

DALLAS, Jan. 26 Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard teamed to offset Kobe Bryant’s 40 points Friday in pacing Dallas to a 112-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. via Earth Times

“You could have some shifting down eight through 12, and you could obviously have shifting one through five the way it is now.”

Some of the best advice anybody can get is to keep things short and sweet. Toward that end, we conduct our semi-annual poll of key Mavericks to ask them for one-word summations of the first half of their … via Dallas Morning News

Devin Harris scored 23 points, Josh Howard added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks withstood a late rally to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 102-95. Dallas jumped out to a 10-1 lead, led by 14 early … via WNCT-TV Greenville

The Dallas Mavericks have hit a bump in the road and will try to get back on track tonight in the finale of a short two-game road trip against the Charlotte Bobcats. via SanLuisObispo.com