Archive for February, 2009

Mavericks Rally to Defeat Thunder in OT

Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 12-point deficit late to beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 110-108 Friday night.

Antoine Wright raises his game for Dallas Mavericks

Antoine Wright has seen a substantial bump in his playing time and his production since Jason Terry was injured.

Short-Handed Spurs Make Short Work of Dallas Mavericks, 93-76

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Dirk Nowitzki Speaking Candidly

In the first installment of a lengthy interview with Germany’s new Five Magazine , Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki muses about eventually playing for another team, how some of his teammates have not prepared like he …

Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs

21; ESPN-FM , KFLC-AM Scouting the Mavericks The Mavericks have lost four of the last five meetings between the teams.

NBA: Dallas 116, Sacramento 95

Josh Howard scored a team-high 20 points Saturday night to lead the Dallas Mavericks in an easy 116-95 victory against the Sacramento Kings.

Dallas Mavericks and other playoff contenders deal with injuries in the wild West

Injuries have become a real pain in the Western Conference playoff race. Breaks and aches are why the Mavericks have high hopes for a homecourt advantage in the first round.

Mammoth makeover takes a very ugly turn

New Kings roster. Same old result. One night after a feel-good win in Memphis came with just eight available players because of the trade deadline transition, the Kings welcomed four of their seven new …

Mavericks too hot for Nets

Jason Kidd and Antoine Wright celebrated the first anniversary of their trade from the New Jersey Nets a day early Wednesday, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-98 victory over their former team.

Dallas Mavericks take on the Houston Rockets

Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki lead the Dallas Mavericks against the Rockets tonight in Houston.

The Quick Shot 02.19.09: Dirk Nowitzki

The Quick Shot 02.19.09: Dirk Nowitzki Posted by Andrew Tobolowsky on 02.20.2009 The Case For Underratedness Rob Bonnette and I are eventually going to have to swordfight-and eventuality I’m comfortable with.

Dallas Mavericks 113, New Jersey Net 98

A trio of early three-pointers set former Nets player Jason Kidd down the right path on Wednesday night in New Jersey.

Chronicling Jason Kidd’s time with the Dallas Mavericks

He wasn’t sure what to believe. Jason Kidd stood in a quiet corner of the All-Star Game locker room last season when a New Jersey employee walked up and told him the trade to Dallas was done.

Pierce’s late shots lift Celtics past Mavericks

Paul Pierce scored 18 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, finally giving Boston its first lead, then hit two jumpers in the final 1:12 to put the Celtics ahead to stay in a physical 99-92 victory at Dallas …

Dallas Mavericks’ Nowitzki gets some rest at All-Star Game

Some athletes come to the All-Star Game determined to shine. Dirk Nowitzki’s focus has always been a little different.