The Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves played with two referees on Sunday night because the winter storm that blanketed the East Coast with snow prevented the third, Leon Wood, from making it to Boston.
Rockets F Carl Landry was forced to leave last nighta s game in Dallas at the 9:28 mark of the second quarter following a collision with Mavericks F Dirk Nowitzki which resulted in damage to five teeth.
Jason Terry has a good perspective on the defenses he is seeing this season, which are giving him a lot more attention than before he became the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Dirk Nowitzki was excused from practice Saturday, staying home to recover from the nasty cut he received just below his right elbow when he collided with Houston’s Carl Landry on a move to the basket.
As expected, Dirk Nowitzki has carried the Dallas Mavericks during their current win streak, but the Houston Rockets have had more trouble stopping top reserve Jason Terry in recent meetings.
The Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki and Houston’s Carl Landry went to the locker room for treatment following a collision near the basket in the second quarter of Friday night’s game.
We begin with the association and two of the NBA’s hottest players facing off as the Dallas Mavericks played a visit to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Heat missed its first 10 shots, fell behind by 17 and was never able to recover against the Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks shoot for their fifth straight win tonight, when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center.
To the Dallas Mavericks, it has taken an eternity to get to this point, though the team has only played 23 regular season games.
The Dallas Mavericks needed one of Dirk Nowitzki’s most prolific nights of the season to earn a third straight win in their most recent game.
Having battled through many nagging injuries at the onset of the season, the Dallas Mavericks have welcomed the month of December as they have seemingly become healthier by the day.
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 10-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks continued their dominance over Charlotte with a 98-97 win over the Bobcats on Saturday night.
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MIAMI a ‘ As Erick Dampier trots out beastly games on a more regular basis this season, opinions in the locker room are getting stronger, too.
