Dallas Mavericks

By rss@youtube.com (rollertycoon) Played on 3/8/08 at the AAC in Dallas, first game between both teams after the trade. Return of Harris, Diop and Van Horn. Also night that Dirk Nowitzki became top Mavs points player. Keywords: Dallas Mavericks Mavs New Jersey Nets NJ Jason Kidd Howard Devin Harris Van Horn Drrk Nowitzki Aver...

DALLAS — Go ahead, drool over dreams of Devin Harris still wearing a Mavs’ uniform. Curse the day that Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson — and yes, Avery Johnson, too, despite what he might be saying now — made that trade for Jason Kidd last year.

The Mavs’ brass believes Kidd’s ability to read the floor, anticipate player movement and deliver precision passes will make the offense more fluid and make it easier for Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard and Jason Terry to get scoring opportunities.

It's been different," Avery conceded. "When we first came, it was just about laying the foundation. We had guys who had never been to the playoffs. [Erick] Dampier, and Jason Terry and Devin Harris, they didn't know what a playoff game looked like.

By David Friedman The Dallas Mavericks raced to a 37-20 first quarter lead and survived a furious late rally by the Phoenix Suns to win 108-105 in the first showdown this season between these perennial Western Conference contenders. Perhaps for the first time this season, Dallas looked like the team that won 67 games last year. Not coincidentally, Dirk Nowitzki performed like he did when he won the 2007 MVP, finishing with a game-high 31 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter and eight in the final 2:32. Nowitzki also had nine rebounds. Josh Howard contributed 23 points and seven rebounds and Devin Harris added 21 points, six assists and three steals. Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 25 points and he also had eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Shawn Ma...   [read the full post]

By Oly Sandor Mark Cuban confirmed that the Mavs have their sights on Garnett ... The Big Ticket presents a great opportunity for Dallas, but only if they don't have to give up too much ... So what is too much? ... Click here for news and analysis ...