Dallas Mavericks

TSN 20, 2005 Kobe did something that had never been done in the shot clock era: he outscored the Dallas Mavericks 62-61 through three quarters. ... First Cup: TuesdayESPN (blog) Kobe's buzzer-beater in OT lifts Lakers over Bucks - SummaryEarthtimes (press release)

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Cavaliers beat Sixers to clinch top seed in the East By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are officially the new beast of the East, but they want to be the best of the best heading into the playoffs. ?? LeBron James had 27 points with 10...

ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Jason Kidd, Shooting guard Antoine Wright, Small forward Josh Howard, Power forward Dirk Nowitzki, Center Erick Dampier. Bench -- Guard Jason Terry, Guard J.J. Barea, Forward Brandon Bass, Forward James Singleton. PLAYER NOTES: --F Brandon Bass loves t...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Blazers burn through Spurs, tighten up playoff race in West By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - For the past seven seasons the Portland Trail Blazers have been road kill in San Antonio, but on Wednesday night they became road Warriors. ?? Brando...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA James, Cavs regain form, spank Spurs By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Embarrassed by rare back-to-back losses, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had enough. ?? James scored 38 points, Mo Williams and Delonte West added 22 apiece, and the Cava...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA James, Cavs manhandle Mavs for milestone 60th win By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The Cleveland Cavaliers turned 60 on Sunday, but aren't showing any signs of slowing down. ?? MVP front-runner LeBron James had 24 points with 12 assists before sittin...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Jazz miss a beat as Hawks snap their 12-game run By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? ???Los Angeles (dpa) - The Atlanta Hawks - the NBA's latest streak busters - struck again. ?? ???Joe Johnson scored 31 points with nine assists, Josh Smith had 22 points with 12 rebounds and th...

Over the next week, the Dallas Mavericks will see how they measure up against the top three teams in the Eastern Conference. But first they face the lowly Memphis Grizzlies, whom they pretty much know how they match up against. The Mavericks (30-13) look to win their ninth straight over the G...

Two weeks ago, the Dallas Mavericks were dragging, facing questions about what happened to the team that 67 games last season. Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns probably wish they'd caught the Mavs right about then. Because on Wednesday night, Dallas sure looked crisp. Dirk Nowitzki scored 3...

The Dallas Mavericks needed late-game heroics from Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki to outlast the stubborn Memphis Grizzlies and remain unbeaten at home. Howard matched his season high with 27 points, six during a key fourth-quarter stretch, and Nowitzki added 21, including two free thr...

It wasn't nearly as thrilling as their double-overtime epic several weeks ago in Dallas, but the Suns again beat the Mavericks on Sunday, this time a 126-104 rout in Phoenix. Charley Rosen says it was a triumph of teamwork and bodes well for the Suns going into the playoffs.