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Mayo has 40, Mavs win in McHale's return
Chris Kaman scored half as many points as O.J. Mayo for the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Considering the way Kaman's left ankle looked, those ...
Mayo's 23 lead Mavericks past skidding Suns 97-94
Fans were guaranteed a good time or their money back at the Phoenix Suns' game against Dallas. They were not guaranteed a victory, and they didn't get ...
Mavericks to sign veteran Derek Fisher
The short-handed Dallas Mavericks will sign 16-year veteran point guard Derek Fisher on Thursday, coach Rick Carlisle said after team's 101-78 loss ...
Mavs' Nowitzki still unsure when he will play
Dirk Nowitzki was hoping to be back on the court sooner, even when the Dallas Mavericks were saying after his surgery that it could be at least six ...
Knicks beat Mavericks 104-94 to stay unbeaten
The basket was shaking and Tyson Chandler was screaming, definitely toward though maybe not at the voices he recognized near the Dallas bench.
Dallas stuns loaded Lakers in opener, 99-91
The Los Angeles Lakers have spent a month together now, and they still haven't won a game. They acknowledge it's a struggle to blend this new ...
Mavs suspend G West for 2nd time in 10 days
Mavericks guard Delonte West was suspended Thursday for the second time in as many weeks for conduct detrimental to the team, putting his future in ...
Nowitzki encouraged, calls timetable 'ridiculous'
Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki says he's encouraged after the first knee surgery of his career but says a timetable for his return is "pretty ridiculous ...
Nowitzki has knee surgery, could miss 6 weeks
The second makeover of the Dallas Mavericks in as many seasons just got tougher. Star forward Dirk Nowitzki had arthroscopic surgery on his ailing ...
Mavs introduce 5 new veteran players
There was no secret about the Dallas Mavericks' plans going into free agency and their heavy pursuit of Deron Williams. Things obviously turned out ...
Trail Blazers hire Terry Stotts as head coach
The Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach on Tuesday, filling the NBA's last coaching vacancy. Stotts had a 115-168 record as coach ...
Riley selected as Chuck Daly Award recipient
Pat Riley was walking out of Chuck Daly's hospital room in 2009, got to the doorway and turned around for another word from his longtime colleague, ...
NBA weighs retroactive penalties for floppers
David Stern is determined to stop the floppers, even if it takes until the next morning. The NBA commissioner believes too many players are deceiving ...