Veteran Kidd likes Rubio's unselfishness
MINNEAPOLIS Jason Kidd fastened the top button of his pressed pink dress shirt on Friday night, smoothing the non-existent creases and addressing the media with an ease few players ever achieve.
The 38-year-old point guard returned to the Mavericks' lineup on Friday after missing six games with a strained right calf, but many of the questions directed at him postgame had little...
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Suddenly, Nowitzki seems every bit the All-Star
MINNEAPOLIS In a mostly empty corridor at the Target Center, Dirk Nowitzki shuffled side to side, a resistance band around his ankles, his eyes directed at the ceiling. His long, thin frame seemed to nearly fill the space, and he was in his own world. Side to side, back and forth, not a teammate in sight. There was no notice of anyone who passed, scrambling comically to get out...
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Depth plays key role in Mavs' win over Blazers
DALLAS - LaMarcus Aldridge staked his claim as the Dirk Nowitzki-level All-Star honoree that he is. But on Saturday in the Portland Trail Blazers' 97-94 double-overtime loss at Dallas, it was an assortment of Dirk's Dallas Mavericks teammates who staked their claim as a team that is trying to defend its NBA title by utilizing depth.
Aldridge, the DFW native and University...
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Suddenly, Nowitzki seems every bit the All-Star
MINNEAPOLIS In a mostly empty corridor at the Target Center, Dirk Nowitzki shuffled side to side, a resistance band around his ankles, his eyes directed at the ceiling. His long, thin frame seemed to nearly fill the space, and he was in his own world. Side to side, back and forth, not a teammate in sight. There was no notice of anyone who passed, scrambling comically to get out...
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Nowitzki, Mavericks to play in Berlin next season
The Dallas Mavericks will be among the teams competing in the NBA's annual European preseason tour later this year.
The Dallas Morning News, citing two sources, said the Mavericks are scheduled to play two games prior to next season.
One of them will be played in Berlin and serve as a homecoming for Dallas star forward Dirk Nowitzki. The other game is scheduled for Barcelona...
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Veteran Kidd likes Rubio's unselfishness
MINNEAPOLIS Jason Kidd fastened the top button of his pressed pink dress shirt on Friday night, smoothing the non-existent creases and addressing the media with an ease few players ever achieve.
The 38-year-old point guard returned to the Mavericks' lineup on Friday after missing six games with a strained right calf, but many of the questions directed at him postgame had little...
Via Fox Sports North
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Depth plays key role in Mavs' win over Blazers
DALLAS - LaMarcus Aldridge staked his claim as the Dirk Nowitzki-level All-Star honoree that he is. But on Saturday in the Portland Trail Blazers' 97-94 double-overtime loss at Dallas, it was an assortment of Dirk's Dallas Mavericks teammates who staked their claim as a team that is trying to defend its NBA title by utilizing depth.
Aldridge, the DFW native and University...
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Mavs able to top Blazers in double OT
Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points, Jason Terry added 19 and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 97-94 double-overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Former Dallas-area high school star LaMarcus Aldridge had 33 points, 15 of them coming during a fourth-quarter rally, while Jamal Crawford contributed 19 points for the Trail Blazers.
Shawn Marion had 14 points...
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Nowitzki leads Mavs to double-OT victory
DALLAS (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points, Jason Terry added 19, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 97-94 double-overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Former Dallas-area high school star LaMarcus Aldridge had 33 points, 15 during a fourth-quarter rally, and Jamal Crawford contributed 19 points for the Trail Blazers.
Shawn Marion had 14 points...
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Kidd returns to Mavs lineup after 6-game absence
Point guard Jason Kidd returned to the Dallas lineup on Friday night after missing the past six games because of a strained right calf muscle, finishing with eight points and 10 assists in 27 minutes in a victory at Minnesota.
The 38-year-old Kidd has played in more games (1,284) than any other active player in the NBA. He said his calf felt fine and his biggest challenge is getting...
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Kidd: Nowitzki 'is far from done'
Charles Barkley said last week that Dirk Nowitzki's "days of being the man are over" and added that the Mavericks are "too old and too slow" to repeat as NBA champs.
Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd, who turns 39 next month, disagrees with Barkley's opinion. The 17-year veteran was asked about Barkley's comments during a Tuesday radio interview and...
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Mavericks hold off T-wolves 104-97 behind Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Nowitzki topped 24 points for the fourth straight game by shooting 11 for 19 from the floor, including...
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2012 NBA All-Star Reserves Are Announced – NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks Are Being Represented
If the NBA Western Conference coaches had listened to Dirk Nowitzki or Sir Charles Barkley, the NBA champions would not have been represented at the 2012 NBA All-Star game in Orlando later this month.
Yes, Dallas got off to a rocky start, along with some other teams as well and Dirk has not looked his best in some games and even took a four game leave of absence to do some extra...
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Is Dirk worthy of All-Star status this season?
There are three ways to consider the All-Star candidacy of Dallas Mavericks MVP Dirk Nowitzki. First is that his performance this season renders him simply unworthy of earning an 11th consecutive berth; that is actually the view of Nowitzki himself. Second is that The UberMan is an icon and a champion and should be "grandfathered'' into the marquee event scheduled for...
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Nowitzki says he doesn't deserve to be All-Star
If Dirk Nowitzki's streak of 10 consecutive All-Star games comes to an end this season the Dallas Mavericks superstar won't be upset. After all, he doesn't truly believe he belongs in Orlando for the event anyway.
Following Monday's practice in Dallas, Nowitzki was asked if he could make a case to be on the Western Conference roster.
"Not really," Nowitzki...
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5 days ago
Terry raffling off replica of NBA title ring
Mavericks guard Jason "The Jet" Terry has an offer that will make one lucky fan feel like they're flying in first class. Terry is raffling off a replica of his NBA Championship ring, valued at 36,000.
And best of all, according to a report in The Dallas Morning News, the raffle's proceeds go to charity, the Jason Terry Foundation.
"These fans, they were proud...
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Dirk Nowitzki Makes the NBA All-Star Team for Eleventh Straight Year
While Dirk Nowitzki himself stated that he wasn’t deserving of being named an NBA All-Star this season, the Western Conference coaches who voted for the players felt differently.
Though the reigning NBA Finals’ MVP hasn’t had the encore season he would have liked following the Mavs’ championship run, due in large part to injury and soreness, it was announced...
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Kidd returns; Nowitzki powers Mavs over T-wolves
Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 33 points to carry the visiting
Dallas Mavericks to a 104-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on
Friday night.Jason Terry came off the bench to add 16 points and
ignite a game-breaking run in the fourth quarter as Dallas avenged a
pair of double-digit losses to the Timberwolves last month and improved
to 10-1 in its last 11 visits...
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Mavericks F Nowitzki heads All-Star reserves
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki didn't think he was worthy of All-Star consideration. NBA coaches did not share his opinion.
Nowitzki, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, was among 14 reserves named Thursday for the NBA All-Star Game.
It was the 11th consecutive All-Star selection for Nowitzki, who is averaging 17.6 points this season - his lowest output since 1999-2000.
Joining...
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Mark Cuban parties at bar in Bloomington, Indiana (Photos)
For those of you that have forgotten, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was a graduate of the University of Indiana.As the Mavericks were in town to face the Indiana Pacers, Cuban decided to go bar-hopping in Bloomington and below are some of the photos from that night:(Courtesy of It's Always Sunny In Detroit)
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Dirk Nowitzki says he does not deserve to be an All-Star
Dirk Nowitzki has been one of the NBA’s best players for the last decade. As you know, his career reached its peak last season when the Mavericks won the NBA Finals and Dirk took home Finals MVP honors. However, Nowitzki has been battling a knee injury this year and has not been himself. Although he’s turned it on lately with 24 points against the Cavs and 30 against...
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Cuban matches fine with 75k charity donation
Mark Cuban's recent comments criticizing NBA officials this week will end up being good news for one very lucky charity.
The Mavericks owner, who was fined 75,000 for comments made after Wednesday night's close loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, announced he would be matching the fine with a donation to the 1 Million 4 Anna Foundation.
"To match my NBA Fine , I'...
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Nowitzki's big game leads Mavs over Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Nowitzki topped 24 points for the fourth straight game by shooting 11 for 19 from the...
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Nowitzki, Mavericks outlast Blazers in double OT
DALLAS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points, Jason Terry added 19, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 97-94 double-overtime
victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
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Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks blog: Love’ em & Hate’ em
Heartbreak in Dallas
A trip to Dallas to take on the defending champs gave the Portland Trail Blazers a great chance to get some road momentum going, but it turned out to be yet another heart breaker.
BOXSCORE | My POST GAME NOTES
Dallas 97, Portland 94
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #43...
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