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DALLAS -- With Yao Ming and Aaron Brooks nursing sore ankles, the Rockets will probably need a big night from Kevin Martin to have a chance to upset the Mavs. Houston and Martin are one-quarter of the way there. The Rockets have a 26-25 lead af...

DALLAS -- Don't be surprised if the injury-depleted Houston Rockets manage to make this a knockdown, drag-out game that goes down to the wire. That doesn't seem logical, considering the red-hot Mavs have won five in a row, including wins over a fe...

Dirk Nowitzki doesn't shy away from firing away with the game on the line. He's made more game-winning shots than anybody in the NBA in recent seasons. So it's rare to say the big German passed on a clutch shot he should have taken, but that was t...

Rick Carlisle ripped into his team after one half; Mavs responded in the other.

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks' defensive momentum carried over from the final few minutes of the first half. The Houston Rockets, red hot for most of the first half, suddenly look like a team without a proven go-to guy. They shot 5-of-22 from the f...

DALLAS -- Quick point guards give the Dallas Mavericks fits. Case in point: Houston's Aaron Brooks. Brooks, a lightning bug listed at 6-0, 161 pounds, blew up for 14 points to lead the Rockets to a 37-28 lead. Brooks was 5-of-6 from the floor, conv...

DALLAS --The Dallas Mavericks waited until 3:03 remained in the first half to play anything that resembled decent defense. With the Rockets missing their final five shots, the Mavs scored the last 10 points of the half to trim Houston's lead to 61-...