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A seven-and-a-half minute spurt of brilliance wasn't enough for the New York Knicks to offset 40 minutes of what was a rough watch in their loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Knicks guard Jeremy Lin had his second-worst game as a Knick...

LinJeremy Lin scored 28 points and added career highs of 14 assists and five steals as the New York Knicks defeated the Dallas Mavericks 104-97, their eighth win in their past nine games. Lin is the first player this season to reach those totals i...

NowitzkiIt's hard to say that a player who entered the 2011 playoffs as one of only four players in NBA history to average over 25 points and 10 rebounds per game for a postseason career had a lot left to prove. In the case of Dirk Nowitzki that ...

Following a 16-5 run that gave them a four-point lead with under five minutes remaining it appeared that the Miami Heat would be heading back to South Beach with a commanding 3-2 series edge. However, as they have shown time and again this postsea...

In a game that featured four lead changes and nine ties, the Miami Heat went ahead for good on a Chris Bosh jumper with less than 40 seconds to play to hang on to an 88-86 Game 3 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Bosh finished with 18 points as the...

The Dallas Mavericks ended the game on a 22-5 run, holding the Miami Heat to 1-for-10 shooting over the final 6:19. The Mavericks made nine of their final 10 shots covering the same span. Dallas is the first team to win an NBA Finals game after tr...

Another home game, another strong defensive effort as the Miami Heat held the Dallas Mavericks to their worst shooting performance this postseason in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Heat are now 9-0 at home this postseason and have held their oppone...

Since losing to the Miami Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks had struggled in the postseason until this year. Three times they lost in the first round - including in 2007 as a one seed. Five years later they have a chance at redemption...

With 4:48 left in the fourth quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder had two important things going for them: a 15-point lead and not having lost back-to-back games this postseason. What happened next was not only historic, but also "ri-DIRK-ulous." The D...

The Dallas Mavericks used a defensive effort to overcome an off night from their superstar, retaking home-court advantage with a 93-87 win on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The effort by Dallas forced one of the worst three-point shoo...

The Dallas Mavericks entered Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on a seven-game winning streak with a chance to go up 2-0 for the third consecutive playoff series. The Oklahoma City Thunder and its bench had other ideas, as they carried most of ...

The Dallas Mavericks have won seven straight postseason games, with their last loss coming in Game 4 of the first round against the Trail Blazers -- nearly a month ago. The Mavericks are 6-0 at home this postseason; they have won nine straight home g...

Durant WestbrookKevin Durant scored 39 points, 21 more than any other player, and Russell Westbrook registered a triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Durant's 39 points were two shy of his postseaso...

The Dallas Mavericks rode the hot shooting of reserves Jason Terry and Peja Stojakovic as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to finish off a four-game sweep of the two-time defending champions. Terry (32 points), Jose Juan Barea (22) and Stojako...

Since Kobe Bryant became a regular starter for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998-99, the Lakers have fallen behind 2-0 in five previous playoff series. The Lakers were 4-1 in the pivotal "must-win" third games of those series with Bryant leading with wa...

Gary A. Vasquez/US Presswire Jason Kidd and the Mavericks have Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in a must-win situation. The Dallas Mavericks return home for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavericks...