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SAN ANTONIO -- Can we be completely honest? OK, good. It took great restraint not to roll our eyes when Rick Carlisle went on and on about his enthusiasm for this team the day after the Dallas Mavericks got routed on the road by the Houston Rocke...

Tony Parker had 21 points and nine assists, Manu Ginobili had several key baskets among his 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs handed the Dallas Mavericks their sixth straight loss, 111-86 on Sunday night.

Danny Green scored a career-high 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs spoiled former league MVP Dirk Nowitzki's season debut with a 129-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.

Check out John Hollinger's player scouting reports and 2012-13 projections for the Mavericks.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2012

LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the All-NBA team, while Kobe Bryant earned his 10th first-team selection, tied for second on the career list.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points, responding time after time despite being pushed and swatted at to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 106-99 victory over San Antonio on Saturday night.

Dirk Nowitzki will be making his 11th straight All-Star game after being chosen as a reserve.

The Dallas Mavericks look to keep their hold on sole possession of first place in the Southwest Division after Sunday's 101-100 overtime win over the rival San Antonio Spurs. They'll have to do it in a quick turnaround and without injured point guard...

DALLAS -- The last time the Dallas Mavericks saw the San Antonio Spurs they were buried under an avalanche of 3-pointers. The Spurs made 11 of their 16 in the first half to cruise to a 93-71 win. The Mavs made 1-of-19. Since that Jan. 5 game in Sa...

Spurs-Mavericks Preview

President Barack Obama lauded the Dallas Mavericks for their special brand of championship teamwork a season ago and he pointed out attributes of several players. But, he saved top recognition for NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki -- even if the presid...

The Weekend Dime returns with the numbers that tell the tale of 2011 and news, notes and more from around the NBA.

The NBA season will be fast, furious and frenetic. (Beautiful? Maybe not so much.) And as it opens, the spotlight shines on LeBron James (doesn't it always?) and the Heat. Again.

A new Mavs era begins, but much the same for team built on consistency.

The NBA will finally open, two months later than usual, to which we say: Season's Greetings! Christmas Day is the right time to tip off the season.

Check out John Hollinger's player scouting reports and 2011-12 projections for the Dallas Mavericks.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2011