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Two weeks ago I shared my 2012-2013 Western Conference rankings, in which I put the Dallas Mavericks sixth. Last week I analyzed what's changed with the five teams ranked ahead of them and how the new-look Mavs match up. The most push back I recei...

The Dallas Mavericks announced Thursday their full 2012-13 preseason schedule, which opens Oct. 6 at Berlin and Oct. 9 at Barcelona.The Mavs open training camp on Sept. 30 and leave for Europe a few days later. The Mavs will play four of their remain...

After what seemed an eternity, the Dwightmare is over. Team USA giddily won gold in London. And the Los Angeles Lakers are again the envy of the NBA. When U.S. star of stars and Lakers icon Kobe Bryant squeezed Spain foe and L.A. teammate Pau Gaso...

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle and free agent C.J. Miles enjoyed sushi together in Manhattan on the first night of free agency. Carlisle, of course, was up there to meet with Deron Williams the next day. Miles news since has been scarce as t...

Either C.J. Miles and Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle just happened to bump into one another at a New York sushi joint or Miles' hometown team has an interest in bringing the free agent back to Dallas. The Utah Jazz shooting guard who starred...

Among the many free agents the Dallas Mavericks have shown a level of interest in as they put offseason Plans A, B, C, D, etc., into motion, is their former first-round pick Josh Howard, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Sunday. H...

Lamar Odom's time with the Dallas Mavericks was a malodorous misadventure. His departure, it turns out, has come up roses -- or at least smelling better. Thanks to the Los Angeles Clippers hailing from Odom's beloved L.A., and needing a frontline ...

UPDATED: 9 a.m., Friday. The Dallas Mavericks clinched a playoff berth Thursday with New Orleans' win over Houston. Now attention turns strictly to seeding and matchups. With the Mavs (35-28) -- back in action tonight for their home finale agai...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Three games into this one-of-a-kind season, after Kevin Durant threw in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to drop the Dallas Mavericks to 0-3, coach Rick Carlisle summoned the mercurial basketball gods to cut his squad some slack. Now w...

Delonte West discusses trying to give a wet willy to Gordon Hayward.

Carlisle preaches patience as basketball gods continue to haunt the Mavericks.

SALT LAKE CITY -- How it happened: One of the Mavericks' more uninspired performances through 3 1/2 quarters turned into an incredible exhibition of perseverance in Utah. The Mavs rallied from an 81-72 hole in the final five minutes of regulation ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle thought there was a chance that Rodrigue Beaubois would play tonight against Utah. But shortly after Beaubois tested his strained right calf on the Jazz's home floor, Carlisle ruled the third-year guard...

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mavericks are coming off their highest minutes game across the board of the season with five players logging at least 37 minutes, led by Dirk Nowitzki going 43 and Jason Kidd hitting 39, his first venture of more than 35 minutes...

SALT LAKE CITY -- This is it. The final full week of the compacted 66-game regular-season schedule comes down to four games in six nights. The Mavericks will have four days off following this week's slate before finishing off the regular season on...

We take a look at the games that impact the West playoff picture each morning for the rest of the regular season. Mavs' spot in the standings: With Utah losing at Memphis and Phoenix getting blasted at San Antonio, any fears of the Mavs becoming t...