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DALLAS - While Kevin Durant dominated, Dirk Nowitzki couldn't even get the ball. Just look at the startling contrast between the two superstars' lines during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' 107-101 loss Sunday night that further damage...

How it happened: The Dallas Mavericks survived a Kevin Durant scoring flurry, but they still couldn't find a way to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The NBA's leading scorer lit up the Mavs for 17 of his 31 points during a span of just more than fi...

If not for Shawn Marion's defense on Kevin Durant, a championship banner probably wouldn't be hanging from the American Airlines Center rafters. Unfortunately for the Mavs, Marion won't be available for the Thunder's visit tonight, as he'll be sid...

OKLAHOMA CITY - If you want to put a positive spin on it, you could point out that the Denver Nuggets are the only team to hold Kevin Durant to a lower field goal percentage than the Mavericks among teams that have faced the NBA's scoring leader twic...

Coach Rick Carlisle will join an exclusive club with his next win, which will be the 500th of his career. Only 27 coaches in NBA history have reached that milestone. It won't be easy for Carlisle to make it 28 this week. The Mavs face three opp...

DALLAS -- Only four of Kevin Durant's buckets were assisted during his career-high 52-point performance Friday night in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 117-114 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks. That's according to the official stats. Those don't...

How it happened: It took a career-high 52 points from Kevin Durant to defeat the Dallas Mavericks. Durant dominated the overtime period, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting. That included a couple of clutch, Dirk Nowitzki-knockoff, one-legged j...

Mavericks' post-title plan was worth risk in order to keep up with rising Thunder.

It might not have been politically correct for Donnie Nelson to say it in the wake of the Mavs' winless postseason sprint, but he had a point. The Mavericks weren't going to beat this season's Thunder no matter how many members of last season's ti...

Mavs need leading man to carry team so aging Dirk can embrace supporting role.

The Mavs' flameout shows the need for an elite player to pair with Dirk Nowitzki.

DALLAS - If Oklahoma City is savoring the sweet taste of revenge, the Thunder's players aren't acknowledging it publicly. Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins claim that payback hasn't been on their minds this series despite the Mavericks dismissing ...

DALLAS -- As far as Kevin Durant is concerned, he was due for this kind of game. Oklahoma City's scoring machine was confident that he wouldn't keep firing bricks. All due respect to Shawn Marion's defense, but Durant considered his 34.1 percent s...

DALLAS - The Mavs would be up 2-0 in this series if the NBA played 10-minute quarters. Unfortunately for the defending champions, that isn't the quarters. NBA quarters last a dozen minutes, and the Mavs have been getting killed by the Thunder in t...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Mavs will not make the drastic move of switching defensive stopper Shawn Marion's assignment in an attempt to slow down Russell Westbrook. At least, not at the beginning of Game 3. "I've got the same assignment," Marion said...

DALLAS - Oklahoma City's four best players are all younger than Rodrigue Beaubois. That fact puts into perspective just how much room the Thunder have to grow if the core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Serge Ibaka sticks toge...