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Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd, the fourth-oldest player in the league this season and the oldest set to enter the postseason, will do so with at least seven full days of rest.

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...

DALLAS -- After the Dallas Mavericks held the league's highest-scoring team to 20 points below its season average and to 35.7 percent shooting, Denver Nuggets coach George Karl couldn't help but state the obvious. "Dallas has turned into an incred...

DALLAS -- Now that it appears Rudy Fernandez won't even make it to Dallas -- ESPN.com's Marc Stein is reporting that the Dallas Mavericks are working on a deal to send him to the Denver Nuggets) -- Delonte West was the lone Mavs player not at Tuesday...

A summer ago the Dallas Mavericks made hard pushes for free-agent power forwards Al Harrington (chose to sign with the Denver Nuggets) and Udonis Haslem (re-signed with the Miami Heat). Obviously, a guy named Dirk Nowitzki has the position pretty ...

The Dallas Mavericks are 4-2 at home and have won three in a row at American Airlines Center. But, they don't believe they've shown nearly the dominance on their home floor as they must. After losing to the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 6, the Mavs ralli...

DALLAS -- First-year New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps and first-year coach Monty Williams had to have a sit-down with star Chris Paul to convince the seemingly disgruntled point guard that they had a plan for success. Paul, the cente...

This probably isn't how Brendan Haywood expected the start of the season to go down, not after the Dallas Mavericks committed some $55 million to him over six seasons and basically promised him the starting job. Of course, Haywood's sixth year isn...

After four games, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle spoke cautiously, but optimistically about the refreshing consistency his team was showing on the defensive end. Then the Denver Nuggets came to town and Carlisle called it the worst defensive...

DALLAS -- The last remaining members from the Dallas Mavericks' 2006 Finals team are Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. Their run started together in 2004-05 when Terry replaced Steve Nash. Nash and the Phoenix Suns wound up beating the Mavs in six ga...

DALLAS -- Jason Terry stated the obvious. The Dallas Mavericks got predictable on offense in the fourth quarter. And so after another excruciatingly dull final 12 minutes netted five more points (13) than turnovers (eight) in Saturday's 103-92 home l...

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks picked a bad time for a two-game home losing streak. Snapping the skid won't be easy Monday night when the Boston Celtics come to town. Since the Big Three -- Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen -- joined forces...

DALLAS -- The season is only five games deep, but Dallas Maverickscoach Rick Carlisle didn't mince words describing his team's effort in Saturday's 103-92 home loss to the Denver Nuggets. "It was our worst defensive game of the year by far," Carli...

DALLAS -- Those wacky NBA schedule-makers were are it again, kicking off the regular season with the Dallas Mavericks seeing double. They're set to face three teams twice within the first three weeks of the season, and two of the opponents in back-to...

The NBA handed the Dallas Mavericks a schedule that divides the season into two distinct halves: The home portion followed by the away portion. The Mavs will play 19 of their first 31 games at American Airlines Center, but will be put to the test ...

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry made a brief-but-entertaining appearance Friday afternoon on the Colin Cowherd Show. Here's a few of Terry's better comments: Cowherd asked what the Boston Celtics might try to stop Kobe Bryant: "You might wa...