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DALLAS - As soon as the Dallas Mavericks made it to the locker room after their 111-96 win over the Orlando Magic, coach Rick Carlisle cued up the tape to the turning point in the game. Carlisle wanted the Mavs to see the critical sequence that ha...

How it happened: The Dallas Mavericks got off to a phenomenal start and finished strong -- which more than made up for a poor middle two quarters. Dallas lit up the 15-39 Orlando Magic for 42 points in the first quarter and led by as many as 16 po...

Can the Mavericks keep their winning streak going? With the exception of Friday night, they have a relatively favorable schedule this week. A look at their four foes: Minnesota Timberwolves (7:30 p.m. Monday, American Airlines Center): The Timb...

Let's take a glass-half-full view of the Mavs' offseason. That means we'll assume that they'll succeed in recruiting Deron Williams to come home but won't be able to persuade the Orlando Magic to take an inferior package to ship Dwight Howard to Dall...

DALLAS -- No controversy involving the Mavericks can pass without Mark Cuban being asked for comment. So we asked him to weigh in on the infamous, invisible haymakers thrown by Brendan Haywood at Dwight Howard's lower back. Or so Orlando coach Sta...

Dallas Mavericks center Brendan Haywood declared Sunday that he doesn't have a problem with Dwight Howard and doesn't have any idea what Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy is talking about.

Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy accused Dallas Mavericks center Brendan Haywood of punching Dwight Howard in the lower back during Friday night's game and plans to send video of the incident to the NBA office.

Whether Mavs are planning for next season or not, they need to play better.

The Dwight Howard/Deron Williams/Dirk Nowitzki dream isn't necessarily dead in Dallas, but it's delayed at least a year. That being said, the slim odds might have improved for the Mavs to pull off the amazing feat of adding a pair of superstars in...

Nets coach Avery Johnson thinks the Mavericks will be a threat to take Deron Williams when he becomes a free agent.

DALLAS -- All-Star point guard Deron Williams doesn't want to address the subject of possibly playing in his hometown on a permanent basis during this trip to Dallas, but his coach acknowledged that the Mavericks are a major threat to sign the free a...

Dwight Howard doesn't believe the Orlando Magic will trade him before the March 15 deadline, which should be music to the Mavericks' ears. Howard told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night that he believes there is a "100 percent chance" the Magic won't m...

Days after agreeing to join the Dallas Mavericks, eight-time All-Star swingman Vince Carter made it official Monday afternoon.

Count Mark Cuban among the NBA owners who agrees with commissioner David Stern's decision to veto a three-team trade that would have landed Chris Paul with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Pole position in the race for the West's top seed might be at stake when the Spurs and Mavs meet Thursday night. As exciting as that is, one has to wonder whether homecourt advantage even matters to the Mavs. The Mavs aren't just the best road ...

The Mavs were much better positioned to make a blockbuster deal for Chris Paul at the beginning of the month. They still had Erick Dampier's nonguaranteed contract in their possession and Rodrigue Beaubois was last seen lighting it up in a playoff ga...