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DALLAS - For the first time in a dozen years, the Dallas Mavericks won't participate in the playoffs. The Mavs' 12-year streak was snapped Wednesday night when they were officially eliminated due to their home loss to the lowly Phoenix Suns and th...

At first glance, the math doesn't look too daunting. After winning four of the last five games, the Dallas Mavericks are only three games out of eighth place in the Western Conference. They've given themselves a slim chance at extending the franch...

DALLAS - How many games do the Mavs need to win after the All-Star break to make the playoffs? "Thirty," point guard Darren Collison said. That just happens to be the number of games remaining on the Mavs' schedule. Collison's point isn't that ...

DALLAS -- For more than a decade, Dallas Mavericks fans could take a couple of things to the bank. Dirk Nowitzki would be an All-Star, and the Mavs would make the playoffs. Well, Nowitzki will spend his All-Star weekend relaxing on a beach. Rea...

The Mavs will have to beat the odds to make the playoffs, but they aren't giving up.

DALLAS - The Mavericks woke up this morning closer to the bottom of the Western Conference standings than they are to the eighth seed. Suffice to say, their 12-season postseason streak looks like it's on life support at this point. If you want to ...

Mavs need Jason Kidd charged and ready to have a shot at repeating title run.

How it happened: It wasn't pretty, but the Dallas Mavericks pulled out an overtime win over a Western Conference playoff contender. The Mavs blew an 18-point lead in the process, forcing them to work double overtime for a 97-94 win over the Portla...

DALLAS - Danny Crawford, the referee considered a Dallas Mavericks nemesis before this postseason, will be the lead official for Sunday night's NBA Finals Game 2 against the Miami Heat. The Mavericks had a 2-16 record is playoff games officiated b...

Mavericks establish themselves as comeback kings during postseason run.

How it happened: The savvy, old Mavs schooled the young Thunder in crunch time once again. Two days after erasing a 15-point deficit in the final five minutes, the Mavs finished off the Western Conference finals with a 14-4 run Wednesday night. ...

The improbable Game 4 rally is symbolic of the Mavericks' magical season.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Shawn Marion's teammates might not be nice to him the rest of the playoffs. Not after the way a mad Matrix played during the Dallas Mavericks' 93-87 win in Saturday night's tiebreaking Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. ...

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban voices displeasure over Game 2 officiating to referee supervisor.

These Mavericks have proven that they're tough enough to stand up to the champs.

How it happened: The Dallas Mavericks managed to finish the job this time. Man, they made it interesting, though. There was a definite deja vu feeling in the fourth quarter when the Portland Trail Blazers sliced a Dallas lead that had swelled to 1...