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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...

You don't rank among the all-time leading scorers in NBA history without hitting a lot of big buckets. Vince Carter added to his list during Friday night's comeback win over the New Orleans Hornets, when he moved past Gary Payton into 28th place o...

DALLAS -- Who is 18th on the NBA's all-time scoring list? The answer is no longer Allen Iverson. Dirk Nowitzki moved ahead of Iverson with a contested 12-foot jumper with 5:38 remaining in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Suns. That ...

DALLAS - Mavericks leading scorer O.J. Mayo is limping a little as the team prepares for a road back-to-back. Mayo turned his left ankle when he landed on a teammate's foot during Monday's practice. He was held out of some drills in Monday's pract...

DALLAS -- With a chance to win the game in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle drew up a play for the 35-year-old sixth man with a sore hamstring instead of the 25-year-old who is the NBA's seventh-leading scorer. ...

Kevin Durant's quest for title may not take long if he can be consistent closer.

DALLAS - The sight of Jason Terry riding pine during crunch time is rather startling. After all, this is a guy who has ranked among the NBA's best fourth-quarter and crunch-time scorers every season since he's been with the Mavericks, according to...

DALLAS -- It's probably time to pump the brakes on the Rodrigue Beaubois bandwagon. The Mavs' two most prolific scorers pretty much did after Friday night's loss to the Pacers. Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry never mentioned Beaubois by name, but...

DALLAS -- The Mavericks are missing three starters and a key reserve. Their two leading scorers from last season's championship run have combined for a grand total of two points. Yet they're still leading the team with the NBA's best record by eig...

DALLAS - You might think that the Mavs need Jason Terry to step up as a scorer with a pair of 20,000-point scorers wearing expensive suits on the bench. But that's pretty much the polar opposite of the way coach Rick Carlisle wants the Mavs' sixth...

DALLAS - Vince Carter has been called "Half Man, Half Amazing" and many other things throughout the course of his potential Hall of Fame career. But the term "energy player" had never been used to describe the 20,000-plus-point scorer. Until now. ...

DALLAS -- The Mavericks have seen and conquered two of the elite wing scorers in basketball this postseason. Kobe Bryant averaged 23.3 points against the Mavs in the West semifinals, a number inflated by his 36-point performance in Game 1. The Mav...

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant are two of the most explosive scorers in the NBA. They are also two of the league's most humble, hard-working superstars. Mavs big man Tyson Chandler, who played with Durant on Team USA, admires the approac...

DALLAS -- This isn't exactly a defensive clinic. It is, however, awfully entertaining basketball. Both teams shot in the high 60s during a high-tempo first quarter. It's Mavs 35, Pacers 33 despite the fact that two of the league's elite scorers...

Little-known fact about the Los Angeles Clippers: Blake Griffin isn't their leading scorer. Griffin is, however, the Clippers' leading scorer who made the trip to Dallas. Guard Eric Gordon, who ranks eighth in the NBA with 24.1 points per game, st...

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki's injury can't be considered an acceptable excuse for the Mavericks to lose to the Raptors. This is a 10-20 Toronto team with a long injury list that includes leading scorer Andrea Bargnani and point guard Jose Calderon. ...