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One of the silliest things you'll hear this summer is that free agents don't want to come to Dallas. That's become a meme that's often repeated in discussions about Mark Cuban's bold plan to create ample salary cap space by stripping down the 2011...

For the Mavericks to make the Chris Paul/Dwight Howard combo pipedream a reality, they'd have to hire a hypnotist. How else would they be able to convince Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to agree to a sign-and-trade deal that would ship Howar...

Let's focus on the long shots and forget about the miracles for now. In other words, stop dreaming about the Mavs signing Chris Paul and Dwight Howard this summer. That isn't happening unless one or both of them agree to take much, much, much less...

As far as setting up the Mavericks' summer goes, it was a phenomenal first round. Dwight Howard's team got swept. Chris Paul's squad lasted only six games. Enough seeds of doubt have been planted for the two superstars to at least seriously co...

DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki has made it clear that he can't stomach the thought of finishing his career fighting just to make the playoffs. That doesn't mean he's pondering ever putting on another NBA franchise's uniform. He's simply pointing out the i...

The fact that the New Orleans Hornets are horrible helped the Dallas Mavericks' cause. The Mavs actually had a little motivation, too, wanting to at least finish .500. Point guard Darren Collison, perhaps playing his final game for the Mavs, li...

The Dallas Mavericks will have to find ways to improve after missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 2000. They'll look at free agents. They'll add someone in the draft. But who, besides Dirk Nowitzki, is the most important player for...

NEW ORLEANS - After arriving in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki didn't know whether he could survive 25 games, much less score 25,000 points. Here he is, 15 years later, one of 17 members of the league's exclusive 25,000-point club. "And as he showed t...

Shawn Marion had 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Hornets 107-89 on Sunday night.

DALLAS - It's not unusual for Shawn Marion to use colorful language in the locker room, even when he's in a good mood. But you know the Matrix is mad when he drops the dreaded E word. And Marion mentioned effort, or a lack thereof, repeatedly afte...

DALLAS -- If the Dallas Mavericks reach for their razors now, their wrists might be in serious danger. This was supposed to be the night the Mavs finally shaved those ridiculously bushy .500 beards that represent how much a proud franchise's stand...

Some Mavs numbers of note this week entering the final five games of the regular season: 12: If the Mavericks can't buck the overwhelming odds against them to sneak into the playoffs and extend their run of 12 consecutive trips to the postseason, ...

That might have been a money game for Chris Kaman. Kaman opted to sign a one-year, $8 million deal with the Mavericks last summer instead of taking a similar offer from the Trail Blazers. Considering how he's bounced between the starting lineup an...

The Dallas Mavericks completed their season sweep with another spectacular offensive outing against the Sacramento Kings. Shawn Marion (25 points, 12 rebounds) led five Mavs who scored in double figures against the Kings, who allowed four of Dalla...

Shawn Marion had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 117-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

DENVER -- The miserable feeling the Dallas Mavericks had in the mile-high altitude is far too familiar. Add this to the long list of games the Mavs figured out how to lose. In this instance, the Mavs put themselves into position to pull off a h...