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DALLAS -- The Mavs continue to pad their NBA lead for most starting lineups used this season. Their 17th starting five of the season will feature rookie Bernard James at center. Coach Rick Carlisle is searching for a solution at center. He benc...

DALLAS - There's a pretty good chance that Dirk Nowitzki will be announced with the Mavs' starting five for the first time this season Saturday night. There's a very good chance Nowitzki, who practiced with the starters Friday for the first time s...

He looked like Dirk Nowitzki during this road trip, just in limited doses. Nowitzki, a week in a half into the process of working back into Hall of Fame form, scored 30 points on 12-of-22 shooting in 46 minutes during the Mavericks' 1-1 road trip....

DALLAS - Since Chris Kaman already spilled the beans after the shootaround, coach Rick Carlisle went ahead and confirmed the changes for his starting five against the Wizards. Kaman will replace Brandan Wright at center. Dahntay Jones will replace...

DALLAS -- The Mavs consider depth one of their biggest strengths, but the opening quarter of the season didn't support that theory. The starting five led by as many as 17 points. The Mavs were up 14 when Rick Carlisle went to the bench with a litt...

DALLAS -- The Mavs will switch up the starting lineup tonight against the Bulls, giving rookie Dominique Jones a look at shooting guard next to Jason Kidd and brining Shawn Marion off the bench. The fivesome the Mavs used down the stretch last sea...

DALLAS -- Coach Rick Carlisle's policy is that he never announces his starting lineup until the league-mandated 16 minutes before tip-off. He made an exception for the preseason opener, seeing how strategy isn't exactly significant in games that ...

A list of things that could make or break the Cowboys as Super Bowl contenders: Old offensive line: This ranks as the team's primary concern. Doug Free, the new face among the starting five, is the least of the line's problems. He'll be fine at le...

To celebrate the storied histories of the franchises in the Finals, ESPN.com let fans pick the all-time starting five for the Celtics and Lakers. My immediate thought was, man, this wouldn't be nearly as fun with the Mavericks. But it's not lik...

LOS ANGELES - Even with the return of Shawn Marion, the Dallas Mavericks don't have their full starting five. Caron Butler isn't playing Monday due to a right hip flexor strain. Rookie Rodrigue Beaubois replaced Butler in the starting lineup. ...

DALLAS -- Point guard Jason Kidd and center Erick Dampier participated in Tuesday morning's shootaround and should play against the Bucks. Kidd missed Sunday's rout of the Knicks because he had to return to Dallas to deal with a personal issue. ...

DALLAS - It'd be fine with Rick Carlisle if the Mavericks don't pad their lead for the most starting lineups used this season. They've already used 18 - five more than last season - and just might have found one that Carlisle is comfortable rollin...

Mavericks forward Shawn Marion returned Friday night against the Indiana Pacers after missing the previous five games due to a sprained MCL in his left knee.

DALLAS - O.J. Mayo kept starting over. The post-practice shooting drill consists of five shots from each of five locations around the 3-point arc. On this afternoon, Mayo was misfiring much more often than not and allowing the frustration to get t...

DALLAS -- Mavericks starting center Brendan Haywood will miss at least five games with a knee injury, the team announced Friday.

IRVING, Texas -- Orlando Scandrick's contract status changed drastically when he agreed to a five-year, $27 million extension last week. But his spot on the depth chart remains the same. At least for now. "We like the starting corners that we h...