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DENVER - This is the Dallas Mavericks' last chance. No, not their last chance to make a playoff push. That ship has probably already sailed. It's certainly far out of the Mavs' control after Tuesday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers dropped the Mav...

DALLAS -The race for the West's eighth seed heads into the home stretch with the Dallas Mavericks trailing the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers by a game and a half. With an assist from ESPN Stats and Information, here's a quick comparison of the ...

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki's best week of the season wasn't good enough to win Western Conference player of the week honors. That went to Utah big man Al Jefferson, who averaged 19.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks as the Jazz went 4-...

DALLAS - As far as off nights go, it wasn't a good one for the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs' two prime competitors for the West's last playoff seed both won. The Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 120-117 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Utah...

DALLAS - Maybe the Mavericks will get rid of those bushy beards before they hit the beach. As has been well chronicled, several Mavs made a pact a couple of months ago that they wouldn't shave until they get back to .500. (We assume all bets are o...

A dominant stretch of seven-plus minutes made the difference in what had been a back-and-forth game. The Dallas Mavericks roared off on a tiebreaking 20-2 run that began midway through the third quarter. Point guard Mike James had seven of his ...

DALLAS - The Mavericks figured out a way to get many more touches for one of the NBA's most efficient scoring big guys, and benefited greatly from it. Oh, and Dirk Nowitzki got a lot more looks, too. With all due respect to Dirk -- and apologie...

The Mavericks made their mini-road trip a success by beating the Atlanta Hawks. It just got better after the Mavs boarded the team jet to return to Dallas. The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz, the two teams directly ahead of the 10th-place Mavs i...

The Mavericks' current losing streak is up to three games. Not coincidentally, so is their streak of complaining about the officiating. Coach Rick Carlisle considered the turning point of Monday's loss in Utah to be when the Jazz started "thugging...

The Mavs have lost eight out of the last nine games, and the schedule doesn't exactly get any easier this week. A quick look at the Mavs' four foes this week: Utah Jazz (8 p.m. Monday, Energy Solutions Arena): The Jazz's big, deep frontcourt p...

DALLAS -- The red flag waved all preseason, so it wasn't a surprise that the Dallas Mavericks got dominated on the glass by the Utah Jazz. It is a huge concern, however. The boards are the Mavs' primary focus entering their home opener against...

You'd hope that young legs wouldn't be bothered by a back-to-back at the beginning of the season. But the Mavericks' 25-and-under members seemed to run into a brick wall after a spectacular first half, fading badly after the break during as the Ja...

It was just one game, several members of the Mavs organization said in the wake of the season-opening stunner. On to the next one. As pleased as the Mavericks were with their upset of the Los Angeles Lakers, it's not as if they were in a celebr...

The defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks have reached a point of desperation after just two playoff games.

We take a look at the games that impact the West playoff picture each morning for the rest of the regular season. Mavs' spot in the standings: The Mavs and Nuggets are both 11 .5 games behind the top-seeded Spurs, but Denver is in control of its de...

We take a look at the games that impact the West playoff picture each morning for the rest of the regular season. Mavs' spot in the standings: The Mavs are back in the sixth seed, a half game ahead of the Nuggets and in possession of the tiebreake...