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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...

DALLAS - Say farewell to another streak for this proud franchise. The Mavericks' 11-year run of 50-win campaigns ended last season, when their winning percentage during the lockout-compressed scheduled meant no asterisk was necessary. The 12-ye...

How it happened: The Dallas Mavericks got overpowered at home by one of the NBA's most physical teams. The Memphis Grizzlies dominated the glass in the second half, allowing Memphis to overcome a slow start and come back to beat the Mavs. The Griz...

DALLAS -- The Mavericks are a much better-looking team Monday. The .500 beards aren't all gone, but they're much better manicured, at least in most cases. Center Chris Kaman is the exception, as is often the case. He didn't shave a single hair on ...

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...

NEW ORLEANS -- It took the Dallas Mavericks 121 days to get back to .500. It took Dirk Nowitzki maybe 90 seconds to get rid of the beard he has been growing for most of that time. "That shave felt amazing," Nowitzki said after a 107-89 victory ...

DALLAS -- All due respect to Dirk Nowitzki, but he's not the Mavericks veteran owner Mark Cuban is most sympathetic toward after the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. Cuban feels worse for Vince Carter, who signed a three-year deal worth a ...

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...

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...

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...

DENVER - What happened to one of the great closers in NBA history during the fourth quarter of Thursday's down-to-the-wire loss? Dirk Nowitzki essentially disappeared on the offensive end in the final dozen minutes. Nowitzki didn't score a sing...

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...