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In the likely event that the Mavericks have to go to Plan B to find a point guard, Jarrett Jack's name should be at or near the top of the list. There are a lot of things to like about Jack. He's got a deadly midrange jumper and an effective float...

At first glance, the math doesn't look too daunting. After winning four of the last five games, the Dallas Mavericks are only three games out of eighth place in the Western Conference. They've given themselves a slim chance at extending the franch...

The Mavericks are halfway toward accomplishing their mission on this pre-All-Star break homestand. They beat the Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors last week. They need two more wins this week to go into the break with a little momen...

Coach Rick Carlisle will join an exclusive club with his next win, which will be the 500th of his career. Only 27 coaches in NBA history have reached that milestone. It won't be easy for Carlisle to make it 28 this week. The Mavs face three opp...

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has been fined by the NBA office for his comments criticizing the officiating following Thursday's loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Rick Carlisle and Mark Cuban made sure the focus was on late-game officiating Thursday night, but the continuation of another troubling trend played a critical part in the Mavericks' 100-97 loss to the Warriors. O.J. Mayo missed a clutch free thro...

Rick Carlisle hinted at a possible change last week after Darren Collison struggled in a loss to the Warriors. "Right now, he's our starting point guard," Carlisle said then. That isn't the case tonight in Philadelphia. Dominique Jones repla...

The Mavericks better morph into road warriors. Sixteen of the Mavs' next 23 games are away from the American Airlines Center, starting with tonight's meeting with the 76ers in Philadelphia. The Mavs are 2-4 on the road this season. "It's going ...

DALLAS -- One solution to Darren Collison's struggles could be to put the ball in O.J. Mayo's hands more often. The Mavericks did that late in Monday's loss to the Warriors, allowing Mayo to initiate the offense. That could be the beginning of a t...

DALLAS -- Stephen Curry simply dominated Darren Collison. Maybe the Mavericks could just tip their cap to the Golden State point guard after the Warriors' 105-101 overtime win Monday, but this continues a troubling trend. Collison, who was spec...

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. ...

How it happened: The Warriors outscored O.J. Mayo in overtime. Mayo, who didn't get the ball when the Mavs had the chance to win on the final possession of regulation, scored all 11 of Dallas' points in the extra period. That wasn't enough to beat...

DALLAS - These aren't the same ol' soft Golden State Warriors coming to town. The Mavericks have won 13 of the last 18 meetings against Golden State, but coach Rick Carlisle sees an opponent that is undergoing a transformation under second-year co...

The schedule-makers did the Mavericks a solid this week. Each of their opponents will be playing the butt end of a back-to-back during this homestand. A quick look at the Mavs' schedule this week: Golden State Warriors (7:30 p.m. Monday, Americ...

DALLAS - The Human Exclamation Point is an honest man. Yes, Brandan Wright gets a certain extra sense of satisfaction out of lighting up his former team. And he's given Golden State a good idea of just what they let get away in the Mavs' two wins ...

DALLAS - The decision to dump Lamar Odom didn't just lift a black cloud from the Dallas Mavericks' locker room. It also helped unleash Vince Carter. Carter's role changed when the Mavs had to adjust the rotation to make up for Odom's absence. With...