Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) congratulates San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) after losing in the NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 7 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, Sunday, May 4, 2014. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning … Continue reading → ...
Dallas Mavericks guard Vince Carter (25) and Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion (0) block out Denver Nuggets center J.J. Hickson (7) on a free throw in the second half at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Friday, March 21, 2014. … Continue reading → ...
On Monday, the Mavericks were ready to move on from a season that ended a lot sooner than they had hoped. “The last game was disappointing, but I just loved the way the team battled all year long,” Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle said....
Dirk Nowitzki will be entering his 17th season with Dallas. The German superstar said he'll play for a reduced rate after making $22.7 million this year....
When Manu Ginobili was knocked down by DeJuan Blair while driving to the basket in the first half of the Spurs' Game 7 win, something special, and completely ordinary, happened. Maybe it's not that big of a deal. Must Reads Ask a Blazers Expert: noon today (CDT) Chris Itz Pounding the Rock hosts Dave Deckard, an expert on the Portland Trail Blazers, from Noon to about 1:30 pm on Monday, May 5th. Come...
These men are titans. In form, they stand above everyone; they impose. In history, and in importance, they stand as giants, as figureheads, as walking history. These men are ghosts; ghosts of who they were. Who, perhaps, they still are. For one of, if not the, last time, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan faced off in the playoffs once again. Though neither had the series of their career, there were glimpses...
The Toronto Raptors are thinking about chasing after former star Vince Carter in free agency as his career winds down. For several years now, Vince Carter hasn't played like the multiple-time All-Star he was in the past, but he certainly had a revival of sorts coming off the bench for the Dallas Mavericks this year. He will be a free agent this summer, and according to ESPN's Marc Stein , Carter's...
My favorite part of the game was when we killed them in basketball. Western Quarterfinal Vs. Dallas: Spurs 119, 96 Spurs win series 4-3 Coming into an unexpected Game 7 against the upstart Mavs, there was a lot of anxiousness and much gnashing of teeth. After all, how could there not be? Not only had Dallas won Game 6, looking practically unstoppable offensively, but they'd already blown...
'We walk away from this disappointed, certainly,' Rick Carlisle said after Sunday's 119-96 Game 7 failure in San Antonio, 'but not dismayed.' That's a gracious way for the Dallas coach to describe where his bar of expectations might've realistically been for his 8-seed-vs.-1-seed duel. But me? The bar moved, so graciousness is harder to come by....
Be better. Be fun. Entertain us. Show us tomorrow could matter before Dirk strolls with his uniquely awkward grace into the sunset. And maybe 'make playoff noise.' The Mavs did all of that. The 2013-14 season was a step forward … and we use Mavs Donuts to make sure this truth is not lost....
Devin Harris expects to be with the Dallas Mavericks next season. The 31-year-old former fifth overall pick has set winning as his top priority and likes the Mavs chances of fulfilling that requirement. The 6-3 guard signed a one-year deal … Continue reading → ...
Dirk Nowitzki was walking pretty gingerly by the end of the Mavericks’ playoff run on Sunday. It’s nothing to be alarmed about, he said. But the wear and tear of a long season exacts a greater toll on a player … Continue reading → ...
Shawn Marion doesn’t appear too concerned about becoming a free agent on July 1. The veteran Mavericks forward was asked during Monday’s exit interviews what it will take for him to remain in Dallas. His response: “Not too much.” A … Continue reading → ...
Monta Ellis elected to bypass Monday’s Mavericks exit interviews with media, so any thoughts he might have about potential areas of self-improvement went unsaid. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, though, sees significant upside to 28-year-old Ellis, who averaged 19.0 points, 5.7 … Continue reading → ...
At 29 years old and having made the calculated choice as a free agent last summer to come play for L.A., Redick was exposed to the Sterling dysfunction from the start when his sign-and-trade deal nearly fell apart after it was agreed upon....
Breaking down the Portland Trail Blazers-San Antonio Spurs second-round series by matchups, numbers, intangibles, and more! The Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs will face off in Round 2 of the Western Conference playoff bracket tomorrow night. In preparation for the series, here's a breakdown of the two teams Matchups The Main Men Tony Parker , Tim Duncan , and Manu Ginobili are no longer...
In an ideal world the Spurs would've finished off the Mavericks early in their first round matchup and allowed themselves a few days rest. This is not an ideal world. If brutally honest, Spurs fans would admit that Dirk Nowitzki and his band of merry Mavs put more of a scare in their hearts than anticipated during their first round playoff matchup. Nine straight wins over an opponent, a 62 win regular...
Dallas Mavericks center DeJuan Blair (45) commits a flagrant foul on San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) on his way to the hoop during the first half of play of game 7 in the first round of playoffs at … Continue reading → ...
Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris (20) goes strong to the basket as he cruises by San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (4) and forward Kawhi Leonard (2) in the first half of the NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 7 at … Continue reading → ...
Mavericks can’t help but smile at accomplishments this season Dallas Morning News Home > Dallas Mavericks Blog Mavericks can’t help but smile at accomplishments this season By Eddie Sefko esefko@dallasnews.com 11:41 pm on May 4, 2014 Permalink Dallas Mavericks guard Jose Calderon (8), Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41), Dallas Mavericks center Samuel Dalembert (1) Shawn Marion (0) and others...