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2011 NBA FINALS GAME 5: Feels Like Game 7 Don't it LeGone James?

​In four NBA Finals' fourth quarters, LeBron James has three baskets. He's been outscored in the final quarters of this series by Dirk Nowitzki, 44-9. In Game 4 he not only scored a playoff career-low 8 points -- first time in 433 games he's been held below 10 -- he let Jason Terry ... More >>

2011 NBA WEST FINALS GAME 3 -- Mavericks 93, Thunder 87: My Top 10 Observer-ations

Dirk: Playoff beard​10. Think of the Ford Center Oklahoma City Arena as a 'roided Reunion. Basketball here is still fresh and, let's face it, there's nothing else to do. I was at Reunion in the '80s and Sacramento's ARCO Arena with the cowbells in the '00s, and this place is louder. Sa ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Arcade Fire and Okkervil River at Gexa Energy Pavilion

Arcade Fire, Okkervil RiverGexa Energy PavilionApril 30, 2011Better than: any other show you've seen in 2011.All photos by Sara KerensArcade Fire's Win Butler. For more photos, check out the slideshow.​More than five years have passed since Arcade Fire last played Dallas -- something of which the ... More >>

Crafty Mavericks Lose Again, on Verge of Avoiding Lakers in NBA Playoffs

A playoff preview? ​Remember waaaay back when the Mavericks were salivating over somehow catching the Spurs for the best record in the NBA's Western Conference and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs? Don't look now, but after last night's home loss, the goal is to somehow hold onto ... More >>

Mavericks v. Lakers: Who's No. 2?

If the Mavs don't win tonight, at least J.J. Barea's got this to look forward to.​The Dallas Mavericks say tonight's showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers isn't a statement game. The Dallas Mavericks are lying. Beating the Timberwolves, Warriors, Jazz, Suns and -- last night -- the Clippe ... More >>

Dallas Mavericks in L.A.: Tonight the Salad; Tomorrow the Steak

If only that guy on the left was still a part of this team ​Over the past decade the Dallas Mavericks have been the NBA's best team at winning games they were supposed to win. In building a legacy of 11 consecutive seasons with 50 wins and playoff appearances, the Mavericks rarely lose aga ... More >>

The Dallas Mavericks are teasing us again with hopes of a championship run.

Roddy's Return: A For Amusing

​As promised, Roddy Beaubois did something amazing last night: He made us watch a mid-February Dallas Mavericks game against the lowly Sacramento Kings. And, unless you're expectations were irrationally optimistic, he did not disappoint. In his first NBA game action since last April, the seco ... More >>

The Return of Roddy: Boffo or Bust?

Last time we saw Roddy Beaubois, we didn't see nearly enough. After a sporadic rookie season highlighted by a 40-point game against the Golden State Warriors last March, the cat-quick combo guard almost single-handedly rallied the Dallas Mavericks to a win in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference f ... More >>

FC Dallas is the latest proof that the metroplex can host everything without winning anything.

Will the Dallas Mavericks Bore Their Fans To Death With Another Winning Season?

Before the Rangers' Skipper Takes the Stand, the Box Score From Yesterday's Hearing

Sam MertenRangers manager Ron Washington will step off the field and into a Fort Worth federal courtroom on Thursday.​Tuesday's testimony in the Texas Rangers bankruptcy case from the court-appointed chief restructuring officer and one of the lenders revealed four potential competitors to the ... More >>

Mavs Star Dirk Nowitzki Will Never Change Some Minds Until He Changes The Color Of His Skin

There's an Untouchable Maverick not Named Dirk Nowitzki?

Danny Bollinger The Untouchable?​Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is grumpy. Understandably so. His team has lost 5 of 7 - punctuated by last night's embarrassing 36-point loss in Denver - heading into NBA All-Star Weekend right here in his own backyard. Cuban has apparently scrapped ... More >>

The Mavericks' French Misconnection Marks More of the Same on Draft Day

Opponents Can't Defend Dirk Nowitzki. So Richie Whitt Will Do It.

The Mild-Mannered Mavericks Are Infected Again By Chronic Case of Whine Flu

Basketball's Hall of Shame

Hey, who's the dork just to the left of Motta's ass? The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is hallowed ground. The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is a sacred shrine. The Basketball Hall of Fame is an absolute joke. I realize it's weird timing, seeing tha ... More >>

Fourteen Years After Lifetime Ban, Roy Tarpley Settles Mavs, NBA Suit

Roy Tarpley in better days as a Dallas MaverickEvery few years, Dallas Mavericks fans are reminded of the team's greatest failure -- not the loss to Miami in the NBA Finals, not the one-and-done against Golden State in '07, not the 11-win season under Gar Heard. Rather, it's two simple words: "Roy" ... More >>

Dear Cynical Mavericks Fans: Ya Nevuh Know.

Danny Bollinger What if he stays hot for four months? Could happen.Look, I can be as jaded as anyone. Cynical. Smartassy. Surly. Down right skeptical. Especially - in case you haven't been paying attention - when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks. But tonight's last night's 93-89 victory in P ... More >>

The Dallas Mavericks Go for Broke, But Where Is it Getting Them?

Overhauled and Underrated, the Mavericks Are Priced to Sell

The Big Easier: The Mavericks Have the Playoffs Just Where They Want 'Em

Dallas' Only Daily Fudges the Facts in Butting Cyber Noggins with Mark Cuban

Now That Basketball Season's Almost Over, Guess It's Time For Baseball. Joy.

Mavericks Don't Need Jason Kidd

No joke, the Mavericks should pass on a major trade and allow this nucleus one more shot

Some Encouraging Words for Choke City

Are You Shittin’ Me?

Dallas Flashes Back to 1997

A Trinity River vote, the return of the Citizens Council, a corruption case at City Hall. Buzz is confused. Was this 2007 or 1997?

Let's Just Get This One Out of the Way

Mavericks Meander into the Season

With minimal upgrades and a fragile psyche, this season could stroll off in any ol' direction

The Good Sport

Doctoring Dirk

Why ransack the MVP's skill when we can simply reboot his psyche?

Cowboys Favored to Win the Super Bowl

Bitter. Sweet.

People are Paying Good Money for the Dallas Mavericks' Misery

In German, It's "Kalt." Maybe "Trüb." Not Sure Which. English Am Hard Enough.

Deja Boo?

Premature Evacuation

Caution: Knee jerks hopping off Mavs' bandwagon

Merry Christmas!

Unfavorite Son

Devin Harris learns losing Nellie's favor is easier than regaining it

New Kids on the Block

The Nash-less Mavs try to hang tough and build a winning team from scratch

Re: Your New Job!

Plus: Winning is Fun; Ethan Makes a Funny

Gettin' Screwed

Antawn Jamison says trade rumors don't bother him--but why is his name in them?

The Defense Rests

Can the Mavs guard anyone? To find out, John Gonzalez gets offensive with a drunk Don, a focused Finley and a nutty Cuban.

MFFL

Derek Harper calls the game--and one day, he hopes, the shots--for the Mavs

Crossover Dreams

Tim Hardaway makes a noble last stand for a team that needs him

Hope and Glory

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has reason to shout-his money and enthusiasm are resurrecting a dead team

Net gain

Things are looking up for the Mavs -- of course, everything's up from the bottom

Attack of the Killer Gadflies (Part II)

You don't take Rick Finlan and Don Venable seriously? That could be a mistake you live to regret.