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| LeBron helps Cavs reach 60-win plateau in rout of Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/30/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - LeBron James led all scorers with 24 points, also dishing out 12 assists and grabbing six rebounds, as the Cleveland Cavaliers claimed their franchise record 12th straight win after hammering the Dallas Mavericks, 102-74, at Quicken Loans Arena. Mo Williams had a solid game with 22 points and five helpers, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in with 14 points and nine boards for the Cavaliers, who were coming off an easy 107-85 win over Minnesota on Friday. Cleveland swept the seaso |
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| Jazz aim for 14th straight home win vs. Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2009 |
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| . Phoenix had its six-game winning streak stopped with Thursday's 129-109 setback at Portland, as Shaquille O'Neal finished with 20 points and Jason Richardson added 16 in defeat. Steve Nash had 15 points for the Suns, who are three games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 10 games to play. Phoenix is 16-19 away from the desert this season. Utah also had a lengthy winning streak come to an end in its last outing, a 118-114 loss at Phoenix on Wednesday. Deron Wi |
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| Mavericks F George undergoes knee surgery |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dallas Mavericks forward Devean George underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Thursday. George had loose fragments removed from a cartilage injury suffered in a 93-89 win over Portland on March 11. No timetable for his return has been set. The 6-8, 235-pound George is averaging 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 43 games for Dallas this season, his third with the Mavericks. Over 10 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Mavericks, George has posted averages o |
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| Nowitzki, Terry lead Mavs over Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry each scored 26 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-106 win over the Golden State Warriors. Jose Barea added 20 points and seven assists off the bench for Dallas, which has won two in a row and three of four overall. The Mavericks currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but are only four games behind San Antonio, which leads the Southwest Division and holds the second spot in a close West race. Gerald Green |
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| Playoff-hopeful Mavs to host Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks hope to inch closer to a playoff berth on Wednesday, when they host the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center. The Mavs, who currently lead Phoenix by three games for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 12 to go in the regular season, salvaged a split of a two-game road trip last Friday in Indianapolis, where Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 23 points and buried a game-winning jumper with just 1.1 seconds on the clock to give Da |
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| Cavs welcome Hawks to Quicken Loans Arena |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| n. The Hawks, meanwhile, are coming off a perfect seven-game homestand. Joe Johnson helped close it out by pouring in a game-best 24 points, pulling down seven rebounds and doling out four assists to lead the Hawks to a recent 95-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Flip Murray added 19 points and Josh Smith 15, with nine boards, for the Hawks, who last won seven in a row from April 14-28 of 1999. Al Horford scored 13 points, while Mike Bibby and Maurice Evans ended with 10 apiece. The Hawks, who currently occ |
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| Bobcats welcome Pacers to town |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| led 14 points and seven assists for Charlotte, which will try to improve its 20-16 home mark Saturday night. Wallace shook off a balky knee to help lead the charge. Meanwhile, Indiana has dropped five in a row and suffered a 94-92 setback versus the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Danny Granger finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Troy Murphy posted 14 points and 11 boards in defeat. Brandon Rush and T.J. Ford had 11 points apiece for the Pacers, who lost both games on the brief homest |
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| Nowitzki's last-second shot lifts Mavs over Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 23 points, and his jumper with 1.1 ticks on the clock gave the Dallas Mavericks a 94-92 win against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Jason Terry had 17 points and Antoine Wright 13 for the Mavericks, who had dropped three of four coming in. "At the end of the game we're going to live and die with him. Dirk hit the big shot when we needed him to," Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle said of Nowitzki's heroics. Jason Kidd had 10 points, |
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| Mavs aim for rebound against slumping Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks hope to get back in the win column Friday in Indianapolis as they work toward nailing down a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Mavs, who visit the Indiana Pacers this evening, currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the West and are 3 1/2 games ahead of Phoenix. Dallas lost the opener of a quick two-game road trip Thursday in Atlanta, where Joe Johnson poured in a game-best 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and doled out four assists to lead the Haw |
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| Hawks complete perfect homestand with win over Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Joe Johnson poured in a game-best 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and doled out four assists to lead the Hawks to a 95-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, which polished off Atlanta's seven-game homestand in perfect fashion. Flip Murray added 19 points and Josh Smith 15, with nine boards, for the Hawks, who last won seven in a row from April 14-28 of 1999. Al Horford scored 13, while Mike Bibby and Maurice Evans ended with 10 apiece. "It's great for the fans especially," said |
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