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| Mavs aim to clinch playoff spot vs. Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks hope to clinch the final playoff spot in the West Wednesday night when they host the Utah Jazz. After an emphatic 140-116 rout of Phoenix on Sunday, the Mavs will secure the conference's last postseason berth with a win or a Suns' loss. Phoenix visits New Orleans on Wednesday night. Jason Kidd had a milestone game against the Suns on Sunday, scoring 19 points and dishing out a season-high 20 assists in Dallas' rout. Kidd passed Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson for th |
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| No Kidd-ing: Mavs G climbs assist list in rout of Suns |
NBA Basketball |
04/06/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Jason Kidd had a milestone game, scoring 19 points and dishing a season-high 20 assists as the Dallas Mavericks crushed the Phoenix Suns, 140-116, at American Airlines Center. Kidd passed Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson for third place on the all- time NBA assists list, giving him 10,142 for his career. He accomplished the feat with a minute remaining in the first half when he fed Josh Howard for a jump shot. Kidd now trails only Mark Jackson (10,334) and Utah Jazz great John |
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| Gay and Grizzlies slip past Mavericks |
NBA Basketball |
04/04/2009 |
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| Memphis, TN (MySportsbook) - Rudy Gay finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds, as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away for a 107-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Mike Conley added 25 points and five assists for Memphis, which has won three in a row. The Grizzlies have won four of their last five, following a period in which they had two victories in 19 contests. O.J. Mayo had 19 points and nine boards in the win. "Big win," Conley said. "It might not mean anything for us this year for playoffs or anything lik |
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| Suns try to keep playoff hopes alive vs. Kings |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns playoff hopes are dwindling by the day. With just seven games left in the regular season, the Suns are four games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. If Dallas wins at Memphis tonight, the Mavs could clinch the final playoff berth with a triumph against Phoenix on Sunday. The Suns hope to stave off elimination for as long as possible and figure to meet little resistance tonight when they welcome the NBA's worst team, t |
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| Bobcats, Heat to tangle in key Southeast showdown |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| . They are currently sixth in the Eastern Conference, three games ahead of Detroit and only a half-game in back of Philadelphia. Miami has lost two straight, four of five and seven of their last 10 games, including a 98-96 defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in the opener of the road swing. Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and handed out six assists for the Heat, who got 18 points, six rebounds and five assists from Mario Chalmers. Michael Beasley posted 17 points in a losing cause. Miami will |
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| Mavs, Grizzlies set to battle at FedEx Forum |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks will be trying to move one step closer to sewing up a postseason berth when the club visits Memphis' FedEx Forum for tonight's matchup with the Southwest Division-rival Grizzlies. With just seven games remaining in the regular season, the Mavericks hold a four-game advantage on Phoenix for the eighth and final playoff seed in the West. Dallas also has a chance to move up in the standings, with seventh-place Utah just one game up on the Mavs at the moment. Dallas will hos |
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| Mavericks hold off Heat, close in on playoff berth |
NBA Basketball |
04/02/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki dropped 30 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a late deficit to squeeze by the Miami Heat, 98-96, in a battle of playoff hopefuls at American Airlines Center. Josh Howard posted 20 points and Jason Terry 13 for Dallas, which logged its 10th straight regular season win over the Heat and continued to close in on the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a second consecutive win and fourth in the last six. Jason Kidd dished out 11 assists for the Maver |
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| Smokin' Cavs host rival Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
03/31/2009 |
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| istons at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs continued their historic season on Sunday when LeBron James led all scorers with 24 points, also dishing out 12 assists and grabbing six rebounds, as Cleveland claimed its 12th straight win after hammering the Dallas Mavericks, 102-74, at the "Q." Mo Williams had a solid game with 22 points and five helpers, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in 14 points and nine boards for the Cavaliers, who were coming off an easy 107-85 win over Minnesota on Friday. Cleveland swept the se |
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| Struggling Mavericks head to Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
03/31/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks are closing in on their ninth straight playoff appearance and will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves this evening at the Target Center. Dallas is currently in the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns. The Mavericks, though, have been struggling as of late, having suffered back-to-back losses and five defeats over their previous eight tries. They are coming off Sunday's 102-74 loss at Cleveland and couldn't stop |
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| NBA |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
03/30/2009 |
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| Suspended New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey one game for throwing a ball at an official; Fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $25,000 for publicly criticizing officials after a March 27 game against Denver.. |
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