Odom Excused By Mavericks For Game Vs. Lakers
Lamar Odom missed the Dallas Mavericks' game Wednesday night's against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Lamar Odom missed the Dallas Mavericks' game Wednesday night's against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki moved into the top 20 on the NBA career scoring list Monday night in a game against the Boston Celtics.
Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and moved into the top 20 on the NBA career scoring list as the Mavs beat the struggling Celtics 89-73 on Monday.
On Sunday, Mark Cuban said that he would support Seattle's efforts to return to the NBA, as long as it does not call for league expansion.
Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists, Steve Novak made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks ended the Dallas Mavericks' six-game winning streak with a 104-97 victory Sunday.
Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks erased a 15-point deficit with a dominant second half to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 82-75 on Friday night.
Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle says Delonte West will be out "a few weeks" after the Mavericks guard had successful surgery Friday to stabilize the fracture in his right ring finger.
Vince Carter has won slam dunk titles, Olympic gold medals and had deep postseason runs but the Larry O'Brien trophy has eluded him.
All of a sudden the Dallas Mavericks are very depleted at the guard position.
Shawn Marion had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading six Dallas players scoring in double figures as the Mavericks stretched their winning streak to five in a row with a 102-84 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
It appeared Dallas' St. Patrick's Day Parade was about to die until Mark Cuban stepped in. "It's fun," Cuban told CBS 11. "I've killed so many brain cells at the St. Patrick's Day Parade," he added.
Cuban wants the world to know that the league-owned Hornets, with NBA commissioner David Stern calling the shots as de-facto owner, screwed up in making that trade.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, Shawn Marion added 16 points, and the Mavericks held on to beat the Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.
The Mavericks cancelled their morning shootaround prior to their game against the Clippers Monday. That gave us plenty of time to spend with the Los Angeles team that is stealing some star power from that other team in the City of Angels.
Delonte West scored six of his 10 points in the second overtime period as the Dallas Mavericks took a 97-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at American Airlines Center.
