Thunder Looking For Ways To Slow Down Dirk
Over his 14 seasons in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki says he's seen pretty much every defense possible. What can the Thunder do to stop him?
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Over his 14 seasons in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki says he's seen pretty much every defense possible. What can the Thunder do to stop him?
Beyond eye-popping numbers, Dirk Nowitzki offered the TV talking heads hyping the Western Conference finals very little to work with.
Dirk Nowitzki showed no rust from a long layoff, making 10 of his first 11 shots and an NBA playoff-record 24 straight free throws on the way to 48 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 121-112 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.
The Mavericks will be playing for the first time in nine days. The Thunder are coming off a seven-game series that included a triple-overtime and another that needed a single overtime.
High praise came down from on high last week when Rick Carlisle tagged Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki as a top 10 all-time player. What do the numbers say? We checked them out.
The last two days, the 38-year-old point guard has been the last member of the Dallas Mavericks to leave the court after practice.
After years of paying more than $1 million in fines for haranguing the refs, Mavs owner Mark Cuban is making his biggest sacrifice yet.
The Dallas Mavericks have a new theme song, and you can probably guess who the main character is.
In leading the Mavs to the Western Conference finals for the first time in five seasons, Nowitzki has shown off the latest innovations to his already extensive "toolbox'' of skills
Dallas guard J.J. Barea says he doesn't hold any animosity toward Lakers center Andrew Bynum after their ugly collision.
Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for five games next season for his flagrant foul on Dallas guard J.J. Barea.
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum offered an apology for the flagrant foul he committed against Dallas' J.J. Barea in Game 4
Sometimes, less is more. That is the philosophy behind "Did the Lakers Get Swept?" -- a website created by Mavs fan Brad Benites.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks learned all about things to do in early May by getting bounced out of the playoffs pretty quickly the last four seasons.
Jason Terry tied an NBA playoff record with nine 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks matched another postseason mark with 20 3s, powering them to a 122-86 victory over the Lakers on Sunday and a sweep of their second-round series.
