Haywood Will Not Play In Game 3, Mavs Say
The Dallas Mavericks say backup center Brendan Haywood is a "game-time decision" for Sunday night's Game 3 of the NBA finals against the Miami Heat.
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The Dallas Mavericks say backup center Brendan Haywood is a "game-time decision" for Sunday night's Game 3 of the NBA finals against the Miami Heat.
The television rating for Game 2 of the NBA finals was up 15 percent from the last time the same teams met in the championship series.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks put a stunning end to their misery in Miami. Now they can win their first NBA title without ever coming back to South Florida.
Dirk Nowitzki insists that his hurt finger no big deal. He woke up Wednesday without throbbing or soreness in the torn tendon.
The CBS Miami affiliate drew up a list of 15 or so mostly baseless insults targeted at the Dallas Mavericks and the surrounding area. They may have struck first, but we've offered a rebuttal of sorts.
Game 1 of the Miami-Dallas matchup in the NBA finals generated a 10.7 overnight rating, the most for an opening game in the league's title series since 2004.
As if losing the opener of the NBA finals wasn't bad enough for the Dallas Mavericks, now they have to deal with an injured Dirk Nowitzki.
Dwyane Wade's night began with a hug for his mom. It ended with an embrace from LeBron James. And the Heat strike first in the NBA Finals.
Less than a year after coming together, the new Miami Heat have a shot at their first championship when they face the Dallas Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki will never be mistaken for that in-your-face, rally the troops guy. Yet, he has grown and embraced the role as the Dallas Mavericks leader this past season.
After all the assists, steals, 3-pointers and triple-doubles, Jason Kidd has an easier path to his next entry in the NBA record book -- show up.
Miami finished with 58 wins. Dallas finished with 57. Had the teams tied, Game 1 would be in Dallas, since the Mavs swept the Heat in the regular season.
If you're a basketball fan, you'll hear the name American Airlines a lot over the next couple weeks. American slapped its name on the arenas of both teams playing in the NBA finals back when stadium naming rights were a hot commodity
Regardless of how the NBA finals turn out, Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki will emerge with an improved reputation.
Back in the NBA finals, back to trying to beat the Miami Heat. Pretty wild how things have worked out for the Dallas Mavericks, isn't it? "It doesn't really matter that much to me," Dirk Nowitzki said Friday.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joined to win a championship. But the Dallas Mavericks stand in their way.
The Dallas Mavericks win over Oklahoma City put the club into the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. While some fans want a rematch with the Miami Heat, most don't want a replay of the outcome (which Miami won) or of the controversy over a victory parade plan that was never put into operation.
Either the Lakers coach or the Mavericks owner seemingly always has a jab for the other one when their teams play.
Caron Butler scored seven of his 23 points in Dallas' key run to start the second half and the Mavericks went on to their fifth straight win, 106-95 over the struggling Miami Heat on Saturday night.
