Mavs Coach Watches Title Clincher Before Taking Mound
Rick Carlisle threw a strike after finally getting a chance to watch in detail the Mavericks' NBA championship-clinching victory over the Heat.
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Rick Carlisle threw a strike after finally getting a chance to watch in detail the Mavericks' NBA championship-clinching victory over the Heat.
The NBA has released its complete 2011-12 schedule despite being in a lockout that could last months and cause it to be scrapped.
Dirk and the boys are now taking their talents (and their trophy) to New York via satellite as they'll appear on the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday night to present Letterman's signature Top Ten List.
The official Dallas Mavericks NBA Championship parade and celebration will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday June 16. The victory parade will begin at the Dallas Convention Center and finish at the American Airlines Center.
The governor in LeBron James' home state of Ohio has praised the Dallas Mavericks for their NBA title-clinching win over the Miami Heat.
The Dallas Mavericks' win over the Heat is a huge upset for fans in Miami. Making matters worse, an ad in the local paper has mistakenly congratulated the Heat on winning.
Hundreds of fans in Dirk Nowitzki's hometown of Wuerzburg, Germany -- including his father, Joerg -- celebrated his first NBA title.
The Dallas Mavericks' clinching victory in the NBA finals earned the highest preliminary television rating for a Game 6 in 11 years.
LeBron James knows that people hated "The Decision" and delighted in his finals failure. But those aren't the people he aims to please.
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert got in one final shot after LeBron James fell short of an NBA title, tweeting "There are NO SHORTCUTS."
A parade is planned for Dallas as the city celebrates its first NBA championship title and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is picking up the tab.
Police in Dallas reported no major problems despite large downtown crowds celebrating the first NBA championship title for the Mavericks.
An hour before Game 6, Dirk Nowitzki was on the court alone, hoisting jumpers from his favorite spots around the foul line. He actually needed the work.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade thinks his bruised left hip will not be an issue for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Wade went through some of Miami's practice on Saturday, took part in the regular team shooting games afterward and pronounced himself fully fit for Sunday night's win-or-else game against the Dallas Mavericks.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade might want to rethink mocking Dirk Nowitzki next time.
The Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of their first championship in the most fitting of ways -- they cranked up their offense.
The Heat and Dallas Mavericks are tied at two games apiece in these NBA finals, which resume Thursday night before shifting back to Miami.
When his championship pursuit became threatened in part by his own poor play, LeBron James couldn't ignore the only critic that matters: himself.
After being replaced in Dallas' starting lineup, guard DeShawn Stevenson responded off the bench with his first double-figure scoring game in more than four months -- all in one quarter of the Mavericks' 86-83 win in Game 4 of the NBA finals.
Dirk Nowitzki lingered on the bench during timeouts, waiting for the horn to sound before getting up. When he made a key shot, he walked back on defense without so much as nodding in celebration.
As exciting as it is to watch Dirk Nowitzki make shot after shot in the NBA finals, the Dallas Mavericks don't want to keep doing that.
The backup for the Dallas Mavericks' backup center got into quick foul trouble in Game 3 of the NBA finals against the Miami Heat.
The Miami Heat didn't blow this one. Now they're just two wins from being crowned NBA champions.
When the Dallas Mavericks last played an NBA finals game at home five years ago, the only current players on that roster were Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry.
