Mavs' Carter Suspended One Game For Elbow At OKC
Dallas Mavericks forward Vince Carter has been suspended one game without pay for throwing an elbow at the head of Thunder center Steven Adams on Wednesday night.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Vince Carter has been suspended one game without pay for throwing an elbow at the head of Thunder center Steven Adams on Wednesday night.
The Dallas Mavericks continued putting their offensive weaponry on display in Tuesday's 123-104 home win over the Lakers.
The Mavericks controlled the boards, out-rebounding the Lakers 50-35 and shot 13-for-27 (48.1%) from beyond the arc en route to a 123-104 win.
Balance paid off in different ways for the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in a 111-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Dwight Howard doesn't have any hard feelings toward Dallas owner Mark Cuban for saying he made a mistake in joining the Houston Rockets.
Allen Iverson's highlights played one more time on the big screen, diehard 76ers fans and Julius Erving all part of the crowd catching one more glimpse of him in his prime.
"This was a ball-buster game,' said coach Rick Carlisle, whose Mavs survived all the 'busting' with a 118-109 season-opening win over visiting Atlanta on Wednesday.
In his debut with the Mavs, Ellis silenced the critics, pouring in a game-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting as Dallas topped the Hawks 118-102.
Monta Ellis started his Dallas career with 32 points, Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 and the Mavericks spoiled Mike Budenholzer's coaching debut with a 118-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
No matter how many players come and go, no matter how many players choose to sign elsewhere as free agents, this time of year always brings hope. The Mavs season is finally here.
The Mavs parted ways Tuesday with GM Gersson Rosas, a conflict regarding organizational roles possibly at the core of the quickie divorce. Team owner Mark Cuban expressed 'disappointment' in Rosas decision to leave after just three months on the job.
Nowitzki has two new guards in his starting lineup for the second straight year. Now the Mavericks have to see if Monta Ellis and Jose Calderon will be better than the pairing of Darren Collison and O.J. Mayo.
On the eve of the Mavericks first game of the season, veteran guard Vince Carter joins the Ben and Skin show to talk about the Mavericks best shooters and the future of the Slam Dunk Contest.
Gersson Rosas has resigned as general manager of the Dallas Mavericks just three months into his new job.
The NBA season was barely over for two weeks, and the Houston Rockets found themselves in another heated competition to gain ground in the Western Conference.
So much of the talk of a 'dress rehearsal' in this 98-88 preseason home win over the Hawks was just talk - even as Dirk Nowitzki registered his first fourth-quarter minutes of the preseason.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 points, Monta Ellis added 15 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 98-88 in a preseason game Wednesday night.
The Mavericks have requested waivers on 7-foot center Fab Melo and three other players. With Tuesday's moves, the Mavericks roster is now stands at 16.
To say Carlisle is emphasizing defense is like saying Nowitzki didn't enjoy a second straight year without a playoff win after leading the franchise to its first championship in 2011.
Dwight Howard had 15 points and 17 rebounds and James Harden scored 19 to help the Houston Rockets to a 100-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks on in a preseason game on Monday night.
Shawn Marion had 18 points and Monta Ellis added another 13 points to help the Mavericks beat the Pacers 92-85 in a preseason game on Wednesday night.
The Mavs believe they have the makings of a premier two-man game with newcomer Monta Ellis joining Dirk Nowitzki. But they need a third man to run the show – and at Tuesday's practice they got one of their first long looks at the man for the job.
Victor Oladipo had 12 points and fellow rookie Manny Harris scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter to help the Magic to a 102-94 preseason win over the Mavs on Monday.
Mavericks backup center Brandan Wright is out indefinitely after injuring his left shoulder in practice.
Dallas Mavericks big man Brandan Wright has a new contract, 15 additional pounds of muscle, a sprouting beard that he's quite proud of...and a problem.
