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The Mavericks win a vital game against the Blazers, but that barely scratches the surface

0 comments by on 3/21/2016

Sunday afternoon in the American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers played one of the more thrilling and remarkable games of the 2016 NBA season. The considerable importance of the game only magnified the proceedings. Mavs-Blazers was packed with fun, craziness and intensity, offering something for fans with wildly disparate tastes. The game […]

First-half high wire: every NBA team’s record in 2-point games and OT

0 comments by on 2/17/2016

Forget about games decided by five points or fewer — let’s offer an even more specific examination of NBA teams and their results in the first half of the season. Below, you’ll find records in overtime games and games decided by no more than two points. Why two, you might (reasonably) ask, instead of three? […]

Jan 18, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) shoots over Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder (99) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeat the Celtics 118-113 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

The most important games of the first half: Southwest Division

0 comments by on 2/16/2016

Which games offered noticeable indications of where each Southwest Division team stood at the All-Star break? Let’s find out in these days before the beginning of the season’s second half. * DALLAS MAVERICKS: Monday, January 18 vs. Boston — W, 118-113 (OT) The Mavericks probably won’t get out of the first round of the playoffs… […]

After an eventful Friday, the Bulls know exactly where they stand

0 comments by on 1/16/2016

On one hand, the Chicago Bulls — like every other non-Cleveland team in the Eastern Conference — are just about impossible to figure out. They were really bad before Christmas. Then they smoked the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road on Christmas Day, and got hot for a little bit. Then they turned around and […]

What Does it Take to Beat the Warriors?

0 comments by on 1/14/2016

Now that the Golden State Warriors have lost three games, we have a little bit of a sample size to work with, so that we can get a blueprint together for the rest of the NBA to follow. Ready? Okay. 1) Get them on the road All three of the Warriors’ losses have come away […]

CC Power Rankings: January 11

0 comments by on 1/11/2016

Christmas has come and gone. The New Year parties are over. We have reached the point of the NBA season where teams are simultaneously gearing up for the stretch run while also counting down the days until the All-Star break. This edition of our power rankings series takes a look at the top 15 teams throughout the […]

MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 25: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during the game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on December 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

The Pelicans Are Running Out Of Time

0 comments by on 1/8/2016

On Wednesday, the New Orleans Pelicans, then 11-22, played the Dallas Mavericks, a team they had beaten twice this season and played three times overall. Dallas elected not to play four starters — Deron Williams, Wes Matthews, Zaza Pachulia, and the wizard Dirk Nowitzki — as their old legs were still reeling from a comeback […]

One cannot escape the irony that on a day when Yahoo! Sports reporter and columnist Adrian Wojnarowski wrote about LeBron James’s desire to bring Mark Jackson to Cleveland, the Cavs and general manager David Griffin did something which eerily mirrored the Warriors’ dismissal of Jackson at the end of the 2014 season. Hiring a man without previous NBA head-coaching experience in the attempt to maximize a window of opportunity is exactly what Griffin is trying to do in Cleveland. It’s what the Warriors did a year and a half ago, with great results.

New Year’s Resolutions: Western Conference

0 comments by on 1/3/2016

The calendar has turned to 2016, and “resolution season” is in full swing. The theme is no different for multiple teams across the NBA, especially in the Western Conference, as teams look to finish the first half of the regular season in strong fashion. So, what resolutions should some of those teams make? We break […]

DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 16: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks and Deron Williams #8 sit on the bench during a preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Center on October 16, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Too Little, Too Late: Same Tired Lines Haunt Post-Title Mavericks

0 comments by on 12/14/2015

Watching the present iteration of the Dallas Mavericks, I’m distracted by what could have been. The final vestiges of Deron Williams, former Utah Jazz superstar, and earlier than that, consensus All-American out of Illinois, have brought the ex-All-Star back to his hometown to team up with another thirty-something in their closing stanzas as a professional athletes. Williams, only […]

One year later: How the West is different

0 comments by on 12/10/2015

If the Eastern Conference is extremely bunched up, the Western Conference is as well — you just have to exclude the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs from the picture first. Yes, the East is a bumper-car battle, with the top 10 teams separated by three games and the second through eighth seeds separated […]

DALLAS, TX – NOVEMBER 11: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates a three-point shot against the Los Angeles Clippers in the second half at American Airlines Center on November 11, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Legends become legends when they need to — enter Dirk Nowitzki

0 comments by on 11/11/2015

Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t going to let Dallas lose Wednesday night — not the team, the owner, the fan base, any of it. Much of it has to do with the team genuinely feeling kicked in the shins by DeAndre Jordan spurning them. Mark Cuban feels it, too. So does the fan base. No, Jordan didn’t […]

This man could very possibly hold the key to the 2015 NBA Western Conference championship.

Mavericks Extend Rick Carlisle Through Life After Dirk

0 comments by on 11/6/2015

ESPN’s Marc Stein reported Thursday afternoon that the Dallas Mavericks agreed to a five-year extension with head coach Rick Carlisle. Carlisle, who took the reins in Dallas in 2008, has had an incredibly impressive run with the organization, posting a 340-222 record over the last eight seasons, reaching the 50-win mark four times. In fact, since Carlisle […]

Hall of Fame Coaching Game: Dick Motta, original Maverick and NBA champion

0 comments by on 9/20/2015

Should an NBA coach be a Hall of Famer simply because he won a title at some point? Consider the example of Paul Westhead, who won the 1980 NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers but was pushed out early in the 1981-1982 season. If you were to evaluate Westhead’s NBA career in isolation, it […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 12: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks sits on the bench in front of owner Mark Cuban during the game with the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on April 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Mavericks won 120-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

50 Questions for 2015-’16: How Ugly Might Things Get in Dallas?

0 comments by on 9/9/2015

Getting ready for the 2015-’16 season? I’m asking 50 questions before things get under way. Have an important question for the upcoming NBA season you want answered? Find me on Twitter (

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5 winners in the 2015-2016 NBA schedule

0 comments by on 8/30/2015

On Aug. 29, we gave you the five foremost losers in the 2015-2016 NBA schedule. We now give you the five teams which benefited the most from the complexion of the schedule — not so much in terms of the arrangement of teams (that’s in many ways a separate point of focus), but the logistical […]

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