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D’Antoni Awaits Offers From Knicks and Bulls

Mike D’Antoni apparently has irreconcilable differences with the Phoenix Suns and could be ready to switch teams by early next week.

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, D'Antoni, Mike, Carlisle, Rick, Chicago Bulls

Firing Puts New Coach in Crowded Marketplace

Avery Johnson, who guided the Dallas Mavericks to the 2006 N.B.A. finals but failed to win a playoff series since, was fired as head coach on Wednesday.

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Dallas Mavericks, Johnson, Avery

Hornets 99, Mavericks 94: A Team on the Rise Dismisses Dallas

The New Orleans Hornets never trailed as they eliminated the disintegrating Mavericks, who lost in the first round for the second straight year.

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Playoff Games

Mavericks’ Only Certainty Is a Cloudy Future

Jason Kidd is expected to be in uniform for the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night when the team tries to avoid elimination in the first round of the playoffs.

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 9:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New Orleans Hornets, Kidd, Jason, National Basketball Assn, Dallas Mavericks

Kidd Avoids Suspension for Flagrant Foul

Jason Kidd is expected to be in uniform for the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night when the team tries to avoid elimination in the first round of the playoffs.

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 2:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New Orleans Hornets, Kidd, Jason, National Basketball Assn, Dallas Mavericks

N.B.A. Teams’ Flashy Trades Give Way to Less Brilliant Play

The Mavericks’ acquisition of Jason Kidd and the Suns’ trade for Shaquille O’Neal were justifiable at the time. But the headlines of mid-February have now become the headaches of late April.

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 2:26 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Kidd, Jason, Dallas Mavericks, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns

Hornets 97, Mavericks 84: Kidd’s Signature Moment Is Ugly One for Mavericks

The Mavericks were trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter when Jason Kidd was ejected for a frightening takedown of the Hornets’ Jannero Pargo.

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 12:56 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New Orleans Hornets, Kidd, Jason, Dallas Mavericks

Teams’ Flashy Trades Give Way to Less Brilliant Play

The Mavericks’ acquisition of Jason Kidd and the Suns’ trade for Shaquille O’Neal were justifiable at the time. But the headlines of mid-February have now become the headaches of late April.

Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Kidd, Jason, Dallas Mavericks, O'Neal, Shaquille, Phoenix Suns

Mavericks 97, Hornets 87: Vocal Mavericks Solve One Issue With Victory

The Dallas Mavericks played a game Friday night, providing a temporary safe haven from embarrassing radio interviews and other self-inflicted damage.

Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:17 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Dallas Mavericks, Cuban, Mark, Stackhouse, Jerry, Marijuana, Howard, Josh

Mavericks Open Mouths and Add to Their Problems

In the relative peace of a three-day break between playoff games, the fading Dallas Mavericks finally made some noise, none of it particularly productive.

Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 10:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Dallas Mavericks, Cuban, Mark, Stackhouse, Jerry, Marijuana, Howard, Josh

N.B.A. Roundup: Nowitzki’s 32 Help Mavs’ Playoff Plans

Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and the visiting Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit for a crucial 105-98 victory against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 2:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Nowitzki, Dirk

N.B.A. Roundup: Mavericks Lose Nowitzki, and Then the Game

Dirk Nowitzki was injured on an ugly fall in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks’ 88-81 loss to the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks

N.B.A. Roundup: Mavericks Lose Nowitzki, Then Lose a Game

Dirk Nowitzki was injured on an ugly fall in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks’ 88-81 loss to the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 5:04 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks

N.B.A. Roundup: Nuggets, in Show of Balance and Power, Score 168 Against Sonics

Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points, Allen Iverson added 24 and Marcus Camby had a triple-double as the host Denver Nuggets set N.B.A. season highs for points in a half and a game.

Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New Orleans Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat

N.B.A. Roundup: Mavericks Run Out to Early Lead and Win Easily Against Heat

Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points before sitting out most of the second half, and the visiting Dallas Mavericks stormed out to a huge early lead on the way to beating the hapless Miami Heat.

Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat

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