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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

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

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

In West, a Slip Can Send a Top Team Tumbling

Nine Western Conference teams are locked in a freakishly tight race that Commissioner David Stern breathlessly called “the most exciting race we’ve ever had in the history” of the N.B.A.

Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: National Basketball Assn, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Stern, David