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The Knicks missed all nine of their field-goal attempts in overtime and were outscored by 19-2 over the final 7 minutes 26 seconds.

When Jason Kidd steps onto the floor at the Garden on Sunday, it will be his first trip back to the New York area since the Nets traded him for Devin Harris.

Saturday will mark the first time Dwane Casey has been in the arena he used to call home since he was fired as Timberwolves coach in January 2007.

The Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Cowboys are collaborating to bring the N.B.A. All-Star Game to the new Cowboys stadium in 2010, and plenty of seats are available — more than 100,000.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.