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Chris Paul's Play, Mavs' Missed Free Throws Keys to Hornets Win

Posted: Nov 5th 2009 11:35AM by Brett Pollakoff (author feed)
Filed under: Hornets, Mavericks, NBA Last Night

Chris Paul was dazzling on Wednesday against Dallas, in what really was a must-win for the Hornets if they were going to have any sort of confidence in their ability to play with the top teams as the season goes on. Paul dragged his team to a win with 39 points, on 14-for-23 shooting, including three of four from three-point land.

But as great as Paul was and as below average as Dallas was (Dirk Nowitzki was held to just 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting), if we're going to be honest, his Hornets were fairly fortunate to be able to pull this one out.

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Jumping to Conclusions After One Night

Posted: Oct 28th 2009 9:05AM by Matt Steinmetz (author feed)
Filed under: Cavaliers, Celtics, Clippers, Lakers, Mavericks, Rockets, Trail Blazers

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Home sweet home. Well, for one night anyway. In front of a 42-inch big screen on opening night in the NBA. Let's go ahead and try to read too much into it ...

• You can't tell me the Cleveland Cavaliers aren't going to come knocking for Stephen Jackson at some point. Looks like LeBron James is going to need some more help.

Hard as this is to say, it doesn't seem like Shaquille O'Neal can even be your No. 2 option. Apparently, the Cavs are reluctant to give up Zydrunas Ilgauskas for Jackson because Cleveland doesn't want to get smaller.

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FanHouse Preview: Dallas Mavericks

Posted: Oct 20th 2009 11:00AM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Mavericks, NBA Preseason, NBA Previews

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FanHouse previews all 30 NBA teams in advance of the 2009-10 season.

It has become popular nowadays to take a movie or idea that was popular 20 years ago and revitalize it, tweaking it for a more modern touch, in order to attract both new and old audiences. It incorporates the base elements of the original and then features a modern "twist" in order to seem "hip."

In a lot of ways, that's the story of the 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks. They're not the same old Mavericks, but they're not the new Mavericks either.

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Gooden at Center Makes Mavs Better

Posted: Sep 24th 2009 4:02PM by Tim Povtak (author feed)
Filed under: Mavericks

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Now with his seventh NBA team, Drew Gooden has played a variety of roles in his much-traveled NBA career. He is about to have a new one -- starting center for a Western Conference contender, according to a radio report cited by DallasBasketball.com.

When Gooden was signed as a free agent this summer by the Dallas Mavericks, it was widely assumed that he was coming mostly to provide depth in the front court for a veteran team still hoping to make a final push before it starts to rebuild.

That just wasn't true, apparently.

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Who Will Start for the Mavericks?

Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 1:40PM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Cavaliers, Magic, Mavericks

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On Monday, Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson mentioned at a press event that incumbent starting center Erick Dampier could come off the bench this season. Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News followed up to report that it's not a set-in-stone matter, and that Nelson was just generally speaking about the team's flexibility.

That got Matt Moore and I thinking -- err, talking -- about the Maverick rotation. Our discussion (with a somewhat relevant Magic-Cavs vignette) is after the jump.

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Dirk Nowitzki's Jailed Ex Not Pregnant

Posted: Sep 3rd 2009 6:26PM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Mavericks

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At the tail end of Dallas's playoff run, the live-in girlfriend of Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki was arrested for violating parole. Speculation abounded that Dirk had hired a private investigator to look at his girlfriend's past, which turned up news that she had warrants out for her arrest. The 37-year-old woman, Cristal Taylor, later told the media that upon being booked in jail, a urine test revealed that she was pregnant -- and she claimed it was Dirk's child.

However, Nowitzki's lawyer told ESPN that a court-ordered pregnancy test has found that Taylor is not currently pregnant. No one knows whether Taylor miscarried or if she had never actually been pregnant. Dirk's camp maintained that Taylor was not pregnant with Dirk's child. (That belief might have been betrayed by the fact that Dirk filed for custody of the alleged unborn child in June.)

Mavericks Also Holding J.J. Barea Out of FIBA Competition

Posted: Aug 21st 2009 8:42AM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Mavericks, FIBA, NBA Injuries

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The news that Mark Cuban forced German superstar Dirk Nowitzki to skip this summer's Eurobasket tournament was tempered by the fact that Cuban and Nowitzki brokered that deal last summer on the basis that Dirk has given his summers to the national team forever. But the case of Puerto Rican Maverick J.J. Barea isn't quite as tidy.

Barea had shoulder surgery in May, and feels as though he is back to 100%. He's eager to represent FIBA Americas host P.R., hoping to help his team win a place in the 2010 World Championships. But Cuban has denied Barea permission to participate. Barea told a Puerto Rican newspaper that the Mavs decree was "the worst news I've been given."

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Dallas Wins Whatever Contest That Has Drew Gooden as Prize

Posted: Jul 26th 2009 2:09AM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Mavericks, NBA Transactions

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The NBA has been in full-on arms race mode this summer, starting when Shaq packed his bags for "The Rock N' Roll Capital of the World." And it hasn't just been high-profile starters being snatched off the market by contenders. Teams are also focusing on depth as a way to gain an advantage. The Dallas Mavericks have been particularly active, re-signing Jason Kidd, acquiring Shawn Marion, and making a failed bid for Marcin Gortat. After the Magic surprisingly matched their offer for Gortat, it appeared the Mavericks had accepted fate and were content to head into the season as is.

Well, not so much. Saturday night Marc Stein (you may have heard his name once or twice) confirmed details of a one-year deal struck between the Mavericks and free agent forward Drew Gooden, which Gooden also confirmed via Twitter (it's so hot right now).

So what exactly does Gooden provide the Mavericks?

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Jason Kidd May Be Squeezing Pennies Out of a Team Near You

Posted: Jun 29th 2009 2:03AM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Cavaliers, Knicks, Mavericks, Nets, Trail Blazers

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OK, sure, stacking Josh Howard, Jason Terry and former MVP Dirk Nowitzki around him was no more successful than surrounding him with Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson, but you know what they say: 18th time's the charm.

And it's in that spirit that Jason Kidd re-enters the NBA free agency market.

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Dirk Nowitzki's Ex Claims She's Pregnant

Posted: May 20th 2009 1:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Mavericks, NBA Media Watch, NBA Police Blotter, NBA Rumors

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There was little chance that the Dirk Nowitzki - Cristal Taylor saga was going to disappear quietly, even with the Mavericks eliminated from the playoffs. That small chance vanished, too, when Taylor held an interview with the Dallas Morning News from jail Monday and Tuesday.

Infamous Mugshots

Cristal Taylor, a 37-year-old ex-stripper, has a history of legal woes. From jail this week, Taylor said she is pregnant with Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki's child and that they planned to marry before her recent arrest. Click through the gallery for police booking photos of sports stars.

AP/AP/ZUMA Press

Dustin Johnson: The PGA Tour golfer was arrested in March and charged with driving under the influence in South Carolina.

J. Reuben Long Detention Center / The Sun News / AP

Matt Jones: The NFL wide receiver was arrested in 2008 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Police say they found a substance that tested positive as cocaine and traces of marijuana in a car Jones and others occupied. In March, he violated his probation when he failed a test which showed that he had alcohol in his system.

Washington County Sherriffs Office

Carl Eller: Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller, seen here after being arrested last April, was convicted in January for assault on a police officer and refusal to take a sobriety test.

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/AP

Jamal Anderson: The former Atlanta Falcons star was charged with felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor marijuana possession in February.

Fulton County Sheriff

Rampage Jackson: The UFC star was arrested on July 15 after a 3-mile chase and multiple collisions. Jackson was hospitalized for a mental health evaluation following the arrest.

Costa Mesa Police Department, AP

Antoine Walker: The former NBA player was charged with suspicion of drunken driving in Miami Beach in January. Police say officers smelled alcohol and that Walker looked sleepy.

Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Dept., AP

John Daly: The golfer was taken into custody in October by Winston-Salem, N.C., police after he was reportedly found drunk outside a Hooters restaurant. Officers said Daly "appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative."

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, AP

Charles Barkley: The former NBA star was arrested on suspicion of DUI after police say he ran through a stop sign in Scottsdale, Ariz., on New Year's Eve.

Gilbert Police Department / AP

Michael Rayfield Hodges: Police said that Hodges, a former football player for the Tri-Cities Fever of arenafootball2, bit off the fingertip of an officer during a jail scuffle in November.

Franklin County (Wash.) Corrections

Taylor dropped multiple bombshells around her relationship with the Dallas superstar, confirming FanHouse's report that she's pregnant, while adding that they had a wedding date planned and that Dirk referred to her as his "little jailbird."

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