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DALLAS — With power forward Dirk Nowitzki sitting on the bench in street clothes, point guard Deron Williams took on the offensive burden Sunday night. Williams scored 27

LOS ANGELES — For three quarters, Dirk Nowitzki was a non-factor. In the final period, though, Nowitzki was the difference in the outcome. The veteran forward’s baseline jumper

HOUSTON — It’s taken all of two games for newly-acquired Houston Rockets forward Josh Smith to make the sort of impact that reinvigorates hopes and reignites expectations for

DALLAS — Dallas forward Chandler Parsons scored a season-high 30 points, including a back-breaking 3-pointer in overtime, to push the Mavericks to a 106-94 victory over the struggling

DALLAS — NBA games are rarely, if ever, decided in the first quarter. If the Dallas Mavericks needed a reminder, they got one Monday night. Behind a season-high

SAN ANTONIO — It seems like the uglier a game gets, the better it plays into the hands of forward LaMarcus Aldridge, the San Antonio Spurs’ prized free-agent

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks showed signs Friday of two teams whose schedules had been busy as of late. The Mavericks were playing their third

DALLAS – Anthony Davis poured in a game-high 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the struggling New Orleans Pelicans to a road victory, knocking off the

DALLAS — The Golden State Warriors’ first game without NBA MVP Stephen Curry didn’t go well. The Dallas Mavericks took full advantage of Curry sitting out with a

NEW YORK — Presented with the names of those ahead of him on the NBA’s career scoring list, Dirk Nowitzki said “it sounds pretty good.” “That sounds pretty