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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 — The Dallas Mavericks nearly pulled off a remarkable comeback that threatened a fifth consecutive home game going to overtime, but the Oklahoma City Thunder survived one

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

OKLAHOMA CITY — In this first half of the season, Oklahoma City is starting to make something pretty clear. No matter who the Thunder are playing, they never

MILWAUKEE — A year ago, when the upstart Milwaukee Bucks were taking the NBA by storm, it was their suffocating defense that helped them go from the league’s

NEW ORLEANS — The unrelenting grind of an 82-game NBA regular season requires a coach to be boldly creative in the decisions he makes in resting his best