The Minnesota Timberwolves came to a shootout with one gun, Al Jefferson. One gun wasn’t enough to win. As was the case in Chicago when Derek Rose tried to single-handedly beat the Mavericks, the short-handed Mavericks were able to leave Minnesota with their 12th straight win.
The Mavericks cannot continue to get into shootouts.
Once again the [...]

The Mavericks won with a complete team effort.
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points to once again lead the team in scoring. Caron Butler and Rob Beaubois both scored 24, and Shawn Marion chipped in with 18 points. Jason Kidd fell 4 points short of a triple double with 15 assists, 11 rebounds.
It has been said that [...]

Winning 10 straight games in the NBA is nothing to sneeze at, so excuse me if I don’t hand you a tissue. Whether you want to consider it “winning ugly” or “beating bad opponents,” fact is the Mavericks are winning.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost tonight at Charlotte, so excuse me when I say a win [...]

With Jason Kidd inactive for the game to simply give the old veteran a rest, the Mavericks found themselves in a dogfight. The Mavericks were tested, but pulled out their ninth straight win.
The Mavericks won, 112-109, and that’s all that counts.
The Timberwolves were playing their second straight game without their star Al Jefferson, who is [...]

The beat goes on, yes the beat goes on.
The Mavericks went into Charlotte after a tough game the night before and won. Let’s hide the pictures from this one though, it was ugly.
With Butler, Nowitzki, and Terry all scoring over 20 points, the Mavericks withstood some cold shooting. They also fought through a case of [...]