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Four one-sided NBA trades that work

By Joe Levine • March 25, 2014

Image courtesy of Nicholas LA Photography/Flickr . Will Linsanity return to Madison Square Garden? Trades in the NBA are a funny thing. Rather than focusing on whether a deal will make their team better or...

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Dallas Mavericks pay out big after loss of Pelicans’ Anthony Davis

By TJ Macías • February 27, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Within the first shot of the game, things looked suddenly grim for the Dallas Mavericks. Power forward Dirk Nowitzki appeared as if he tweaked his shoulder after making the...

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Are the Dallas Mavericks under-the-radar contenders?

By TJ Macías • February 25, 2014

Image courtesy of Scott Mecum/Flickr . After enduring an All-Star Weekend that was so atrocious it should have been broadcast over Myspace to save people from having to watch it, the second half of the...

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Dallas Mavericks pick apart Orlando Magic

By Zach Oliver • January 14, 2014

Image courtesy of Scott Mecum/Flickr . Finishing up a five-game West Coast road trip, the Orlando Magic stopped in Dallas to take on the Mavericks on Monday night. The matchup was the second of two...

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Dallas Mavericks use way-back machine in topping Minnesota Timberwolves

By Damian Schaab • December 31, 2013

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr Shawn Marion, the artist formerly known as the Matrix, scored 32 points on 14-of-19 shooting in helping the Dallas Mavericks to a 100-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday...

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Peeling Mark Cuban's onion

By J. Lowery • November 20, 2013

First off, let’s have a brief discussion about a misused metaphor. Onions are frequently offered as pictures of complexity and depth. It’s all about the layers, folks. There’s just one problem: multiple layers do not...

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NBA Fandom Games: The Storybook Edition

By Stephen Oby, Jr. • October 23, 2013

Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. Once upon a time ... The ownership of the New Jersey Nets experienced significant financial strain in...

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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: Dallas Mavericks

By J. Lowery • September 30, 2013

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Dallas Mavericks: A Dwightmare post-mortem

By J. Lowery • July 23, 2013

Once upon a time, a fledgling NBA franchise owner took an NBA Draft day flyer on a tall, awkward German kid who seemed not to have been told that bowl cuts were out . Fifteen...