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Tyson Chandler's Play Helping Newly Defensive-Minded Mavs

You'd think they'd be crossing fingers in Dallas these days, just hoping this winning streak that sits at nine straight keeps growing and that this whole The-Big-D-Stands-For-Defense campaign continues. But they really should be crossing their toes, just for symbolism's sake. Everyone except for Tyson Chandler, of...

Bolstered Mavericks Set Sights on Champion Lakers

DALLAS -- The Mavericks don't have to send the message to the Lakers by e-mail or FedEx. They can ship it Parcel Post since the teams don't meet until Jan. 19. Regardless, the message is simple: Dallas is gunning for the Lakers. "That's our goal," said Mavericks guard Jason Terry. "They're the champs. We're coming for...

The Works: Mavs Both Deep and Shallow, Abolish 'Over-and-Back'

Today in The Works: Rob Peterson (@ShotDrJr) argues for the end of the backcourt violation and Andrew Bogut sounds off about racial sensitivity in Australia. But first, we investigate the depth of the Mavericks. Plumbing the Depth: When asked if his Mavericks can defeat the two-time defending NBA champion L.A. Lakers,...

Josh Howard Returns to Wizards

Josh Howard will return to the Wizards next season, on a one-year deal that will pay him in the neighborhood of $4 million. And it might not even cost Washington that much. Michael Lee of The Washington Post reports that the contract will include incentives based on both minutes and games played. But even if Howard hits...

Mavericks Becoming Even Bigger Challenger to Lakers' West Throne

Haven't we been through this before? The Mavs last February acquired forward Caron Butler and center Brendan Haywood from Washington and immediately was dubbed contenders to the Lakers' Western Conference throne. It didn't work out too well. The Mavericks were upset 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs by San Antonio...

Brendan Haywood News From the Web

05/15/12 Offseason Report: centers of attention Source: NBA - Dallas Mavericks After watching seemingly helplessly as the Oklahoma City Thunder's trio of three-time scoring champion Kevin Durant, All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden shredded the Dallas Mavericks' defense en route to a first-round playoff series sweep, there were plenty of questions to be answered by two of the big men that anchored the middle.
05/02/12 Mavs sticking with Haywood as starting center Source: ESPN Brendan Haywood is still the Mavericks' starting center.
05/01/12 Cuban to Blame for Mavs' Poor Playoff Performance so... Source: CBS - KTVT CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth TX If you want to know why the Dallas Mavericks are down 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs, look at the boxscores of this year's Mavs-OKC playoff series so far vs. last year.
05/01/12 Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban to Blame for Team's Poor... Source: Bleacher Report If you want to know why the Dallas Mavericks are down 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs, look at the boxscores of this year's Mavs-OKC playoff series so far vs. last year.
04/28/12 Play-by-Play: Mavericks vs. Thunder Game 1 Source: ABC - WFAA 8 - Dallas TX 1 8:30 Dal Dirk Nowitzki misses a fade away from 13 feet out. 1 8:48 OKC Russell Westbrook makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. 1 9:01 Dal Shawn Marion makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.