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Haywood Factors Quickly Into Mavs' Run at Lakers

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Brendan Haywood thought he was coming to Dallas to give the Mavericks some much-needed and more-reliable depth behind starting center Erick Dampier. That plan lasted one game. Haywood now must become the workhorse -- getting his second consecutive start Friday night against the Orlando Magic -- who is...

Who Will Start for the Mavericks?

On Monday, Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson mentioned at a press event that incumbent starting center Erick Dampier could come off the bench this season. Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News followed up to report that it's not a set-in-stone matter, and that Nelson was just generally speaking about the team's flexibility.That...

Tip-Off Timer: Lunch With 'The Logo'

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Sunday, there are 44 days remaining -- the same number the Lakers retired in 1983 for Jerry West.Sometimes the basketball gods smile upon you even if you're not really part of the game. That's what happened to me on Nov. 12, 2004.OK, so maybe...

Mavs Knock Spurs Out of the Playoffs

It feels strange to even type it, but it's true: the Spurs have been eliminated in the first round, losing to the Mavericks on Tuesday night 106-93 and ending a streak of eight consecutive seasons in which the Spurs won at least one playoff series. At least there's no confusion about what the Spurs need to do this summer:...

Utah's Win Doesn't Make It a Series

Cherry Picking recaps yesterday's playoff action.The Jazz did indeed beat the Lakers in Game 3 of their first round playoff match-up, and cut L.A.'s lead in the series to two games to one in the process. But just because Utah was able to squeak out a two-point victory at home basically at the buzzer, that doesn't mean that...

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05/05/12 Josh Smith's Possible Return in Game 4 Could Help... Source: NESN If the first-round playoff series between the Celtics and Hawks goes at least three more games, and Erick Dampier plays the same amount of minutes in each of those games as he played in Game 3, he would eclipse his total number of minutes played in the entire regular season.
05/04/12 Hawks-Celtics in Game 3: Stars not stepping up Source: USA Today If you didn't tune in to the Atlanta Hawks-Boston Celtics Game 3 on Friday until the second quarter, you didn't miss anything.