March 2004 Dallas Mavericks Wiretap

Cuban Looking To Payton For Some Much Needed Passing

Dec 28, 2004 5:26 PM

According to Art Garcia of the Star-Telegram, The Dallas Mavericks are interested in aquiring Gary Payton if and when the all-star point guard hits the market.

"I never knew how good Gary was until I coached him in the [2002] All-Star Game," Mavs coach Don Nelson said. "He's one of the best players I ever coached."

Payton would bring in a much needed passing game for the Mav?s who average an NBA worst of 17.5 assists a game.  Jason Terry is the team leader with 3.6 dimes per game.

The Star Telegram

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Nowitzki, Finley turn Mavericks' tide against Nuggets

Dec 27, 2004 12:18 AM

Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks from nine down at halftime to defeat the Denver Nuggets 102-88.

Nowitzki Paced the Mavericks with 32 point, 8 boards, and 2 assists as he led the Mavericks all night long. Denver was in control of the game all night long, even without two of their top players Carmelo Anthony (sprained ankle) and Kenyon Martin (strained lower back) that sidlined him for the second half.

The Mavericks next homegame is tuesday night against the Boston Celtics.

CBS.Sportsline.com

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Don Nelson Works Mavs Hard On Christmas

Dec 26, 2004 2:26 AM

Don Nelson and the Dallas Mavericks had a difficult practice  on Christmas, reconvening after a two-day break, and if any of the players had forgotten they went into halftime after a 13-point loss at Atlanta.

"I was mad at them," Nelson said. "I hold a grudge. I was still mad at them for the performance in Atlanta. So I wasn't really asking how they felt. It was more how I felt. I believe they understood after the Atlanta game that I was not a happy guy."

Dallas Morning News

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Atlanta Defeats Dallas A Day After The Mavs Humiliate The Knicks

Dec 23, 2004 3:57 AM

The Dallas Mavericks embarassed the Knicks at The Garden on Tuesday night, and just 24 hours later, they found themselves in the locker room with a loss to the 4-20 Atlanta Hawks.

Atlanta was guided to the win by the veteran play of Antoine Walker and the solid performances of three rookies.

"I think it's great," Walker said. "They are the future of this team and we need them. They catch a lot of teams by surprise, because some teams don't know what they're good at."

Yahoo!

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Mavericks Double The Knicks At The Half, Scoring 75 Points

Dec 21, 2004 8:45 PM

The Mavericks came out on fire in the first half at Madison Square Garden, shooting 26 of 42 from the floor, leading the Knicks by a score of 75-36.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points in the half, as Michael Finley scored 17 and Josh Howard chipped in 16.

The Knicks exited into the tunnel to the locker room amid a chorus of boos from the Garden crowd.

Yahoo!

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Dirk Loses Two Front Teeth While U.S. Soldiers Watch In Front-Row

Dec 19, 2004 5:06 AM

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 15 points and 12 rebounds, despite losing his front teeth during the middle of the game. His gritty performance was witnessed by 137 U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan sitting in front-row seats.

Nowitzki was hit in the mouth by teammate Jason Terry and Atlanta's Jason Collier while going for a rebound. He returned late in the first quarter without the dental bridge that comprises most of his top teeth. He had it put back in at halftime with a cream a team employee bought at a drug store during the first half.

"I was lucky enough that my dentist was actually at the game," Nowitzki said. "He came in and fixed it real quick. I've got to go back and see him (Sunday)."

Sportsline

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Nowitzki Refuses To Make Excuses

Dec 16, 2004 1:44 PM

Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki isn't making excuses for his teams poor play of late, he says that while his back and his game isn't 100 percent, he feels like that the teams upcoming three day break is coming at the right time.

Nowitzki and the Mavericks are coming off a tough look at home to the Golden State Warriors, while handing the Mavericks their 6th home loss in 13 game at the American Airlines Center. The loss also ended the Mavericks 12 game home winning streak against the Warriors.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Warriors End 12-Game Losing Streak To Mavs In Dallas

Dec 15, 2004 12:15 AM

Golden State Warriors snapped a 12-game losing streak in Dallas with a 111-107 victory Tuesday night over the Mavericks.

Clifford Robinson had 25 points and Mickael Pietrus had a career-high 20.

Jason Richardson had a key dunk off a rebound with just 23.9 seconds left.

Sportsline

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Tim Duncan Ascends To #2 On RealGM's Player Rankings

Dec 14, 2004 2:08 AM

Tim Duncan overtook his fellow Texan, Dirk Nowitzki for the number two position on RealGM's Player Rankings.  He is now averaging 23.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and a stellar 3.3 blocks per game.

Once again Kevin Garnett is ranked number 1, with a commanding lead.

Nowitzki dropped one position to number 3, despite leading the league in scoring, with a 27.4 points per game average.

Second-year players Lebron James and Dwayne Wade round out the top 5.

RealGM

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Sonics Win Again, Sport A League Best 17-3 Record

Dec 10, 2004 2:50 AM

The Seattle Supersonics continued to tear through the state of Texas defeating the Dallas Mavericks 107-102.  This makes 4 wins in a row for Seattle, their last two being against two of the top two teams in the West, Texas powers San Antonio and Dallas.

Rashard Lewis continue his torrid shooting streak scoring 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter causing Ray Allen to say, "Rashard is playing like a man possessed."

The Sonics now move to a league leading 17-3 and have yet to show signs of letting up.

USA Today

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Finley Expected Back for Tonight?s Game

Dallasnews.com

Dirk Beats KG, In A Face Off Of RealGM's #1 and #2 Ranked Players

Yahoo!

Nellie Ejected After Just 93 Seconds By Joey Crawford

FoxSports

Dirk And Arenas Named NBA's Players Of The Week

NBA.com

Mavericks Dispose Of Jazz

ESPN

Armstrong Traded to Dallas

NBA.com

Dirk Gets 53, T-Mac Gets 48, Mavs Score Epic Win

FoxSports

Okafor and Harris Top Rookies in November

NBA.com

Mavs Gear Up For Rockets

ESPN