March 2005 Dallas Mavericks Wiretap

Terry's 32 Points Lift Mavs

Apr 30, 2005 10:20 PM

The Dallas Mavericks evened up their series with the Houston Rockets by taking Game 4 by a final score of 97-93.

With the victory, road teams are now 4-0 in this series.

Jason Terry scored 32 points on an afternoon where Dirk Nowitzki had just 18.

Tracy McGrady scored 36, but struggled down the stretch.  Yao Ming had 20 points on just 7 shot attempts, as the Rockets couldn't get him the ball enough in the 4th quarter.

Game 5 will be in Dallas.

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Van Horn Doubtful For The Remainder Of The Series

Apr 29, 2005 9:06 PM

Keith Van Horn left the game with what was being termed a bad ankle sprain and is doubtful for Game 4. Van Horn was having a solid start with four points in seven minutes. But his first rebound sent him to the locker room.

He came down on Dikembe Mutombo's foot, spraining his left ankle. Van Horn did not return, although X-rays were negative.

Van Horn scored just 4 points in 7 minutes on Thursday.

DallasNews.com

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Nash Tops Beat Writers Poll For MVP

Apr 26, 2005 12:44 PM

In a recent polling of 20 beat writers who cover the NBA, Phoenix point guard Steve Nash narrowly edged out Miami?s Shaquille O?Neal for the MVP title.  Shaq was followed by Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Allen Iverson in that order.

The News Herald

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Yao's 32 And TMac's Game-Winner Takes Houston To A 2-0 Lead

Apr 26, 2005 12:42 AM

Dirk Nowitzki hit a fade away jumper with 10.4 seconds left in the game to tie the score at 111-111, but with no timeout coming from Jeff Van Gundy, Tracy McGrady came off a Yao Ming screen and with no defensive help from Keith Van Horn, hit a 22-footer to take a 2-point lead with just 2.2 seconds left.

After having difficulty getting the ball inbounds, Michael Finley couldn?t convert a game-tying basket, and so the Rockets take a 2-game lead back to Houston.

Yao scored a game-high 33 points on 13-14 shooting, giving the Rockets an element that they have been uncertain about all season long and makes them take complete control of the series.

McGrady hit the game-winner to go with his 28 points, while they got 16 points from Jon Barry, 14 from Bobby Sura and 10 from Mike James.

RealGM

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'Big Sleep' McGrady tranquilizes Nowitzki

Apr 25, 2005 8:11 PM

Dirk Nowitzki has been nothing short of spectacular all season long as he finished in the top four in the NBA scoring race, and threw his name into the MVP race. But something has happened to Dirk since game one of the playoffs against the Rockets - Tracy McGrady is guarding him.

ESPN

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Avery Fined $10,000 For Failing To Leave Court

Apr 25, 2005 6:12 PM

Dallas coach Avery Johnson was fined $10,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner on Saturday, the National Basketball Asscoiation announced Monday afternoon.

Johnson confronted official Joe Crawford after the Houston Rockets' 98-86 victory in the first game of the Western Conference first-round best-of-seven playoff series Saturday at American Airlines Center.

Johnson had to be restrained by a member of the Rockets' security team and Mavericks guard Devin Harris.

Star-Telegram

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Rockets Dominate Dallas In Game 1 Victory

Apr 23, 2005 8:16 PM

The Houston Rockets came out tough and controlled the game from the opening minutes, defeating the Mavericks in Dallas by a final score of 98-86.

Tracy McGrady led all scorers with 34 points on 14-27 shooting while Mike James pitched in 16 off the bench.

Dirk Nowitzki struggled, scoring 21 points on 5-19 shoooting.

The Mavericks will face a must win Game 2, as they can ill-afford to go down 2-0 as the series shifts to Houston.

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Here We Go...16 Teams On 1 Goal

Apr 23, 2005 6:03 AM

The NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday in Detroit where they left off last season, when the Sixers face the defending champion Pistons.  The match-up features Larry Brown against his former club and Allen Iverson, who thrives on the big game.

The Houston Rockets will then meet the Dallas Mavericks, their in-state rivals.  In past year's this would surely be a shootout, but both teams are stressing defense this season.

At 8:00 EST in Boston, the Pacers will face the Celtics.  This will be Reggie Miller's final postseason and he has made his career on showstopping performances in the playoffs.

The day's nightcap will come from KeyArena in Seattle when the SuperSonics host the Sacramento Kings.  Both teams have been battling injuries, so the healthier team here will have the advantage.

RealGM

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Frank And Johnson Named NBA Coaches Of The Month

Apr 21, 2005 4:15 PM

New Jersey?s Lawrence Frank and Dallas? Avery Johnson today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month for games played in April.

Frank led the Nets to an 8-2 record this month, finishing the season with four essential wins over Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington and Boston to secure a playoff berth.   The Nets held opponents to 91.5 points per game on 43.3% shooting and held the second highest point differential at 10.2 points per game.  The Nets dished out 24.5 assists per game, while holding opponents to only 20.2 per game.

Johnson led the Mavericks to a 10-1 month, closing out the regular season with nine straight victories, five against playoff-bound teams.  The Mavericks held their opposition to 91.1 points per game on 42.8% shooting and only 18.2 assists per game (2nd in the league), while having an NBA-best 10.4 point differential for the month.  Dallas is 25-6 in games in which Avery Johnson has served as head coach, 16-2 since he officially took over for Don Nelson.

Other nominees for the Coach of the Month award were Denver?s George Karl, Detroit?s Larry Brown and Philadelphia?s Jim O?Brien.

NBA PR

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Divac Suspended Two Games For Throwing Bradley An Elbow

Apr 18, 2005 6:44 PM

Los Angeles Lakers center Vlade Divac has been suspended two games without pay for striking Dallas? Shawn Bradley in the head with an elbow, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 9:47 remaining in the fourth period of the Lakers 114-112 loss to the Mavericks at STAPLES Center on Sunday. Divac will miss the Lakers game tonight at Golden State and Wednesday at Portland.

Los Angeles Lakers PR

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Sonics Fail To Clinch Northwest Division Again

ESPN

Grizzlies Fail To Clinch Playoff Spot

Yahoo!

Snyder And Stackhouse Suspended One Game

NBA Press Release

Mavericks Shell Spurs By 36 Points

Yahoo!

Nowitzki's MRI Comes Back Negative

Yahoo!

Cuban And Johnson Agree To 4-Year Contract

Star-Telegram

Forget 7-10 Days, ?Outside Chance? Webber Could Be Back By Sunday

Burlington County Times

Mavs Activate Dampier

The Dallas Morning News

Webber To Miss 7-10 Days

The Intellegencer