Standing at center court with fans, teammates and team owner Mark Cuban living it up all around him, Dirk Nowitzki(notes) watched the presentation of the Western Conference championship trophy with all the enthusiasm of a guy being named player of the week in November. His indifference at such a proud moment shows just how locked [...]

Trailing by 15 points with only 5 minutes to play in one of the NBA’s rowdiest arenas, the Dallas Mavericks were just wishing and hoping for the best.   Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd delivered, and the Mavs suddenly find themselves only one win away from the NBA finals. Nowitzki scored 40 points, Kidd hit [...]

Even when he is off his game, Dirk Nowitzki can still get the job done as the Dallas Mavericks’ closer.   Nowitzki shrugged off a rough start and made a few key jumpers in the fourth quarter, helping the Mavericks hold off the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 93-87 victory Saturday night and a 2-1 [...]

Kevin Durant scored 24 points and James Harden added 23, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, knotting the Western Conference finals at one game each. Durant was as tough to guard as ever, but the real difference was Harden and the bench coming up big, [...]

Facing a long, boring wait for his next playoff game, Dirk Nowitzki did what he normally does. He went to the gym. There were daytime sessions with his Dallas Mavericks teammates, of course, but also return trips at night. Knowing a chance for a return trip to the NBA finals was coming up, Nowitzki wanted [...]