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Whitt’s End: 2.8.13

Ballsy – if not real brainy – of the Mavs to commit to not shaving until they reach .500. But at 21-28, I fear Dirk Nowitzki might look more ZZ Top than NBA by April.

2013/02/08

O.J. Mayo of the Dallas Mavericks drives against Wesley Matthews of the Portland Trail Blazers on February 6, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (credit: Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)

Mayo Leads Mavs Past Blazers 105-99

O.J. Mayo scored 28 points, Vince Carter hit a big jumper in the final minute and the Mavericks beat the Blazers 105-99 for coach Rick Carlisle’s 500th career victory.

2013/02/07

Portland Trail Blazers v Dallas Mavericks

Carlisle Notches 500th Career Victory

The Mavericks gave coach Rick Carlisle his 500th career win in their 105-99 victory over the Blazers in Dallas on Wednesday. “It means I’ve been around a long time,” he said.

2013/02/07

Analysis: Case Of Monsters, Inc. In Dallas 112-91 Loss To OKC

Rick Carlisle previewed Monday’s visit to Oklahoma City by saying, “‘we’ve got to know where the monsters are.”

2013/02/05

Mavericks C Kaman Has A Concussion

Dallas Mavericks center Chris Kaman did not play against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night because of a concussion.

2013/01/30

Mavs Blow Big Lead In 106-104 Loss To Blazers

LaMarcus Aldridge’s turnaround jumper fell as time ran out, and the Trail Blazers came back from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Mavericks 106-104.

2013/01/30

Mavs Top Suns As Marion Marks 1,000th Game

Shawn Marion scored 18 points in his 1,000th game, Dirk Nowitzki also had 18 while passing Allen Iverson on the career scoring list and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 110-95 Sunday night.

2013/01/28

Spurs 113, Mavs 107 – A Problem Trying To Compete With The Elite

The Dallas Mavericks have officially crawled out of the “terrible” category in the NBA.

2013/01/26

No Easy Answers In Mavs 100-94 Utah Loss

Rick Carlisle’s night began on a jovial note as he compared himself to ‘Colonel Sanders.’ But that game of Chicken became something else altogether on Monday when the coach accused the Jazz of ‘thugging it up’ in the Mavs’ 100-94 loss at Utah.

2013/01/08

Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks posts up against Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Hornets on January 5, 2012 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (credit: Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)

Mavs Hit ‘Rick-Bottom’ In OT Loss To Hornets

Rick Carlisle says misfortune is coming ‘in waves.’ Elton Brand says Hornets 99, Mavs 96 marks ‘rock-bottom.’ Dallas is a quote machine – and an OT-loss machine, too.

2013/01/06

Mavs Lose Big To Spurs, 111-86

Dallas is in the process of slipping a couple of classes, down to the point where a game against the contending San Antonio Spurs seems to come with it a foregone conclusion.

2012/12/31

Nuggets 106, Mavs 85: ‘So, It’s Ugly’

“It’s not pretty right now,’ Dirk Nowitzki said of the Mavs after Friday’s 106-85 home loss to Denver. ‘It’s not pretty defensively, not pretty offensively, not pretty on the glass.’

2012/12/29