Rookie among Mavs&#39; starting five
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Point guard Devin Harris&#39; play in the preseason has impressed Mavericks coach Don Nelson enough to start the rookie from Wisconsin.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard  LeBron James and Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry were named  NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week,  respectively, for games played Monday, January 17 through  Sunday, January 23.
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The colder the weather, the more rookie Al Jefferson seems to heat up on the court.
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The Dallas Mavericks established a franchise record for fewest points allowed. They also, for the first time in history, finished a month without being beaten.
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LeBron James enjoys the Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; teamwork even more than his individual accomplishments. One led to the other Saturday night as James scored 26 points to become the youngest player
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (CP) - Vince Carter made his New Jersey Nets debut Monday night - and didn&#39;t finish it because of another injury.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - How fitting it was that a rookie, a second-round draft pick, no less, was the difference-maker down the stretch last night in a game between teams stocked with veterans, and one of them oozing in playoff experience.
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Instead of making a serious run at acquiring Shaquille O&#39;Neal over the summer, the Dallas Mavericks built their team around Dirk Nowitzki.
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The rookie made a case for himself as the future of the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, only it wasn&#39;t the rookie most were expecting.
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Chinese forward Yi Jianlian of the Milwaukee Bucks was among four international newcomers chosen for the rookie team in next month's Rookie Challenge at the National Basketball Association All-Star Game.
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Jerry Stackhouse scored a season-high 29 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points to surpass 10,000 for his career as the Mavericks racked up the most points in the NBA this season with a 137-120 rout of the Washington Wizards last night in Dallas.
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The new young guy for the Knicks, this season&#39;s new young guy, fast and hungry and talented, is Jamal Crawford. He knows all about bad teams, because he has played his whole NBA career with the Bulls.
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Every other Suns starter has had his turn to shine in this season&#39;s supernova. It was just a matter of time before Johnson stepped into the role of leading man, too.
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Mavericks 123, Knicks 94: Josh Howard had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds, and visiting Dallas opened a 39-point halftime lead in a demolition of New York last night.
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The Rockets activated G Tyronn Lue before last night&#39;s game against the Hawks and placed G Reece Gaines on the injured list. Lue missed five games because of a sore knee.
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Before the on-court schooling begins,  the NBA&#39;s rookie class of 2007 are being taught lessons in life  beyond the hardcourt.
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Eric Williams replaced Rose as the starting small forward for Wednesday night&#39;s game against the Utah Jazz. The move comes five days after Toronto traded Vince Carter to New Jersey for Williams, Aaron Williams