Dirk outduels LeBron as Mavs beat Cavs
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and LeBron James missed two free throws and two 3-pointers in the final 13.7 seconds, letting the Dallas Mavericks slip by the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-92 Thursday night for their franchise record-tying 14th straight victory.
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DALLAS (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points  and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks overcame an  early 17-point deficit for a 101-98 overtime victory against  Golden State at American Airlines Center.
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Dirk Nowitzki poured in 26 points and  pulled down 13 rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the  New Jersey Nets 92-75 on Tuesday.
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The Dallas Mavericks endured a minimum of stress in extending their franchise-record winning streak to 17 games. Josh Howard scored 24 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 19, and the Mavericks took control early in embarrassing the Los Angeles Lakers 108-72 Sunday night to match the longest winning streak in the NBA this season.
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LeBron James scored 27 points with a career-high 15 assists and 9 rebounds, finishing in pain on a sprained left ankle to lead the Cavaliers to a 114-111 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland.
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Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse got rolling in the final five minutes, just about the time the Dallas defense found a way to throttle Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat, leading the Mavericks to a 109-104 victory Tuesday night.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 53 points -- the most ever by a Dallas player and tops in the NBA this season -- and was just as dominant in other parts of his game, carrying the Mavericks past
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki  poured in 31 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out  seven assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the New Jersey  Nets, 94-78, at Continental Airlines Arena.
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The Dallas Mavericks turned back a late challenge by Cleveland superstar LeBron James Thursday to push their National Basketball Association winning streak to 14 games.
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Michael Finley had 26 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks crushed their state rivals, the Houston Rockets, 102-78 in National Basketball Association play Saturday.
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If Thursday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks is any indicator, it may be a hard road for the Miami Heat without Dwyane Wade. One night after Wade dislocated his left shoulder, the Mavericks jumped out to a 23-point halftime lead on the way to a 112-100 victory over the defending NBA champs.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Michael Finley scored 24 points and the Dallas Mavericks remained unbeaten on a tough road trip by holding off the Golden State Warriors 114-107 Tuesday night.
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Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; LeBron James, left, shoots over Golden State Warriors&#39; Jason Richardson in the third quarter of Cleveland&#39;s 99-88 win Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, in Cleveland.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 41 points and Marquis Daniels added 22 as the Dallas Mavericks beat Miami 113-93 on Thursday. The Mavericks&#39; victory handed the Heat their first loss of the season and ended their franchise-record 14-game home winning streak.
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LeBron James scored 35 points, hitting two 3-pointers in the last minute to finally put New Orleans away and the Cavaliers held on for a 97-89 win over the Hornets on Tuesday night.
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Dwyane Wade shook off a sore left knee to score 24 points, and the Miami Heat led the Dallas Mavericks 54-44 at halftime of Game 4 of the NBA finals on Thursday night.
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Dirk Nowitzki set a franchise record with 53 points to inspire the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-106 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday.