Mavericks 92, Nets 75: Nets Show Promise, but They Have Far to Go
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One of the Nets' worst first halves of the season sealed a 92-75 loss to Dallas at the Continental Arena on Tuesday night.
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Philadelphia - Something happened - something few probably thought would make a difference - on the way to the Nuggets&#39; blowout of Philadelphia that wasn&#39;t.
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The Charlotte Bobcats and their pumpkin-colored jerseys had to be a welcome sight for the Nets on Tuesday night. After nine consecutive losses over three weeks, the Nets needed a soft opponent.
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EAST RUTHERFORD -- It&#39;s no secret that Jason Kidd will see his return as a chance to present himself to interested suitors. But the Nets presented another point of view in their 109-88 rout over the Atlanta Hawks last night.
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Jason Kidd played only 21 minutes in his season debut. That was just enough to lift the New Jersey Nets.
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The Nets, who came back from a 14-point deficit in the first half to take a 2-point lead into the fourth quarter, could not sustain the comeback.
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Dirk Nowitzki's early departure couldn't slow the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Howard scored 26 points to make up for Nowitzki's loss, and the Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 117-98 Wednesday night for their 11th straight victory.
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When a team is as erratic as the Nets, what should be routine â like beating teams competing for lottery picks and hitting free throws â becomes surprisingly difficult.
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Josh Howard was just as proud of his matching his career-high scoring total as he was of his defense against NBA leading-scorer Carmelo Anthony. Howard scored 30 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 25 and Jason Terry had 14 of his 24 in the first quarter to help the Mavericks build early leads of as many as 18 points in Dallas' 105-90 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
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Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and Eric Williams added 22 as the New Jersey Nets ended a nine-game National Basketball Association skid with a 99-86 victory over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.
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In his Nets&#39; debut, Vince Carter showed a little bit of everything. He scored 23 points after nearly three weeks off and with only partial knowledge of the Nets&#39; motion offense.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks stretched their winning streak to nine games with an 85-73 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists as the Dallas Mavericks stretched their club-record home winning streak to 19 games with a 115-95 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
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Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal.
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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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It seemed as if the Nets might blow another late-game lead against one the dregs of the league, but this time they held on to snap a four-game losing streak.
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The Houston Rockets pocketed an 80-69 victory in an away game over the New Jersey Nets. The Rockets had a good beginning in the first quarter with 20-17, and the team went ahead