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  • Nowitzki has 29 of 40 in 4th, Mavs rally (AP)

    Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur(notes), left, from Turkey defends against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki(notes) (41) from Germany as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Mavericks won 96-85.

    The Dallas Mavericks' offense barely had a pulse for most of three quarters. Then Dirk Nowitzki decided to take control. Nowitzki scored a club-record 29 of his 40 points during a frantic fourth-quarter comeback and the Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 96-85 on Tuesday night. Nowitzki broke the franchise record of 24 points in any quarter set by Mark Aguirre against Denver on March 24, 1984.

  • Nowitzki, Mavs rout Lakers for first win (AP)

    Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban gives forward Dirk Nowitzki(notes) a look during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles.

    The Dallas Mavericks surprised themselves in a bad way with a season-opening loss at home. Then they hit the road and stunned the defending NBA champions. Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and the Mavs were 25 of 32 from the free throw line, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 94-80 victory Friday night.

  • Nowitzki, Mavs beat short-handed Cavs (AP)

    Cleveland Cavaliers guard Anthony Parker(notes) drives the ball against Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier(notes) during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.

    Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points before sitting out the final quarter and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 93-82 on Saturday night. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown held out starters LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal and Mo Williams on the second night of back-to-back preseason games after losing at San Antonio on Friday.

  • Mavs F Howard could miss start of season (AP)

    Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn't sure when swingman Josh Howard will be able to play after offseason surgery on his left ankle. Asked Friday whether Howard could miss the start of the regular season, Carlisle replied: "Stay tuned." "Giving a timetable was probably a mistake.

  • Carter scores 21 in Magic debut (AP)

    Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier(notes) (25) defends against a shot by Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard(notes) (12) in the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Dallas.

    Vince Carter scored 21 points in his Orlando debut and Brandon Bass added seven of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lift the Magic to a 110-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the preseason opener for both teams on Monday night. Carter, who was acquired by the Magic in an offseason trade with the Toronto Raptors, scored 15 points in the third quarter.

  • Report: Nowitzki ex-fiancee not pregnant (AP)

    Prison medical records show Dirk Nowitzki's former fiancee is not pregnant, the Dallas Mavericks forward's attorney said Thursday. Cristal Taylor, 38, is serving a four-year prison sentence in Missouri following her May 6 arrest at Nowitzki's Dallas home on a probation violation. Taylor had told The Dallas Morning News she was pregnant with Nowitzki's child.

  • Cuban wants SEC to pay his legal fees (AP)

    Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay his legal fees stemming from the agency's insider trading case against him. In court filings, Cuban cites alleged misconduct by the agency and requests that it be sanctioned for its "bad faith." The SEC sued Cuban, claiming he engaged in insider trading when he sold his stake in an Internet search…