April 15th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Wednesday’s matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks was not, believe it or not, a game that one would expect from both squads. Both teams already had playoff berths secured, so the Spurs opted to rest Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili for their season finale. Perhaps the Spurs wished they had played them [...]
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Mavericks Use Early Run To Down Spurs 96-89 In Playoff Preview
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Trail Blazers Win Fifth Straight At Home, Pound Mavericks 101-89
The Portland Trail Blazers have been on a roll of late, having won four straight at the Rose Garden and five of their past six games, prior to their game Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks. So far this season, the Blazers have had the Mavericks’ number, having won 2 straight. The third game between [...]
Kidd’s 4th Quarter Offense Helps Mavericks Hold Off Undermanned Heat 97-91
The renovated Dallas Mavericks, with newly acquired Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood, looked to have upgraded. The Miami Heat, on the other hand, did nothing, trade-wise. While it is too early to figure out if the trade by Dallas has paid dividends, they had a game to play Saturday night as they hosted the [...]
Strong Second-Half Defense Helps Mavericks Corral Magic 95-85
Maybe now because of the Dallas Mavericks trading Josh Howard to the Washington Wizards, the team can now get focused and improve their standing in terms of playoff seeding. Certainly, their defense might just improve as a result of the Howard trade. Nonetheless, the Mavericks put that theory to the test as they travelled to [...]
Arenas Triple-Double Wasted, Dunleavy Free Throws Help Pacers Edge Wizards 114-113
Poor Gilbert Arenas. He has arguably his best game of the season yet somehow managed to choke at the free throw line late in the fourth quarter during the Indiana Pacers-Washington Wizardsgame that took place Saturday night at Verizon Center. The point guard had a chance to seal the win for the Wizards with 6.6 seconds left [...]
Agent Zero Becomes A Hero, Wizards Corral Mavericks 102-91
The Washington Wizards typically start out most seasons slowly; but to be fair, part of the reason is that point guard Gilbert Arenas has been hurt in some fashion. But this is the 2009 season and Arenas is back and healthy. It definitely showed in their season opener as they visited American Airlines Center to [...]
Saunders To Become Wizards Coach
As was reported by Jeff Sack here earlier in the day, the Washington Wizards were on the verge of hiring former Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders as their next coach. Well folks, that possibility has now become a reality as Saunders has reached a verbal agreement on a four-year deal to become coach of the [...]
The Butler Hits One At The Buzzer, Wizards Nip Pacers 119-117
Anyone who is a fan of or follows the Washington Wizards knows that because of Gilbert Arenas being shelved, they only have two scoring options – Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. In the Wizards’ game Sunday against the Indiana Pacers, neither one disappointed as they combined for 69 points; however, it took a buzzer-beater by [...]
