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Bobcats name GM in recently-fired Cho Tue Jun 14 02:26:49 2011 EST
ed to president of basketball operations. Cho was fired as the Trail Blazers' general manager in May after just one year with the club. Portland brought him in last July after he spent 10 seasons as assistant GM of the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder. Portland finished sixth in the Western Conference this past season with a 48-34 mark before falling to Dallas in the first round of the playoffs. Trail Blazers president Larry Miller stated, "the fit between Rich and our team simply wasn
Mavs and Heat kick off NBA Finals in Miami Tue May 31 10:35:52 2011 EST
lly we can finish strong." A game after rallying from 15 points down with under five minutes to go, Dallas rallied from an eight-point, fourth-quarter hole on Wednesday of last week to capture the West crown with a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5. Nowitzki drained the go-ahead three with just over one minute to play, part of a 26-point, nine-rebound night. Shawn Marion also scored 26 points with eight rebounds and J.J. Barea donated 14 points for Dallas. "Our goal now is
Nowitzki and James face critical opportunity Mon May 30 13:15:35 2011 EST
process. Funny how at the onset of the playoffs, many had Dallas as the Western Conference team most likely to face an upset in round one. Yet after convincingly dismissing the defending champs in the second round and outlasting the young Oklahoma City Thunder in the conference finals, its clear popular opinion was way off. It's strange James is looked upon in the same light as Nowitzki, considering his tremendous achievements in his brief career, yet for different reasons, LBJ - and his legacy
Miami - Dallas: Playing for it all Sat May 28 10:59:29 2011 EST
ht team is favored. Nevertheless, don't discount the underdogs as the West has won nine of the last 12 NBA Finals. CAN DALLAS TOPPLE THE HEAT? The Mavericks also needed monster comebacks of their own to take down their last adversary, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dallas trailed in game four by 15 points with just over five minutes remaining and won it in overtime, and then rallied in the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals pulling it out in the final 4:30 minutes. Furthermore, more than h
NBA Finals Preview - Miami vs. Dallas Fri May 27 14:51:57 2011 EST
we made enough plays down the stretch." A game after rallying from 15 points down with under five minutes to go, Dallas rallied from an eight-point, fourth-quarter hole on Wednesday to capture the West crown with a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5. Dirk Nowitzki drained the go-ahead three with just over one minute to play, part of a 26-point, nine-rebound night. Shawn Marion also scored 26 points with eight rebounds and J.J. Barea donated 14 points for Dallas. "Our goal n
Mavs Late Push the Likely Turning Point in Series Tue May 24 13:47:03 2011 EST
Toronto, Ontario (Sports Network) - After an embarrassing loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 - trailing from start-to-finish - the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like they were going to get retribution with a wire-to-wire victory of their own in Game 4. That's when Dirk Nowitzki decided he was heading back home with the series in his control. Behind Nowitzki's brilliance down the stretch, the Mavs went on a 17-2 run in the final five minutes to send the game into overtime - tying the game for
Nowitzki, Mavs inch closer to Finals berth after Game 4 OT win Tue May 24 00:58:18 2011 EST
ack late in regulation and forced overtime in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. There, Jason Kidd hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the final minute and the Mavericks stole a 112-105 decision for a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nowitzki scored 12 of his game-high 40 points during a regulation-ending 17-2 flurry, stunning the home crowd and putting the Mavs on the brink of their first NBA Finals appearance since 2006. They can close out the series at home on Wed
Thunder aim to even West finals against Mavs Mon May 23 10:48:46 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Oklahoma City Thunder face a virtual must-win situation tonight as they host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. The Mavs jumped out to a big lead in the pivotal Game 3 on Saturday and held off the slow-starting Thunder, 93-87, to tip things back in their favor. Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion both posted 18 points and Jason Kidd chipped in 13 to go with eight assists, helping the Mavericks take a 2-1 series lead. Jason Terry totaled 13 points
Mavs start hot, hold off Thunder for 2-1 lead Sat May 21 23:54:16 2011 EST
Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - The Dallas Mavericks jumped out to a big lead in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals and held off the slow-starting Oklahoma City Thunder, 93-87, to take back home-court advantage. Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion both posted 18 points and Jason Kidd chipped in 13 points and eight assists, helping the Mavs take a 2-1 series lead. Dallas held Oklahoma City to 29 percent shooting in the first half and led by as many as 23. The Thunder mounted a late comeback
Thunder blend unlikely concoction to victory Fri May 20 14:06:25 2011 EST
Toronto, Ontario (Sports Network) - When Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks' bench ran through the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals matchup, many observers believed a star shining while the supporting cast delivered would be the trend seen throughout the remainder of the series. It was unlikely that they anticipated it would be the Thunder using that same formula to claim victory in Game 2. In the early going it was Kevin Durant who was doing his best Nowit
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