Mavericks win 8th straight; Heat rolling
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The Dallas Mavericks used a strong fourth quarter to rally for their eighth straight win. The Miami Heat are rolling, too, and when they return to the court after the All-Star game, coach Pat Riley will be back on the sideline for the first time since Jan. 3.
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LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris's clinching 3-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97, over the New Jersey Nets last night.
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Avery Johnson has let Dirk Nowitzki loose. Nowitzki led Dallas in scoring for the ninth straight game, scoring 30 points, and the Mavericks handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their eighth consecutive loss with a 101-78 victory on Sunday.
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The Dallas Mavericks recorded a 13th straight victory on Tuesday, easing to an emphatic 91-65 win over a dismal Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.
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The long-suffering Miami Heat completed  a remarkable turnaround by beating the Dallas Mavericks 95-92  on Tuesday to win the NBA Finals 4-2 and claim their first  championship.
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Dirk Nowitzki pours in 25 points to stave off a late Golden State charge and move the Mavericks to 4-0 with a 101-98 overtime win on Monday.
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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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The Dallas Mavericks won their ninth straight game when Jason Terry hit the go-ahead jumper with 1:09 left to help beat the Houston Rockets 80-77 on Thursday.
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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris&#39; clinching three-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
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Dwyane Wade had 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, the last two on a short jumper off the glass with 2.8 seconds left that pulled the Miami Heat into a 93-93 tie with the Dallas Mavericks at the end of regulation in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday night.
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The Miami Heat battled back from a 12-point deficit with eight minutes to play to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-89 on Thursday.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points, 14 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 95-92 on Friday night for their eighth straight victory.
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Dirk Nowitzki overcomes a tough shooting night with 26 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 95-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O&#039;Neal were in fine form but Dirk Nowitzki was not as Miami defeated Dallas 98-74 to move two wins away from their first National Basketball Association championship.
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The red-hot Dallas Mavericks routed the Los Angeles Lakers 108-72 to notch up their 17th consecutive victory on Sunday.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jason Terry added 21 points, and the Dallas Mavericks extended their club-record home winning streak to 20 games with a 110-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
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Dirk Nowitzki wasn't about to let Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns get away with another win in Dallas. Nowitzki scored 31 points, including the Mavericks' final eight, giving Dallas just enough to hold off the Suns 108-105 Wednesday night in yet another intense, entertaining game between the Western Conference rivals.