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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Luka Doncic scored 31 points as the Dallas Mavericks shrugged off the injury absence of Kristaps Porzingis to snap Utah’s nine-game winning streak on Monday. Slovenian star Doncic spearheaded a superb offensive performance for the Mavs in a dominant 111-103 victory over the Western Conference leaders, who had been chasing a 10th straight win. Doncic’s tally included six three-pointers, while the 22-year-old prodigy also hauled down nine rebounds with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dallas talisman Dirk Nowitzki made his long-awaited first appearance of a record-setting 21st NBA season with the Mavericks on Thursday. The 2007 NBA Most Valuable Player from Germany came off the bench in the first quarter against the Suns in Phoenix. No other NBA player has played so many seasons with the same team. He had been tied at 20 seasons with the same club with former Los Angeles Lakers […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — German star Dirk Nowitzki became only the sixth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points on Tuesday as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Nowitzki, who needed just 20 points to reach the milestone heading into the game, reached the mark in the second quarter with a fadeaway jump shot. The 38-year-old now joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The Dallas Mavericks will slowly ease Dirk Nowitzki back into the fray as the veteran German star recovers from a lingering Achilles problem, a report said Monday. Nowitzki missed Sunday’s victory over the New Orleans Pelicans after complaining of soreness in his right Achilles despite showing signs of improvement recently. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle told The Dallas Morning News he would not hesitate to rest Nowitzki as the […]
