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Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points, Shawn Marion added 14 and the Dallas Mavericks stunned the erratic Los Angeles Lakers 93-81 in Game 2 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 second-round lead over the two-time defending champions with consecutive road wins.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and hit two go-ahead free throws with 19.5 seconds left before Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant made a crucial turnover, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 96-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks withstood a furious Portland comeback to beat the Trail Blazers 103-96 Thursday night and take the first-round playoff series in six games.

Tyson Chandler is the active, energetic big man the Dallas Mavericks have never had before. He's also a pretty good strategist.

Brandon Roy's go-ahead bank shot with 39.2 seconds left capped Portland's 23-point second half comeback and the Blazers beat the Dallas Mavericks 84-82 on Saturday night, evening the first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks defeated Portland 89-81 Saturday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

Brandon Roy s ongoing process for dealing with his knees is not to get too excited when things go well -- as they did against the Mavericks. Roy came off the bench to score 21 points, including a key jumper with less than a minute to go, in Portland s 104-101 victory against Dallas on Tuesday night.

Jason Kidd broke out of an awful shooting slump to score a season-high 21 points, and Jason Terry and Shawn Marion provided solid scoring as reserves, helping the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-100 on Wednesday night and end an ugly six-game losing streak....

Dirk Nowitzki was back in uniform for Dallas, then back in the locker room long before the Mavericks' losing streak reached five games. Zach Randolph had 23 points and 20 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies ruined Nowitzki's abbreviated return with an 89-70 victory on Saturday night.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Jason Terry hit two big 3-pointers in the final 2½ minutes, and the Mavericks ended Miami's 12-game winning streak by beating the Heat 98-96 on Monday night.