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Rockets Notes: Wafer contributing when called upon

Houston Chronicle — With Ron Artest questionable to play and Tracy McGrady speaking of the need to reduce his playing time, guard Von Wafer could become even more valuable after just three games in the Rockets’ rotation.
Houston Rockets4 hours ago

Dallas Mavericks owner says he won't buy out Jerry Stackhouse's contract

Fort-Worth Star Telegram
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Dallas Mavericks' Stackhouse not likely to get easy way out

Dallas Morning News
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Quick start allows Mavericks to cruise

Fort-Worth Star Telegram — By JEFF CAPLAN CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As low as things might have seemed at times for Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, never did he endure such despair as his Charlotte counterpart Larry Brown on Tuesday night.The Mavs needed this nice, little romp, a 100-83 blasting of the Bobcats, one of the more non-competitive games from start to finish you’ll ever see. It was over, more or less, after the first six minutes as the Mavs barreled out to a 15-0 lead and never allowed it to get close."It could have been 30-0 the way it was going," Brown said.Carlisle nit-picked a...
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets preview

Dallas Morning News
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Griz top Kings, halt losing streak

Memphis Commercial-Appeal — Grizzlies coach Marc Iavaroni wondered if he'd worked his young guns too hard. The Griz answered that question early in their 109-94 victory over the Sacramento Kings, snapping a four-game losing streak with an on-top-of-their-game performance.
Memphis Grizzlies4 hours ago

Dallas Mavericks to face tough Houston Rockets defense

Fort-Worth Star Telegram — Mavericks at Rockets7 tonight, Toyota CenterTV: KTXA/Ch. 21, ESPNRadio: ESPN/103.3 FM, KFLC/1270 AM (Spanish)Records: Mavericks 4-7, Rockets 7-4What to know: The Southwest Division-leading Rockets have won two in a row, but got an injury scare Monday with Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest leaving early. The Rockets are winning with defense, allowing a league-best 88.9 points a game. They’re particularly tough on the perimeter, limiting teams to 29.5 percent shooting from 3-point range. That’s not good news for the Mavs, who entering Tuesday ranked 11th in the league in...
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

With Cuban watching, Dallas Mavericks rout Bobcats 100-83

Fort-Worth Star Telegram — By MIKE CRANSTON CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Josh Howard added 21 and the Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 100-83 rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night, delighting owner Mark Cuban a day after he was charged with insider trading.With Cuban sitting along the baseline and as animated as usual, the Mavericks toyed with the lifeless, undermanned Bobcats in their second straight win.A career-high 21 points from rookie D.J. Augustin was nowhere near enough for Charlotte, which fell behind 15-0 while playing again without top scorer Jason Richardson (knee). The Bob...
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle fondly remembers Pete Newell

Fort-Worth Star Telegram — Rick Carlisle started working the Pete Newell Big Man’s Camp as a Portland assistant, returning year after year through his initial seasons as an NBA head coach.Newell, famed basketball coach and teaching legend, died Monday at age 93."He’s the godfather of modern basketball is what he is," Carlisle said. "He did more to advance the game for players and coaches over the last 40 years than any other single person. "It’s stuff that will carry on to eternity. Those fundamentals that he developed were way ahead of their time."Newell’...
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Easy does it as Dallas Mavericks cruise past Bobcats, 100-83

Dallas Morning News
Dallas Mavericks4 hours ago

Rockets get good news on McGrady, Yao, Artest

Houston Chronicle — A day after Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said he was going to shut it down until further notice, he was running through practice as if he never felt a shot of pain in Monday's second half.
Houston Rockets14 hours ago

Your Turn: Should the Dallas Mavericks "Free Stack"?

Fort-Worth Star Telegram
Dallas Mavericks17 hours ago

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