Erick Dampier News

Golden State was down to eight healthy players -- and used only six. Warriors coach Don Nelson wasn't with the team as he recovers from pneumonia.

News: Andris Biedrins will be out at least another week after an MRI revealed a moderate strain of an abdominal muscle, according to the Contra Costa Times.

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The question to Rick Carlisle drew a long, thoughtful pause. He was being asked how to describe Kris Humphries' game on the basketball court.

Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

The Mavericks got Tim Thomas back on Wednesday, and I can't stress how important this could be for them before the season is done.

The Southwest Division-leading Dallas Mavericks shoot for their fifth straight win when they host the Sacramento Kings tonight at American Airlines Center.

All major medical issues that would be considering life- or career-threatening have been eliminated in regard to center Erick Dampier's health, an NBA source said Thursday.

Over the summer and throughout training camp, the Dallas Mavericks stressed the importance of roster depth.

Roddy Beaubois isn't even a month into his NBA career and he's already a regular on the nightly top-10 highlight shows.

There was a good chance the Milwaukee Bucks would struggle without Michael Redd in the lineup.

The San Antonio Spurs shoot for their first road win of the season tonight when they square off with in-state rival Dallas for the second time in eight days.

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images. "Let's be bad guys." -Jayne Cobb If last season's Mavs had one defining flaw, it would be their lack of a team identity.

Dirk Nowitzki hit a fallaway 18-footer as time expired in overtime to give the Dallas Mavericks a 115-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Center Erick Dampier has been released from a Pontiac, Mich., hospital and is headed to Milwaukee where he will fly with the team back to Dallas after tonight's game against the Bucks.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, and rookie Rodrique Beaubois added 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting to help the Dallas Mavericks beat Detroit 95-90 on Sunday night, snapping the Pistons' winning streak at three games.

Erick Dampier. An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a headband. No Mavs player has caused fans more disgust, delight, optimism and pessimism in the past five years.

It will be tough enough for the Timberwolves to win games this season with a full and healthy roster.

His agent was talking earlier in the day, about how it was just a matter of waiting.

Houston's visit to American Airlines Center figured to be another prime opportunity for Mavs coach Rick Carlisle to take a couple in-game looks at the most potent offensive lineup he can put on the floor: Jason Kidd and Jason Terry in the backcourt, Josh Howard and Shawn Marion at the forwards and Dirk Nowitzki masquerading as a center.