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The Dallas Mavericks ended their streak of 12-straight appearances in the NBA Playoffs this season as their run to try and capture the eighth-seed in the Western Conference fell short.

During these 2013 NBA Playoffs, two related story lines have emerged that should be of great concern to Raptors fan.

Rarely in the NBA , or all of sports, do you find multiple nicknames befitting to one player.

After a 41-41 season, the Dallas Mavericks found themselves in an unfamiliar place in 2013 - out of the postseason.

Dec 14, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Dallas Mavericks guard Vince Carter against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre.

The Mavericks may not have been known as a defense-first team during their 12-year playoff run, but they always managed to do enough on that side to supplement their high-powered offense.

We'd been told for years that professional athletes are Neanderthals who hate gay people.

With the NBA Playoffs driving forward, the Texas Rangers maintaining their championship aspirations, and the Dallas Cowboys Theater as strong as ever, the postseason-absent Dallas Mavericks suddenly find themselves in the exact state a franchise seeks to avoid at all costs.

Although it was a disappointing season for the Dallas Mavericks , there is no doubt that the 2012-13 team did provide plenty of memorable moments.

Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol broke Twitter with the second of their two alley-oops Sunday in defeat to the San Antonio Spurs .

The MMB authors have produced another novel for you readers. This time, its 1284 words addressing the questions of "biggest misconception" and "biggest surprise". Look for the final two parts of this series to go up later this week.

The Rundown is back. Every Monday during the regular season , The Rundown will chronicle the week that was for the Mavs, as well as let you know what is coming up for the boys in blue, with a unique spin.

For the first time since the 1999-00 season, when Michael Finley did it, Dirk Nowitzki didn't lead the Mavericks in win shares.

Last Sunday night much was made about Dirk Nowitzki scoring his 25,000 point in his career.

Vince Carter came to the Mavericks with little expected from him, but has become a fan favorite in Dallas.

The best thing about the embarrassment of not making the playoffs this season is that it's made the Dallas Mavericks turn up their management gear to a higher level - not that it wasn't high before.

The trade deadline is always an interesting time for the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Cuban has always said two things when it comes to that time of the year: the team will always be opportunistic and don't believe what you hear or read when it comes to them.

For just the third time in his 15-year career, his Dallas Mavericks are not playing playoff basketball.

In March, I spoke with ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM about the Dallas Mavericks. During that segment, I said something to the effect that the Mavs are "a 500 team, but 500 won't be good enough to get into the playoffs in the Western Conference." Nailed it.