The Dallas Mavericks stomped the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 at Staples Center Friday night in a game where the final score didn’t reflect what truly happpened. Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, and Jason Kidd helped the Mavs turn a seven point halftime lead into a 22-point blowout in the second half. LA got the deficit below 20 but they never challenged Dallas.
It wasn’t all bad for the Lakers. Trailing 78-64 with 9:43 left in the fourth Kobe Bryant faded away behind the 3-point line with two defenders in his face. The shot bounced off the rim to the opposite side, giving Shannon Brown the chance to dunk on Josh Powell. Read the full story
Cristal Taylor, the woman with the checkered past that was living with Dirk Nowitzki, gave her first interview since being arrested by telephone from the Beaumont Jail in Jefferson County, Texas.
According to Taylor she’s broke, pregnant, and Dirk hasn’t talked to her since the arrest. He even changed his phone number. Read the full story
Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks has a major problem on his hands and it’s not that his team is down 0-2 to the Denver Nuggets. Off the court, Dirk’s girlfriendCristal Taylor was arrested at his house on a felony fraud warrant. And reportedly they’re engaged and she’s pregnant. This will definitely help Nowitzki focus for Game 3 against the Nuggets. Here’s some video of the couple from happier times. Read the full story
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Portland Trailblazers 102-94 in Oregon Christmas night despite Josh Howard being ejected with two technicals. In an attempt to prove that he has Howard’s back, Mavs pg Jason Kidd took out referee Jim Clark.
