The Mavericks are in a scrambling mode right now, but Monday night, one play ran as smooth as a plane taking flight.
Jason Terry's teardrop floater at the buzzer lifted the Mavs over the luckless Raptors 93-91 at Air Canada Centre.
The Mavs (10-3) avoided the dubious fate of being only the second team to lose to Toronto (1-14) this season with a 10-2 run to finish the game.
"No matter how we got it," Terry said after his 26-point performance, "we needed it."
Via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas Mavericks
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
With depth at swingman depleted by injuries, the Dallas Mavericks re-signed free agent Adrian Griffin on Monday in time for him to be in the lineup at Toronto.
Griffin played 69 games for the Chicago Bulls last season, averaging 2.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.00 steal in 9.7 minutes a game. He started 157 games for Dallas in the 2001-02 and '02-03 seasons.
Swingman was supposed to be a strength for Dallas, but that was before Jerry Stackhouse was injured, Doug Christie was waived because of injuries and Josh Howard was injured Saturday night. Keith Van Horn also has been slowed by a hand problem.
Stackhouse has yet to play this season. Howard is expected to miss at least two games because of a sprained ankle.
Griffin fills the vacancy created when Christie was waived.
Via ESPN
Dallas Mavericks
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
The bad news became worse for the Mavs late in the fourth quarter of their loss to the Grizzlies when Josh Howard's right ankle buckled as he tried to defend Damon Stoudamire. Unable to put any pressure on his right foot, Howard was helped off the court.
X-rays taken at the arena were negative, but Howard immediately began to experience swelling. He'll have the ankle revaluated today, and he probably won't be available for the upcoming two-game road trip that begins Monday at Toronto.
"I knew I rolled my ankle right away and I've never really had an ankle sprain before," Howard said. "When they cut the tape off before the X-rays, my ankle was already swollen. We'll see what it looks like [today]."
Though it's unknown how long Howard will be out, the Mavs immediately began considering options to fill the roster opening created Friday by Doug Christie's departure.
Former Mavs forward and current free agent Adrian Griffin has emerged as the front-runner to be signed. Also out is Jerry Stackhouse (sore knee), leaving Marquis Daniels and rookie Rawle Marshall as the only healthy swingmen on the roster.
"Nobody will feel sorry for us," Johnson said. "We just have to make some adjustments. If you have five players, you have a chance to win."
Via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas Mavericks
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
Mavericks Nov 2005 Archive
-
ESPN | Nov 26, 2005
Two defensive-minded, Dallas-based swingmen are on the list of possible successors to Doug Christie: George Lynch and Darvin Ham.
-
AP | Nov 25, 2005
"We appreciate the effort Doug gave us," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Friday by e-mail. "He went through a lot to get back. Unfortunately, it didn't work out."
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 24, 2005
League approval that will make Doug Christie an ex-Maverick is expected today.
-
Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Nov 22, 2005
Doug Christie’s run with the Mavericks could be coming to an end in the next few days.
-
New York Post | Nov 22, 2005
New York Post columnist Peter Vecsey is reporting that Doug Christie might be done.
-
Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Nov 22, 2005
Mavericks coach Avery Johnson dismissed the possibility of adding free agent and former Golden State teammate Latrell Sprewell if Doug Christie doesn't return from injury.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 22, 2005
Keith Van Horn (sprained right middle finger) will be a game-time decision for tonight's meeting with Houston.
-
ESPN | Nov 20, 2005
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris was ejected with 6:43 left in the first quarter of Saturday night's game against the Detroit Pistons for arguing with officials.
-
Dallas News | Nov 20, 2005
Keith Van Horn, off to a hot start for the Mavericks, sat out Saturday's game against Detroit because of continued swelling in his right hand.
-
Houston Chronicle | Nov 20, 2005
The Dallas Mavericks set a season high for points, but their work on the defensive end was a major factor in ending the Detroit Pistons' bid to remain the NBA's lone unbeaten team.
-
ESPN | Nov 17, 2005
Mavericks guard Doug Christie missed Dallas' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, and will be sidelined indefinitely after returning to his home in Seattle to have his sore right ankle examined by his personal physician.
-
ESPN | Nov 16, 2005
Former NBA player Johnny Newman was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined $500 for assaulting his wife.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 16, 2005
Erick Dampier had probably his worst game in a Mavericks uniform Tuesday night, which is saying a lot.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 15, 2005
Keith Van Horn is questionable for tonight’s game against Denver because of a swollen middle finger on his right hand.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 15, 2005
Jerry Stackhouse's right knee is improving, and he could return to practice Wednesday.
-
Yahoo! | Nov 11, 2005
Charlotte scoring leader Gerald Wallace missed the Bobcats' game against Dallas on Friday night because of a chipped bone in his right wrist.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 10, 2005
“I freaked out (when it happened) because I’d never had a back problem before,’’ Nowitzki said. “But it’s only muscle pain. There’s nothing wrong with the spine, so hopefully I’ll be out there soon.’’
-
USA Today | Nov 10, 2005
Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki left the Mavericks' game against Philadelphia on Wednesday night after straining his back.
-
ESPN | Nov 7, 2005
Dirk Nowitzki's flagrant-one foul against Matt Harpring during the Mavericks' loss to the Jazz on Wednesday was upgraded by the league to a flagrant-two, NBA and Mavericks officials said Saturday.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 6, 2005
It was just a few weeks ago that TNT analyst Charles Barkley was deriding the Mavericks – again – saying they "can't win it all like they are now because you can't do it when your best player is as soft as tissue paper.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 5, 2005
Emotion rarely escapes Michael Finley's public facade.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 2, 2005
Erick Dampier has been cleared to play as many minutes as coach Avery Johnson needs him to.
-
AP | Nov 1, 2005
Dallas Mavericks center Pavel Podkolzin underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and will be out at least through January.
-
Dallas Morning News | Nov 1, 2005
Jerry Stackhouse will start the season on the inactive list because of inflammation in his right knee.
