Mavs win close game.....

The Mavericks (13-8) defeated the Spurs (12-9) tonight 101-100 in overtime in what was a close game down the stretch.

The Mavericks played three quarters of great basketball, having the lead until the Spurs made a push in the fourth with their second string team consisting of Splitter, Green, Neal, Bonner and Anderson who gave the team the lead with under seven minutes left.

Their bench team scored 40+ points but it wasn't enough as the Mavericks' defense played tight in OT. It was the play of Shawn Marion, who got a steal leading to two missed free throws by Ian Mahinmi.

But at the other end, it was Vince Carter who played tight D on Matt Bonner as he almost turned it over. Green then recovered the ball, heaved it up and it hit the left side of the rim as time expired in OT

Jason Terry carried the team with 34 points, Vince Carter had 21 points, and Shawn Marion had 9 points and 9 rebounds as the Mavericks shot 44% from the floor.

For the Spurs, Gary Neal had 19 points, seven assists and Danny Green had 12 points, as the Spurs shot just under 42%.

The Spurs shot lights out as they went into the fourth quarter from the 3-point range. Gary Neal led that stretch down to the end of regulation. Towards the end of OT, Neal failed to convert an And 1 that would have tied the game.

The Mavericks have to make a quick turn around as they have to fly to Phoenix to play the Suns (7-12)

(Side Notes) Jason Kidd was out this game due to a sprained calf, and Manu Ginobili is recovering from hand surgery.

Houston Rockets win 6th straight

The Houston Rockets defeated the San Antonio Spurs last night with a final score of 105-102 behind Kevin Martin's 25 points.

The win puts Houston's winning streak at six, with their record 9-7.

The Spurs were playing with out stars Manu Ginobili, who is recovering from hand surgery and Tim Duncan who did now play (coaches decision).

The Rockets came out fast with an early nine point lead to start the first quarter. By the end of the first, it was the Rockets with the lead, as Goran Dragic hit a shot at the buzzer.

In the second quarter, the Rockets continued the fast-pace play with an alley-oop from Kyle Lowry to Kevin Martin and a big slam dunk from Samuel Dalembert, finishing the second half with the Rockets up 55-49.

Mid-way through the third quarter, the Spurs were slowly creeping closer to the Rockets lead, until Martin hit a long-leaner that put them up 74-71. it was not until 9:45 remaining in the fourth quarter, that Spurs took the lead for the first time, 81-79.

Tony Parker, who finished with 24 points and 13 assists and Tiago Splitter who had 25 points and 10 rebounds carried the team the entire game, up until the closing minutes.

With his starters resting the entire fourth quarter, coach Kevin McHale called on Kyle Lowry to spark the squad and he did. He hit 2 huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the Rockets in front.

With seconds left, Martin came in the game to ensure that the lead would be safe as he hit two clutch free-throws that sealed the game.

Texas basketball squads beat Texas A&M in last year of rivalry

The University of Texas men (12-4, 2-1 Big 12) and women (10-4, 1-2 Big 12) basketball squads took home the win against long-time rival, Texas A&M, in what is the final season of a 117-year-old rivalry (for now).

The men's squad sealed the deal against Texas A&M (9-6, 0-3 Big 12) with a 61-51 victory. Longhorn superstar, J'Covan Brown, ended the night with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Longhorn guard Julien Lewis helped lead the way with 16 points. Center Clint Chapman had a strong night with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Chris Middleton of A&M, had 19 points, along with 15 rebounds and David Loubeau had 10 points and six rebounds, but it wasn't enough to finish off the Longhorns, who had a slim lead in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter.

The UT women's squad held off their opponent as well in a 76-71 win over last year's women's basketball National Champions, Texas A&M.

Chassidy Fussell lead the way with 22 points, five rebounds and Ashley Gayle scored a career-high 17 points on her 22nd birthday.

Syndey Carter of A&M, had the game-high with 25 points and Tyra White had 19 points as they fell to Texas.

This will be the last time Texas and A&M square off in Austin, and the women's squad will play host to the last rivalry basketball game in March.

The men's squad lead 136-85 overall against A&M in basketball, which dates back to 1917 and the women's squad lead 59-23 overall against A&M women's basketball which dates back to 1975.

Mavericks make it 2 in a row as they beat Nash and the Suns

In his 1000th game as a Dallas Maverick, Dirk Nowitzki led his squad to a win over their rivals, the Phoenix Suns, with a 98-89 victory at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

This win makes it 2 in a row, the Mavs first of the season, with their record now at 3-4. Nowitzki finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Shooting guard Terry went for 18 points and 5 assists. center Brendan Haywood had 12 rebounds, 5 points and Shawn Marion finished the night with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Lamar Odom had his best game of the season so far with 15 points.

"Our chemistry is getting better," said guard Jason Terry, " the ball movement was great and we did a great job of finding guys out there."

"The formula is going to be different every night," said coach Carlisle. "The bottom line is we need everybody...We have everybody doing their job."

On the other side of things, point guard Steve Nash had 15 points, 12 assists. Suns center Marcin Gortat had 22 points, 10 rebounds and shooting guard Grant Hill finished with 14 points. The Suns record fell to 2-5. You can check out more stats at NBA.com for this game.

The Mavericks are headed to San Antonio for a back-to-back game against their other rivals, the San Antonio Spurs, whose record is 4-2. Games tips-off at 7:30 central.

Mavericks knock off the Undefeated Thunder

The Dallas Mavericks pull off a great win tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a final score of Dallas 100, Thunder 87.

The Mavericks had to shake off a terrible loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves last night as they played host to the undefeated Thunder. the Mavs played like the team we saw last season during the Western Conference finals throughout the game and held off the young and athletic duo of Westbrook and Durant.

Dirk Nowitzki led the way, putting up 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals showing off his Finals MVP skills. But what was also amazing was the play by newly added swing-man Vince Carter(34) and the other big acquisition Lamar Odom(32) who combined for 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, shaking off what looked to be "Old Age."

Ian Mahinmi put up decent numbers for the second time out of four games, scoring 10 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Jason Terry finished the night with 15 points and "The Matrix" Shawn Marion had 17 as the Mavs held off the Thunder to capture their second win of the shortened season.

The Phoenix Suns come into Dallas on Wednesday,their record is 2-3. Dallas will have to take the intensity they had with this game if they want to beat the quick, uptempo Suns lead by their star Steve Nash. Following that game, the Mavs will hit the road in another rivalry game with the San Antonio Spurs.