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• Dirk expected to be named MVP on Tuesday

  Dirk Nowitzki, named a to his third All-NBA First Team on Thursday, will likely get his first MVP award Tuesday, a source with the Mavericks confirmed.

• Sonics interested in Mavs’ Vincent

  Mavericks assistant Sam Vincent has been contacted by the Seattle SuperSonics and will interview for the head coaching job. He is the first known candidate to surface since the team fired Bob Hill on April 24.

• Richardson fined $35,000 for 'improper interaction' with fan

  Crockett Gambrel, 28, of Dallas told the Star-Telegram that Warriors guard Jason Richardson struck him after the player fell into the second row after missing a 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left in the Mavericks’ 118-112 win.

• Don't count Mavericks out yet

  After letting a 21-point lead turn into a nine-point deficit in the closing minutes, Dirk Nowitzki came alive with consecutive 3-pointers to start a game-ending 15-0 run that carried the Mavericks past the Golden State Warriors 118-112 Tuesday night.

• Top-seeded Mavs on brink of first-round elimination

  The top-seeded Mavericks continue to struggle and fall to a 3-1 deficit in their first-round playoff series against Don Nelson and Golden State.

• Warriors make it six straight against Mavericks

  Baron Davis scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, carrying Don Nelson's small-ball lineup to a 97-85 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference series Sunday night.

• Mavs to face Nellie's Warriors in first round

  Nellie, welcome back.

• The NBA first-round schedule

  THE NBA'S FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

• NBA commissioner suspends referee indefinitely

  If NBA referee Joey Crawford was looking for a fight with Spurs forward Tim Duncan, he instead got one from NBA commissioner David Stern on Tuesday.

• Mavericks prevail in tense, emotional battle

  There's no such thing as a meaningless game when the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs play. Although their meeting today had little bearing on the playoff picture, the Western Conference powers played a tense, emotional game that saw bodies flying, emotions overheating and Tim Duncan getting ejected.