The fix isn’t in, but can there be any other scenario than Kobe and LeBron in NBA finals?Long before anyone ever heard of Tim Donaghy there was always a nagging suspicion among casual fans that the fix was on in the NBA playoffs. To be sure, in a league when almost every foul can be contested and almost every game is decided in the final two minutes, there is always plenty for conspiracy theorists to ponder. Dirk Nowitzki scores 44 points as Mavericks avoid sweep with 119-117 victory over NuggetsDALLAS — So much for the idea that the Dallas Mavericks would be devastated by the way Game 3 ended. Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t about to let them get swept. Nowitzki’s 44 prevents Mavs from getting swept by Nuggets; series heads to Denver for Game 5DALLAS — So much for the idea that the Dallas Mavericks would be devastated by the way Game 3 ended. Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t about to let them get swept. Unlikely sideshow to Nuggets-Mavericks series: team owner Mark Cuban vs. K-Mart’s motherDALLAS — An unlikely sideshow developed prior to Monday night’s Game 4 of the Mavericks-Nuggets series: Mark Cuban vs. Kenyon Martin’s mother. |