'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America

It's every team owner's worst nightmare — looking toward the bench on game night and seeing more star power in street clothes than in uniform. It's something the Washington Wizards and the Dallas Mavericks have in common.

LeBron James and the Miami Heat couldn't keep the Dallas Mavericks from winning the most recent NBA championship. They did a nice job, however, of getting the Mavs' title defense off to an ugly start.
When Dirk Nowitzki couldn't get anything to fall, Jason Terry couldn't miss.
Back for the second half, and Dirk Nowitzki is back in the scoring column.
Well, we know what comes now.
As Dallas continues to hold a slim lead, we move closer what would be the eagerly awaited moment when David Stern hands the trophy to Mark Cuban.
If you're the Dallas Mavericks, you're thrilled you're up two with next to nothing from Dirk Nowitzki.
That might've been a season-saving run for the Heat, and if so Eddie House gets plenty of the credit.
DeShawn Stevenson is a pretty good trash talker, and at this point it wouldn't be surprising if he went up to Jason Terry at some point and announced that HE was going for the Sixth Man award next season.
Jason Terry put his faith in these Dallas Mavericks in ink. On the inside of his right biceps.
Ball game. Dallas 112, Miami 103.
Ball game. Dallas 112, Miami 103.
Jason Kidd just drilled a 3-pointer, Mavs up 105-100.

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks have pulled off another stunning comeback, tying the NBA finals at two games each.
The NBA finals are a best-of-three series now.
"It was energy and effort tonight for us," Marion said. "We were resilient, we kept coming, and we did what we needed to do to get a win."
"This is what we got. That's the way it is," said Marion, now second to Nowitzki in Dallas tenure. "We can't harp on it all day. We'll do what we gotta do."