By JEFF CAPLAN DALLAS — Really, how monotonous would it be to trot out the same starting lineup game after game after game? Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle wouldn’t know, although he might like to find out

The Phoenix Suns will try to stop a season-high three-game losing streak tonight when they pay a visit to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.

By JEFF CAPLAN DALLAS — As the Phoenix Suns come to town for the first time this season, parallel universes are colliding.

By DAVID JIMENEZ DALLAS — J.J. Barea hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 100-98 Tuesday night. Barea capped Dallas’ closing 18-4 run with a long-range jumper with 50.2 seconds left that gave Dallas its only lead of the game.

By DAVID JIMENEZ DALLAS — J.J. Barea hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 100-98 Tuesday night

If you haven’t seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami’s 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem, and Chris Quinn all made HUGE game-saving plays

If you haven’t seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami’s 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem, and Chris Quinn all made HUGE game-saving plays.

The streaking Dallas Mavericks kick off a seven-game homestand Tuesday when they welcome the woeful Los Angeles Clippers to American Airlines Center.

The streaking Dallas Mavericks kick off a seven-game homestand Tuesday when they welcome the woeful Los Angeles Clippers to American Airlines Center.

By JEFF CAPLAN DALLAS — The season doesn’t hinge on the upcoming seven-game homestand, but the Dallas Mavericks know built-in momentum-juicers like this one don’t come around but about once a decade. The Mavs begin a home stretch tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers that ties the longest in franchise history, a quirk in the schedule that last popped up in 1997 and 1988 before that