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The New Orleans Hornets (temporarily the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for 2005-06 and part of 2006-07 seasons due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

October 30, 2002: The New Orleans Hornets opened their inaugural season in New Orleans against the Utah Jazz, who were originally in New Orleans and called the New Orleans Jazz; "Pistol" Pete Maravich had his number retired during halftime. It was the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in 23 years (there were a few exhibition games played through the years including the then Charlotte Hornets in New Orleans Arena in 2000). They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year in 2002-03, but were beaten by Philadelphia again. Jamal Mashburn also missed most of these playoffs.

After the season, the team decided to move in a different direction and allowed the contract of head coach Paul Silas to expire. He was replaced by Tim Floyd, and the Hornets got off to a 17-7 start, but the team reverted to form and finished 41-41, narrowly missing out on home court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. They played the Miami Heat in the playoffs, but Dwyane Wade's last second shot sunk the Hornets in Game One of the series. The teams ended up winning all their respective home games after that, but Wade's shot was the difference, even though the series went to seven games, the Heat winning 4-3.

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The Dallas Mavericks compete in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association. Although the franchise was only established in 1980, they have experienced quite a bit of success. This is particularly true as of late. Over the past few years the Mavericks have really taken the league by storm, and become one of the most dominating teams in either conference.

The Mavericks play their home games at American Airlines Center. This is known to be one of the loudest venues in the league, and for this reason the Mavericks always have a nice home court advantage. And in addition to making a lot of noise, Mavericks fans also love the great sightlines of the floor and the tasty concessions.

The Mavericks won the Western Conference in 2006; this is their only conference title. Additionally, they have won their division twice; 1987 and 2007. Although the Mavericks have yet to win an NBA championship, they are closer than ever before to doing so.

Quite a few great players have suited up for the Mavericks. Some of the most well known include Dennis Rodman, Brad Davis, Rolando Blackman, Alex English, Steve Nash, and Dirk Nowitzki among many others.

The Dallas Mavericks are moving in the right direction, and are determined to win their first championship sometime soon. It is safe to say that they are on the cusp of doing so!