The Dallas Mavericks were in need of a boost in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on Monday night. So Jason Kidd took the reigns and did what he does best.

Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks took Portland's best punch over the weekend. Consider them ready to respond tonight.

Things couldn't have gone much better for the Mavericks than the first three quarters of Game 4 on Saturday. They also couldn't have been much worse than the fourth.

With 12 seconds remaining and his team trailing the Portland Trail Blazers 95-90 on Thursday night, Jason Kidd lined up and let fly from beyond the arc.

Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks enter tonight's Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers with an opportunity to do something the Mavs haven't accomplished since their Western Conference champi

His team trailing by two points at halftime on Tuesday night, Jason Kidd decided that it was up to him to look for his shot and get the Mavericks back out in front.

With all the talk of Jason Kidd's three-pointers as the difference in the Mavericks' Game 1 win on Saturday, J-Kidd has noted that one thing is going unnoticed: the play of the Dallas defense.

Jason Kidd was the first Maverick on the floor Saturday afternoon, taking some extra time for early shooting.

He left it all out on the floor on Saturday night.

The NBA postseason tips off tomorrow and while many try to formulate how one team or another can or will win a championship, Jason looks at the whole tournament simplistically.

Entering the final game of the 2010-2011 season on Wednesday night, Jason Kidd could feel his three-point shot smoothing out.