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Howard proves 'X-factor' for Mavericks (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

This time last year, Josh Howard seemed lost -- a guy who went on local radio to chat about how much he enjoys "smoking weed in the offseason sometimes," then followed a playoff loss by going to a party in his honor that his coach had told him to skip. This time last month, Howard couldn't be counted on for another reason -- having missed 11 straight games for the second time this season because...