How about Brendan Haywood with his 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks?
The fact that we don't have to double their bigs anymore is absolutely pivotal.
The defense tonight was brilliant. Stevenson is simply going to carve a spot for himself on this team. He provides a ton of hustle, really nice size and good defense on the perimeter.
This is a game where you can really sense the Mavs could give this Lakers team a problem. All of a sudden the Mavs look like a pretty big, physical team. God... how much did that trade rock? And we didn't even have Caron Butler tonight!
There's a reason to wear a large smile right now in Dallas. We beat the Lakers, and we beat them with a healthy squad. That's a huge statement game for us.
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