GDT 17 | Dallas @ Cavs | Nov 28th 2009 | 630 CST - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

GermanDunk · 11-28-2009, 04:44 AM

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left texas · 11-28-2009, 05:54 AM

Ok GermanDunk you and the Mavs get tested tonight. Let's keep the string alive. Go Mavs!!!

esoteric562 · 11-28-2009, 06:01 AM

were gonna rock them cavs! GO MAVERICKS!!!

left texas · 11-28-2009, 06:39 AM

Some very interesting (though not good) stats of the Mavs vs Cavs, I hope current trends are in play. As stated Dirk should be rested after sitting out the 4th quarter last night.

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The Dallas Mavericks can't seem to do anything wrong on the road these days.

Last season against the Cleveland Cavaliers, they couldn't do anything right.

The Mavericks look to win a sixth straight road game for the first time since their record-setting 2006-07 season Saturday night against the Cavaliers, who have historically frustrated Dirk Nowitzki.

Dallas (12-4) has been without Josh Howard for all but three games as he recovers from ankle surgery, but it's shown no ill effects from missing a player who averaged 18.0 points in 2008-09.

Nowitzki has averaged a career-high 27.1 points through the season's first month, scoring more than 30 five times. He had 31 in three quarters Friday at Indiana before sitting out the fourth quarter of a 113-92 win, which came two days after a 130-99 victory in Houston.

"I don't really know what happened, but our offense really seems to click, really everybody is shooting the ball," Nowitzki said.

The Mavericks haven't won six in a row away from home since a 6-0 road trip from March 18-27, 2007, during their franchise-best 67-15 regular season.

Nowitzki should be well rested as Dallas heads to Cleveland for the first time since a 102-74 loss on March 29, when LeBron James scored 24 points and Mo Williams added 22 for the Cavaliers.

Nowitzki scored 20 in that defeat and shot 7 of 23, still a step up from when he finished with a season-low eight points in a 100-81 home loss to Cleveland on Nov. 3. Nowitzki is shooting 34.4 percent in his last five games against the Cavaliers, and his 20.4-point career average versus Cleveland is his second-lowest against any opponent.

His field-goal percentage (42.0) is by far his worst.

If the Cavaliers (11-5) are to continue holding down Nowitzki, they'll need to defend him far tighter than they guarded Gerald Wallace on Friday in Charlotte. Wallace finished with game highs of 31 points and 14 rebounds and Cleveland lost 94-87 despite the return of Shaquille O'Neal to its starting lineup.

The Cavaliers entered the game as the NBA's best 3-point shooting team but shot 6 of 28 (a season-low 21.5 percent) while Wallace -- 3 of 21 from beyond the arc coming in -- went 3 of 7 for the Bobcats.

Cleveland's larger concern is the trend of stagnant play with O'Neal on the floor. The Cavaliers went 5-1 and averaged 102.0 points while shooting 49.8 percent in the six games O'Neal missed with a shoulder injury, but are 6-4 and scoring 96.1 points on 45.6 percent shooting when the veteran center has played.

"While he was out, things just flowed because we were playing loose," said James, who had six turnovers Friday and is averaging a career-high 3.9. "I think it's still an adjustment period. With our full lineup we haven't really had much playing time. We haven't had enough games with him in the lineup for coach to figure out how to adjust and what's best for us to play."

O'Neal averaged 20.0 points and shot 70.6 percent in his last three games versus Dallas while with Phoenix last season.

"He's going to be our guy," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown told the NBA's official Web site. "He's going to be there for our playoff run, so we've just got to get used to whoever's out on the floor because he's going to be there."

Dallas' Jason Terry, the reigning sixth man of the year, is averaging 18.1 points but has been held to 8.7 on 24.2 percent shooting during the Mavericks' three-game losing streak to Cleveland.

Underdog · 11-28-2009, 10:05 AM

The Mavs are gonna beat Cleveland so badly that LeBron will retire from basketball because there isn't enough money in the world to justify taking an ass-whoopin' of such magnitude!

Kante · 11-28-2009, 10:12 AM

Quinton Ross (back) is with the team. Says Fisher, would be good.

DirktyBlue · 11-28-2009, 10:38 AM

i don't feel good about this game. Shaq is getting a lot of heat for not fitting into their lineup..so he will be looking to make some noise. what matchups can we throw on shaq, varejao and Big Z?

Underdog · 11-28-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DirktyBlue

i don't feel good about this game. Shaq is getting a lot of heat for not fitting into their lineup..so he will be looking to make some noise. what matchups can we throw on shaq, varejao and Big Z?

The way Shaq has been playing lately, you just let Shaq take care of Shaq...

(Barea could probably cover him nicely too...)

sefant77 · 11-28-2009, 11:03 AM

Let us outplay Shaq with speed like Hollins did last season in a game.

I just hope we dont play 5 against 8...

mavsfan1000 · 11-28-2009, 11:15 AM

I would like to see Tim Thomas at center. No way Shaq can get out and guard him. Same thing when Ilgauskas is in the game. Their slow centers need to get exposed. Gooden is more of interior player and might not be able to hit the open J from the perimeter as I'm sure he will get many of those due to laziness from Shaq.

EricaLubarsky · 11-28-2009, 11:31 AM

Gooden is probably the most solid defensively and has range out to about 20ft which is plenty. Thomas has shown some amazing upper body strength so far this season as well as some amazingly youthful-yet-wily post and driving moves. He isnt posting up Shaq, but he's pretty coldblooded from three.

I like Hump and he has excellent, fundamental footwork when he puts in the effort but he rarely is aggressive enough to really do much more than move and put his arms up.

12 Tone Melodies · 11-28-2009, 11:32 AM

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Nov 28, 2009
Dallas @ Cleveland--Joe Crawford, Scott Wall, Zach Zarba

DirktyBlue · 11-28-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000

I would like to see Tim Thomas at center. No way Shaq can get out and guard him. Same thing when Ilgauskas is in the game. Their slow centers need to get exposed. Gooden is more of interior player and might not be able to hit the open J from the perimeter as I'm sure he will get many of those due to laziness from Shaq.

I hope Gooden doesn't get too happy with his jumper. If we can play LeTravel 1 on 1, that gives us a few more options.

sefant77 · 11-28-2009, 12:01 PM

Gooden doesnt need to jack up jumper, he has to run like crap like Hollins did for easy points because Shaq is still running back to defense....

Lor20 · 11-28-2009, 12:06 PM

looking forward to see what marion/ross can do vs lebron. if shaq plays we have a good chance at winning. they are quite a bit better without him.

LonghornDub · 11-28-2009, 12:36 PM

We're going to beat them so badly that they'll wish they had all been shot in the face by Delonte West.

fluid.forty.one · 11-28-2009, 01:36 PM

crush them

EricaLubarsky · 11-28-2009, 01:58 PM

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We're going to beat them so badly that they'll wish they had all been shot in the face by Delonte West.

The last thing we need is a bipolar motorcycle gangster with guitar cases full of sawed off shotguns mad at us...

LSMF · 11-28-2009, 03:12 PM

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The last thing we need is a bipolar motorcycle gangster with guitar cases full of sawed off shotguns mad at us...

I'm not making fun off the guy since its obvious that he's not mentally healthy but I've always got a laugh out of these comments from him earlier in the season.
An excerpt from this article: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/11/d...ke-much-sense/

West, who is bipolar and is facing six weapons charges from a Sept. 17 incident in Maryland in which police say he was carrying on a three-wheeled motorcycle three loaded guns and an 8 ½-inch bowie knife, was asked after Wednesday's shootaround how he is progressing after having two leaves of absence during training camp to attend to personal matters. West ended up not playing in the first three games of the season.

"One plus one is two and C always comes out to A and B,'' West said to FanHouse.

West, who hadn't spoken to reporters since media day Sept. 28, was asked what that meant.

"One plus one always be two,'' he said.

West again was asked to clarify.

"One plus one always be two, brother,'' he said.

West declined further comment.

xrobx · 11-28-2009, 03:17 PM

if we win this game there's no doubt we are legitimate championship contenders, in my mind at least

LSMF · 11-28-2009, 03:23 PM

I think this is a game where Josh's length would have really helped, well I hope we give our all and get the win. It should be a tough game but we should be able to pull this one out. 100-91 Mavs.

fluid.forty.one · 11-28-2009, 03:23 PM

Beating the Lakers AND the Cavs on the road *would* be pretty impressive.

AO41 · 11-28-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LSMF

I think this is a game where Josh's length would have really helped, well I hope we give our all and get the win. It should be a tough game but we should be able to pull this one out. 100-91 Mavs.

agree, but this is also the game where Josh stupidity and bad shots and not doing anything after the first quarter and more bad shots and killing ball movement and just him being Josh would hurt and I am fine with his sitting

GOO MAVS

tgfan · 11-28-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sefant77

Let us outplay Shaq with speed like Hollins did last season in a game.

I just hope we dont play 5 against 8...

Yep, make Shaq run. He won't last long in the game. Can't double LeBron, either. Let him get his, don't come off their outside shooters.

Sportstudi · 11-28-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 12 Tone Melodies

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Nov 28, 2009
Dallas @ Cleveland--Joe Crawford , Scott Wall, Zach Zarba

SMC0007 · 11-28-2009, 05:21 PM

Lets gets going, it's basketball time

horse900703 · 11-28-2009, 05:51 PM

good game, if we play like the past two games, we can win this one. lets go mavs!!!

monty55555 · 11-28-2009, 06:50 PM

Go Mavericks!!!

fluid.forty.one · 11-28-2009, 06:52 PM

my prediction - Dirk hits 20,000 points tonight.

AO41 · 11-28-2009, 07:06 PM

Links?? pleaseee

Lor20 · 11-28-2009, 07:09 PM

Dirk just needs 4 points to pass Walter Davis for 37th all time in scoring.

GermanDunk · 11-28-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AO41

Links?? pleaseee

No worries. Everything is going it´s plan

GermanDunk · 11-28-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AO41

Links?? pleaseee

Should do - there are some more games. Rest is chinese p2p. We found out, this one is reliable.

Go Mavericks !

Sportstudi · 11-28-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GermanDunk

Should do - there are some more games. Rest is chinese p2p. We found out, this one is reliable.

Go Mavericks !

Another one (for IE only): Link

One more

GermanDunk · 11-28-2009, 07:24 PM

backup

sefant77 · 11-28-2009, 07:30 PM

Ok, let us see which link is the best then

Sportstudi · 11-28-2009, 07:35 PM

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backup

lol, you just copied mine

GermanDunk · 11-28-2009, 07:36 PM

^ Sorry. I rep you asap

fluid.forty.one · 11-28-2009, 07:37 PM

umm

Screw league pass. Seriously. Playing the wrong game... AGAIN.

Sportstudi · 11-28-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GermanDunk

^ Sorry. I rep you asap

gave you some as well