Dallas at Clippers gameday thread

[Waschdel]

The fourth game in five days. Will the Mavs find a way to win? What about Josh - can he play? The Mavs should be tired and need to stay focused. This one has to be won by the will and the dedication. It would be the first time the Mavs win six in a row this season. Go Mavs!! 105 - 99

[akaarod03]

Memo to Waschdel: You should start a game day thread the day of the game...not the night before

[Windmill360]

According to the forum time it is Monday Jan 24. He posted 21 minutes in time.

Anyway.. I think Clips will play very tough against us because we beat them last time and it will be kind of like that Atlanta Hawks showing against us when we went to their place. I think we have learned from that experience and the Mavs will keep it a closer game than that one was. Hopefully we can come out of L.A. with a win.

Very Dangerous game.

[Waschdel]

Originally posted by: akaarod03
Memo to Waschdel: You should start a game day thread the day of the game...not the night before

Memo to aakarod03: I started this thread 44 minutes earlier than you did the night before - so what?
Btw, my day already began but your moon still shines...

Living in Germany I forgot that you´re living in central time and not forum time. My bad...

[akaarod03]

Originally posted by: Waschdel

Memo to aakarod03: I started this thread 44 minutes earlier than you did the night before - so what?
Btw, my day already began but your moon still shines...

Lol

Calm down dude...I'm just stating that it was 11:21 pm Dallas time when you opened the game day thread...I just thought it would be more appropriate to open the game day thread on the actual day of the game...my bad.

[akaarod03]

Originally posted by: Waschdel

Memo to aakarod03: I started this thread 44 minutes earlier than you did the night before - so what?
Btw, my day already began but your moon still shines...

Living in Germany I forgot that you´re living in central time and not forum time. My bad...

It's Ok Waschdel...I doubt starting the game day thread on the day of the game would have made a difference tonight. Although we're 0-3 when the game day thread is not started on the actual day of the game! The Mavs looked slow, tired, unprepared, etc. This was one of the worst games of the season. The fact that the Spurs lost tonight hurts even more.

What is our record when J-Ho does not play? I venture to guess it's below .500.

[seal614]

everyone wants their name on the gameday thread!!

or we're all extremely bored. Take your pick.

- Brian

[#41]

No nailbitter, please! 121-104 Mavs.

[endtroducing]

98-90 Dallas.

[Murphy3]

85-109
Waschdel strarted the game day thread too early...the Mavs lose...dirk gets injured

[#41]

Originally posted by: Murphy3
85-109
Waschdel strarted the game day thread too early...the Mavs lose...dirk gets injured

OMG, didn't know that, are you sure?

[Waschdel]

Originally posted by: Murphy3
85-109
Waschdel strarted the game day thread too early...the Mavs lose...dirk gets injured

Murph rejinxed my fault by orthographic voodoo - thrank you!

[samoan-maverick]

im gonna go to the game, and i gonna watch them destroy the Clippers and i'll probably get jumped with all these Clipper fans, but who cares.

Mavs- 112
Clippers- 95

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: Murphy3
85-109
Waschdel strarted the game day thread too early...the Mavs lose...dirk gets injured

Well, I won't get the score right but maybe the margin of victory.

[mmmfast]

I'll have your back if there is any fan jumping tonight samoan :-) I'll be in the green Dirk P. Diddy.
Mavs have never lost while I was at Staples. Here's to keeping that streak alive.

Mavs - 115
Clips - 103

[V2M]

With Damp and Bradley hurting, I don't think we'll have enough rebounding & defensive presence to stop Brand & Kaman. With Josh probably out, we don't have anyone to stop Maggette. To top 'em all, this is our 4th game in 5 days. I'm hoping for a win but expecting an unfortunate Mavs' loss: 92-103

[EricaLubarsky]

I'm hoping for some more M'Benga!

And Finley to get back on track

[bo319]

Clipps are on a 5 game losing streak...Mavs on a 5 game winning streak.

Magette didn't play Sat. night in NO. If he plays tonight and Josh doesn't...then we are in for a long night.

Magette plays then Clipps win. No Corey...Mavs win.

Mavs 88
Clipps 94

[Don_Didi]

That is the big question. If Corey doesn't play, we must win this one, period. Don't get me wrong, I like Quinton Ross (he played in the Belgian league last season, for the same team Vincent Yarbrough is at now), but even tough he can be an efficient player, he's pretty average. This would compensate for us not having Josh Howard.

The important, the vital thing for tonight, is rebounding. We cannot, I repeat CANNOT let ourselves be dominated again like we did the first three quarters against the Clippers, on the boards that is. People like Elton Brand and Bobby Simmons were just geting too many offensive rebounds, this must improve. Hopefully our centers (especially Damp) will be fit enough to grab a dozen (or facilitate rebounding for his teammates).

Go Mavs!

[Simon2]

I think it will be more of the same. Mavs will be lackadasical in the first three quarters and they'll pull it out in the end.

[AnMan21]

If this game were played tomorrow with another days rest, I'd take the mavs no doubt. With Howard hurting, and the team fatigued, I think this is setting up for a rough night...

[bricklayer]

Watching the game yesterday the anouncers were consitantly harping on how the mavs need to push the ball up the court. I was thinking maybe they weren't doing it because they were tired. Today's second half may even be slower. The game will be closer than the score 98-92 mavs win.

[vinnieponte]

I hate to do this, and it sounds crazy but I think we get dealt a loss. I'm going to get alot of sh$t for this but it comes with the territory. We arrive tired and they get a early lead which we find hard to come back.
Mavs 96
Clips 104

[jayC]

Mavs 99 Clips 77 sound familiar. The mavs come out with a great defensive effort and hold the clips to 38 percent shooting. Damp finishes with 20 points and 10 rebounds his best effort of the season. Dirk has his first career triple double.

[vinnieponte]

Originally posted by: vinnieponte
I hate to do this, and it sounds crazy but I think we get dealt a loss. I'm going to get alot of sh$t for this but it comes with the territory. We arrive tired and they get a early lead which we find hard to come back.
Mavs 96
Clips 104

Damn, Guess I was wright [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

[Bayliss]

I don't like the feel of the next two games. The Mavs don't seem to play well in the Pacific Time Zone.

[Don_Didi]

Guys, Jaric is playing. So, Corey better b eout, or we're screwed. Really, really screwed.

[MavsFanFinley]

Yahoo shows that Howard and Maggette are both out. Stackhouse is starting in Howard's place.

[Murphy3]

what channel is the game on locally?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: MavsFanFinley
Yahoo shows that Howard and Maggette are both out. Stackhouse is starting in Howard's place.

Jaric is available but will play limited minutes...

and I get the Clippers telecast here. I like them quite a bit.

[Murphy3]

come on Fin......don't reach in on a situation like that.

[Murphy3]

ya think Stack will ever realize that he's a bad jumpshooter?

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: Murphy3
ya think Stack will ever realize that he's a bad jumpshooter?

...right at about the same time that Fin realizes he can't dribble...

[Bayliss]

It would be extremely useful if Bradley was available tonight.

[Murphy3]

3-3, 1-1, 2-2...gotta get more looks...

[Murphy3]

dirk...the forgotten man.

[Murphy3]

nice job attacking the rim stack..even a better job getting away with 4-5 steps....

[Bayliss]

And Bradley is in there.

[NoHeartIncluded]

boy stack got away with that one

[NoHeartIncluded]

god, i know it's 4th game in 5 days but fin looks older every day