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GDT: Mavs at Pelicans 12-4-2013
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http://www.nba.com/games/20131204/DALNOP/gameinfo.html By ALAN FERGUSON nba.com Posted Dec 04 2013 1:40AM The New Orleans Pelicans kept their win streak going in their first game without Anthony Davis. They're going to have to get used to his absence. The Pelicans announced this week that Davis will likely miss four to six weeks because of a broken left hand, and they'll try to overcome his absence again as they seek a season-high fourth straight win Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Davis, averaging 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds, suffered a non-displaced fracture of his fifth metacarpal when he hit his hand on the rim in the first quarter of a 103-99 victory in New York on Sunday. Even without their leading rebounder and second-best scorer, the Pelicans managed to outlast Chicago for a 131-128 victory in triple overtime the next night to sweep a three-game trip. Jrue Holiday converted the winning three-point play with 2.6 seconds left, and Ryan Anderson scored a career-best 36 points while helping New Orleans (9-8) move above .500 for the first time since a 3-2 start to last season. "We just put our heart and soul into a game like this and it takes a lot out of you. I'm proud of how we came back and won this one, particularly without (Davis) and Greg (Stiemsma)," coach Monty Williams said. "This win was really about the heart and character of the guys in that locker room." Dallas (11-8) showed some grit of its own in rallying from a 12-point deficit early in the second half Tuesday for an 89-82 win over Charlotte. Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 of his team-best 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Mavericks, losers in four of their previous five, held the Bobcats to 15 points in the period. "This was a big game for us with us about to hit the road for a lot of tough games," said Nowitzki, who was 1 of 10 from the floor in the first half. Dallas ended a stretch in which it played seven of nine at home. The Mavericks, 2-6 on the road, will begin a four-game trip with this matchup. The Pelicans, 5-3 on their own floor, had a four-game home win streak snapped in their most recent game at New Orleans Arena, a 102-101 loss to Golden State on Nov. 26. The Mavericks have won three straight over the Pelicans, including the last two in New Orleans. They won the final two matchups in 2012-13 by a combined 30 points, including a 107-89 road victory April 14. Nowitzki has topped 20 points in back-to-back games for the first time since the first three contests this season. He's averaged a team-best 20.0 points during the three-game win streak against New Orleans. Mavericks leading scorer Monta Ellis is getting his first opportunity to face the Pelicans while in a Dallas uniform. He's averaged 24.6 points in his last eight matchups with New Orleans. Anderson has topped 30 points in two consecutive games for the first time, and is averaging 18.0 in his last five against Dallas. Tyreke Evans has averaged 23.0 points on 68.4 percent shooting in his last three games versus the Mavericks but two of those were during starts for Sacramento. Evans hasn't started in any of his first 17 games with New Orleans. The Pelicans haven't won four straight since Jan. 5-11 and started that streak with a 99-96 overtime win in Dallas. Last edited by EricaLubarsky; 12-04-2013 at 11:22 PM. |
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12-04-2013, 07:16 AM
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Nice! 2-0 on a b2b would be something i like...
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12-04-2013, 09:07 AM
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Good man, dobber.
FRIGGIN' GO MAVS!
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12-04-2013, 11:05 AM
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No Brow? No excuses.
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12-04-2013, 11:12 AM
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The Mavs have suffered some strange losses in NO. But the days of "The Hive" are over. Easy win.
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As long as we play a better first half than last night, shouldn't be a problem.
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12-04-2013, 12:29 PM
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Good thing we don't have to deal with Anthony Davis... Should be a fairly easy game, I fully expect a W
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12-04-2013, 02:00 PM
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I think that Wright would be a good matchup for Davis. Daly just isn't good enough and Blair is just too slow and short. I think we caught a nice break having him out, but I'm also knocking on wood.
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12-04-2013, 04:04 PM
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I'd bet on the Mavs at 1:1 odds
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12-04-2013, 04:26 PM
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Dirk on Aminu and Marion on Anderson? Then switch every pick Anderson sets.
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12-04-2013, 07:53 PM
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This picture is pretty awesome.
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12-04-2013, 08:00 PM
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expect N.O to blow the mavs out
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12-04-2013, 08:11 PM
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Dirk and/or Blair need to force Anderson to put the ball on the floor.
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12-04-2013, 08:14 PM
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Wish Monta and/or Dirk take that to the rim.
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12-04-2013, 08:17 PM
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Say what you want about the lack of free throws but the Mavs just do not put pressure on teams to foul them. So many shots are just long twos.... very rarely do the Mavs take the ball around the rim and force the defense to grab/hold/hack at the attempt around the rim.
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12-04-2013, 08:22 PM
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Nice play Calderon!
Dirk would have gotten the foul call had he stayed with the play.... he kind of bounced off the contact instead o making it more impactful. |
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12-04-2013, 08:22 PM
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Just so many posters tonight.
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Hey, Bayliss.
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12-04-2013, 08:25 PM
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Lazy pass by Vince.
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12-04-2013, 08:26 PM
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More of that please, Mr Ellis
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12-04-2013, 08:32 PM
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Larkin is back to the bench. Mekel gets the back up duties.
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12-04-2013, 08:34 PM
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See Dirk... put the pressure on the d... get rewarded at the line.
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12-04-2013, 08:35 PM
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Damn. Come on Dirk... leading the league and brick one... and almost miss another.
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12-04-2013, 08:37 PM
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Yeah Shane has been poor lately.
He really needs to learn a floater around the rim. He is not going to be able to finish a lot unless he has a shot to get guys on their heels..... Wish he had some summer league and training camp to try and get up to speed though. |
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12-04-2013, 08:39 PM
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That was a sh*tty fastbreak.
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12-04-2013, 08:40 PM
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Mekel should get credited for that turnover. He caused Crowder to get the charge.
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12-04-2013, 08:40 PM
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I like how Mekel plays. But he shouldn't be worried about shooting right now.
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The floater is a problem as well but that usually takes a while to get right, he isn't doing anything right offensively at the moment.
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12-04-2013, 08:43 PM
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With this unit on the court Dirk should be hoisting.....
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12-04-2013, 08:43 PM
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And then gel goes to the rim like a wuss also.
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12-04-2013, 08:44 PM
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Dirk is shooting really tough shots tonight. And it really isn't because of being doubled.
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