03-06-2016, 08:53 AM
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GDT: Mavs @ Nuggets 4PM - 3-6-16
Dallas' failed attempt at beating a sub-.500 team to complete its homestand has a real possibility to haunt it down the road as it tries to hang on to a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
That's mostly because after visiting the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, the Mavericks won't see another non-postseason contender for nearly three weeks.
Dallas (33-29) is clinging to sixth place in the West one-half game head of Portland, but an extended slump could wind up pushing it out of playoff position altogether. Instead of taking advantage of a Sacramento team playing the second night of a back-to-back and entering 11 games under .500, the Mavericks fell 104-101 on Thursday to finish 4-2 on their homestand.
Chandler Parsons scored 28 points and is averaging 25.3 while shooting 62.3 percent from the field -- 51.9 from 3-point range -- over his last four, with Dallas winning the previous three. It shot just 24.1 percent from 3 against the Kings, though, and fell behind by as many as 14.
"This is a team that we should beat, that we're playing for something much bigger and more than they are," Parsons said. "This is the type of loss that kind of bites you in the butt, that you wish you could have back in a couple of weeks."
Dirk Nowitzki missed all five of his 3s while finishing with 16 points and five turnovers. He's shooting 21.4 percent from long range over his last four.
"We've got to salvage this with what we did well and go to Denver, making sure we take care of that one," said Wesley Matthews, who had four points while hitting 2 of 9 from the floor. "We've got another home stretch that we need to take care of."
Indeed the Mavericks return home for three straight after facing the Nuggets (24-38), but the teams visiting aren't pushovers. The Los Angeles Clippers come in to finish Dallas' back-to-back set Monday, followed by East playoff contenders Detroit on Wednesday and Indiana on Saturday.
The Mavericks then face Charlotte, East-leading Cleveland and NBA-best Golden State before a home-and-home with Portland to complete their difficult stretch. Not until a rematch with Sacramento on March 27 will Dallas play another team currently below .500.
It'll try not to look past the Nuggets after winning the previous two meetings this season at home. The last matchup in Denver finished with the Mavericks winning a wild 144-143 double-overtime thriller April 10 despite a career-high 47 points from Danilo Gallinari.
Gallinari, though, has sat out the last three and is expected to miss at least a month with an ankle injury. That's bad news for an already thin Nuggets team that has dropped six of its last eight.
Denver has lost two of three to open a seven-game homestand after Brook Lopez tapped in a teammates' miss with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to give Brooklyn a 121-120 victory Friday.
Emmanuel Mudiay finished with 25 points and Gary Harris added a career high-tying 21, but the Nuggets allowed the Nets to shoot 50.5 percent from the field.
"Our defense was awful (in the first half). It was a joke how badly we defended," coach Michael Malone said. "Second half was much better, but when are we going to learn our lesson? You cannot pick and choose when you are going to defend."
Parsons scored 27 points in the last meeting, but he's averaging just 12.8 in five career games in Denver.
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03-06-2016, 01:09 PM
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We gotta start taking every game serious and the vets need to show some leadership.
This team can beat nearly every team in the league when it tries....effort definitely needs to be there against sub-500 teams.
No excuse for that loss at home to Kings.
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03-06-2016, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rimrocker
We gotta start taking every game serious and the vets need to show some leadership.
This team can beat nearly every team in the league when it tries....effort definitely needs to be there against sub-500 teams.
No excuse for that loss at home to Kings.
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We can also lose to nearly every team in the league. And I don't really buy that we can beat nearly every team in the league. The last two months certainly don't reflect that.
And I agree about that loss to the Kings. That loss was the ultimate reminder that this team isn't anywhere near contention.
And today is set up for a loss. Mavs suck at afternoon Sunday games and against Denver in Denver where the air is thin? Yuck.
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03-06-2016, 01:43 PM
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Yeah I'm not excited at all about an afternoon game in Denver given this team's track record... Then again just when I think I've figured this team out they go and prove me wrong. I just want to see more aggressiveness. We had like 6 ft's to 30 3's or something against Kings. We had tons of points in the paint yet it seemed most of them came from Parsons and Lee. Just be aggressive and don't settle for jumpers all freaking game, especially if they are not falling and it's a layup drill inside.
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03-06-2016, 02:03 PM
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Early game... Easy loss.
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03-06-2016, 02:43 PM
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come on guys'...
Bluto: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is!
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
MAVS WIN HUGE TODAY!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI
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03-06-2016, 03:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dirt_dobber
come on guys'...
Bluto: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is!
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
MAVS WIN HUGE TODAY!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI
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LOL, I posted a link to that clip a couple weeks ago, similar situation.
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03-06-2016, 03:45 PM
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...a closer win, but a win indeed... Dirk gets a double-double (20 pts. and 10 rbs.), the Chickadee-Nuggets lose another one at home, and the Mavs return to Dallas with renewed confidence to beat the Clipped on Monday....
Mavs - 121
Chickadee-nuggets - 117
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03-06-2016, 04:57 PM
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Same game plan like the last time we beat them.
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03-06-2016, 05:21 PM
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God I hope next season our 6th 7th and 8th man are not pg's. It's been such a headache this season.
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03-06-2016, 05:23 PM
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Something inside would be nice.
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03-06-2016, 05:27 PM
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God I hope next season our 6th 7th and 8th man are not pg's. It's been such a headache this season.
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Which is why it might not be a terrible thing if Deron left. Team is pretty much stuck with Barea and Harris.
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03-06-2016, 05:32 PM
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Augistin shoves Barea...foul on him. Augustin jumps into dirk...foul on him. Yet, Augustin two shots.
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03-06-2016, 05:36 PM
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Augistin shoves Barea...foul on him. Augustin jumps into dirk...foul on him. Yet, Augustin two shots.
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It's crap like this that blows my mind man.... I mean how in the world do you reward a guy who was out of control and looking for a bailout? Just like when Harden runs full steam into 3 dudes and flails his arms... I wouldn't blow one fkin whistle.
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03-06-2016, 05:47 PM
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Love afternoon games. Parsons Dwill and Wes combine for 0 points so far.
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03-06-2016, 05:51 PM
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Love afternoon games. Parsons Dwill and Wes combine for 0 points so far.
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And I love Barea keeping us in it, but the team has no shot if they have to rely on Barea like that on any consistent basis.
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03-06-2016, 06:02 PM
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Omg really? NBA needs to fix this soft flagrant stuff.
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03-06-2016, 06:04 PM
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3:24 into the second quarter and ALL the calls go in favor of the Chickadee-Nuggets... incredible...!
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03-06-2016, 06:08 PM
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Jesus Matthews, what are you doing? You stepped out then get a technical?
Hilarious that Followill praises Matthews playing the most minutes of any Mav on twitter hashtagging him iron man. Well, if you're sucking most of the time, then that really doesn't mean much.
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03-06-2016, 06:10 PM
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1:31 into the second and STILL ALL calls for the Nuggents!
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03-06-2016, 06:10 PM
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Kenneth Faried highlight reel!
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03-06-2016, 06:12 PM
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What an awful way to end the quarter starting with the blown flagrant call leading to four FTs
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03-06-2016, 06:24 PM
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How many more games until David Lee takes over as starter for Zaza? I like his energy off the bench but Zaza doesn't seem to look the same as he did to start the season. And I can't help but feel like having Lee in there would help with these slow starts.
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03-06-2016, 06:26 PM
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Also we rly need more than 2 shot attempts from Dwill and 0 points from Wes. CP doesn't look right tonight either, missing about the easiest NBA layup I've seen this season.
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03-06-2016, 06:28 PM
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Also we rly need more than 2 shot attempts from Dwill and 0 points from Wes. CP doesn't look right tonight either, missing about the easiest NBA layup I've seen this season.
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Good thing Dirk is in a groove right now. Let's keep feeding him!
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03-06-2016, 06:29 PM
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Of course Mudiay is 28 percent from 3 and he's not missing from 3 today. Of course.
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03-06-2016, 06:29 PM
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Our lack of interior presence is so evident today.
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03-06-2016, 06:47 PM
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Run it
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03-06-2016, 06:59 PM
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Back 2 Back 3's by JJ Barea and then Dirk hits a trailing 3 to put mavs up 90-81 Mavs with 9:18 remaining.
My boy Dirk 25 points 9-13!!!
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03-06-2016, 06:59 PM
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That was the team offense Play of the Month!
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03-06-2016, 07:06 PM
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Sheesh....its like Faried is like the only person who sees the ball in the air when smeone shoots it.
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03-06-2016, 07:10 PM
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Mavs making rookie mistakes. We are so far away from contending. That with a veteran lineup on the court. Lee, Parsons, Matthews, Dwill, and JJ Barea.
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03-06-2016, 07:11 PM
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Can't believe I saw 4 guards in there...and it was working.
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03-06-2016, 07:12 PM
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Wes Matthews with a terrible shot attempt. Shocker.
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03-06-2016, 07:13 PM
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Lead down to 1. Mavs 93-Nuggets 92 with 3:44 remaining.
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03-06-2016, 07:14 PM
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Has the game really just turned into chucking up threes?
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03-06-2016, 07:14 PM
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Nuggets up 2. 95-93 Nuggets
Pathetic
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03-06-2016, 07:15 PM
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Back Back 3's for Dwill to give mavs 2 point lead. 99-97 Mavs with under 2 min remaining.
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03-06-2016, 07:15 PM
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This is where the vets finish it
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03-06-2016, 07:16 PM
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Ok so, look for something other than a three point shot.
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