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GDT:Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks (8:00 pm CDT) 3/20/2010
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Neither the Dallas Mavericks nor the Boston Celtics will enter the playoffs as championship favorites, but both veteran-laden division leaders are trying to prove they can still make deep postseason runs.
While the Celtics look for a fourth consecutive win as they continue their road trip Saturday night in Dallas, the Mavericks will be trying to close their homestand with a 15th victory in 16 games.
Dallas (46-22) may be the more likely club to make noise this spring based on its impressive recent play. The Mavs saw their 13-game winning streak end in a shocking 128-94 home loss to the New York Knicks last Saturday, but they bounced back Wednesday by beating Chicago 113-106.
Newcomer Caron Butler scored a team-high 27 points to help build a big lead, although Dallas squandered much of an 18-point fourth-quarter advantage before finishing off the Bulls.
"We've got to get better at closing out games," reserve guard Jose Juan Barea said. "But as long as we keep getting those leads and as long as we keep getting Ws, it's all fine."
Dallas has a 4 1/2-game cushion on San Antonio in the Southwest Division, and trails Denver by one-half game for second place in the Western Conference.
It should help the Mavs having Jason Terry back in the lineup after the high-scoring reserve missed five games following facial surgery. Terry wore a clear plastic mask Wednesday and was held to nine points -- about eight below his season average -- in 25 minutes.
"He's a factor on the floor because of all the attention he draws," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "He changes the geometry of the rest of the players. Even when he's not scoring, he's a factor."
The win over the Bulls was Dallas' only game in the last six days, but the club's schedule will get significantly busier down the stretch. Starting Saturday, the Mavs play three games in four nights and eight in the next 13 days.
"From here on out ... the games just keep coming till the rest of the season and it should be fun," said star forward Dirk Nowitzki, who had 37 points in a 99-90 win at Boston on Jan. 18, snapping Dallas' four-game losing streak in this series.
It was the Mavericks' first victory over the Celtics since Boston acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007.
Garnett was injured for the Jan. 18 loss -- one of 10 games he had to sit out during the Celtics' 13-16 stretch between Christmas Day and the end of February, as the durability of Boston's aging core came into question.
The Celtics (44-24) have recovered to go 8-3 in March, reestablishing a double-digit lead in the Atlantic Division and pulling into a third-place tie with Atlanta in the East. Perhaps their most impressive win this month was Friday night's 94-87 victory at Houston.
Paul Pierce had 26 points, following up a 29-point effort in Wednesday's win over the Knicks, as Boston held the Rockets to 39.5 percent shooting.
The Celtics are 12-0 when their opponents shoot under 40 percent, but they're not achieving the feat as often as they used to; over the previous two seasons, they were a combined 46-4 when that happened. Allen blamed Boston's defensive problems on the team's performance at the other end.
"Executing offensively, that's been our Achilles' heel, when we've been bad," Allen said. "With bad offense, you put teams in transition, and we don't give our defense a chance."
The Celtics still have the NBA's second-best road record at 23-12, trailing only Cleveland's 25-11 mark.
"The road is hostile," Garnett said. "You expect the worst, and that's what it is. Maybe we're too confident at home."
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03-20-2010, 04:09 AM
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Go Mavs! Rock The House!!
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03-20-2010, 05:46 AM
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We will beat Boston, mark my words unless we lose. lol
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03-20-2010, 07:17 AM
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we can do this!
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03-20-2010, 08:16 AM
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At least after the Celtics get pummeled by Dallas they have a nice episode of Matlock to look forward to in the hotel.
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03-20-2010, 09:57 AM
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03-20-2010, 10:52 AM
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Go Mavs!!!
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03-20-2010, 11:20 AM
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Rasheed Wallace wants "retribution" lmao, now watch him him go 2 of 12 from the field lol
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03-20-2010, 11:23 AM
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I respectfully disagree.
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03-20-2010, 12:18 PM
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http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Mar 20, 2010
Boston @ Dallas--Ron Garretson, Matt Boland, Kevin Fehr
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03-20-2010, 01:13 PM
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Mavs win by about the same margin they win every other game by.
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03-20-2010, 01:17 PM
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mavs win big.
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03-20-2010, 01:20 PM
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Nice game. I´ll hit the sack early today...after the Internazionale-Palermo match.
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03-20-2010, 02:01 PM
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We will see whos cane is bigger.
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03-20-2010, 02:14 PM
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I love how I'm not even worried at all about this game. Honestly, I'd much rather play the Celtics than the T-Wolves at this point...
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03-20-2010, 02:26 PM
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We would kick their asses on a neutral site, but they're a good road team and we get lazy at home.
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03-20-2010, 02:57 PM
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lets go mavs!!!
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03-20-2010, 04:13 PM
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The Mavs will bring their A game tonight.
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03-20-2010, 04:23 PM
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I wouldn´t be surprised if Damp starts today against Perkins.
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03-20-2010, 04:43 PM
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easy win.
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03-20-2010, 04:58 PM
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So...how ironic would it be if this is the game we win by 25+?
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03-20-2010, 05:26 PM
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I'm out in the texas hill country in the middle of no where... and I'm still checking up on my Mavs! let's get the W boys so I can rep our Mavs rowdy loud and proud all around these hills! go Mavs!
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03-20-2010, 07:00 PM
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This is a team Mavs are supposed to beat ! :">
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We need defensive players who have size and athleticism.
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03-20-2010, 07:03 PM
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Uhm, US switched to summer-time ?
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03-20-2010, 07:04 PM
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edit:daylight saving time ?
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03-20-2010, 07:07 PM
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Mavericks be proud!
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We need defensive players who have size and athleticism.
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03-20-2010, 07:48 PM
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Link pleaseeee )
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03-20-2010, 08:11 PM
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Celtics are on a roll, so this game should be a tough test.
Let's Go Mavs!!!! Crush them!
I hate the Boston Celtics!
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03-20-2010, 08:12 PM
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woot woot lets do this!!!!
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03-20-2010, 08:12 PM
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Now it´s onpiped !
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03-20-2010, 08:13 PM
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Thats the right way to start off - run those old Celtics out of the AAC.
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03-20-2010, 08:16 PM
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LOL @ Kevin Garnett acting "tough" once again...
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03-20-2010, 08:17 PM
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wtf was that?
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03-20-2010, 08:17 PM
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Butler has been putrid so far......
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03-20-2010, 08:18 PM
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im liking butlers hustle so far to start the game
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03-20-2010, 08:18 PM
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Good play there but Kidd made a terrible pass.
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03-20-2010, 08:19 PM
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03-20-2010, 08:21 PM
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Marion is looking to go to the rim at every opportunity.
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03-20-2010, 08:21 PM
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Another Marion rejuvenation night!
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