GDT Mavs@Warriors 10:30ET: Extending the Lam Lam winning streak

[sefant77]

We believe

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle is trying some new combinations in the wake of the messy departure of Lamar Odom.

Carlisle's Mavericks begin a critical four-game road trip over a five-day span Thursday night when they meet the Golden State Warriors.

Dallas (32-26) won for the first time in eight tries without Odom with a 110-100 home victory over Sacramento on Tuesday. Odom and the Mavericks mutually agreed to part ways Monday, and one day later, owner Mark Cuban said the final straw was an exchange he had with the forward during Saturday's 94-89 loss at Memphis.

Without Odom, Dallas avoided a third straight loss with six players reaching double figures.

"We've got a lot of veterans in here and we've been through worse than that,'' Terry said when asked about Odom's departure. ''We wish him the best in his future endeavors, but that's now all in the past and we are focused on the job at hand, and that's making the playoffs.''

The Mavericks are in a three-way tie for sixth place in the Western Conference with Denver and Houston. Those teams are 1 1/2 games ahead of ninth-place Utah.

Carlisle led the team through an intense workout Wednesday in San Francisco after the Mavericks traveled west early to prepare for this trip. The coach gave 7-footer Yi Jianlian his first minutes in four games Tuesday and has indicated he will continue to mix and match who he puts on the floor.

"We have a lot of things to work on with our chemistry," Carlisle told the Mavericks' official website. "We're gonna have some different rotations with our second unit and there's gonna be fluidity with it. So, you know, we've gotta get together quickly really on both sides of the ball."

Another player Carlisle is counting on now is Brandan Wright, who is averaging 12.7 points on 60.7 percent shooting in his last three games. Wright will play at Golden State (22-35) for the first time since he spent his first two-plus years with the Warriors.

The 6-foot-10 forward missed Dallas' 111-87 loss at Golden State on March 10 due to a concussion. That matchup, however, won't be indicative of what to expect in this rematch.

Jason Kidd sat out that night with the Mavs playing for the third time in as many nights. Kidd returned Tuesday after missing four games with a groin strain and had seven points and seven assists.

Dallas won't have to worry about facing Monta Ellis this time. Ellis, who had 20 points in last month's meeting, was dealt to Milwaukee on March 14.

Stephen Curry, meanwhile, started for the Warriors as Ellis' backcourt mate. The third-year guard has been out since March 11 due to his troublesome right ankle.

Golden State has dropped nine of 11 and will have to regroup quickly after Wednesday's 118-110 loss at Portland. David Lee had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Golden State, which lost 123-84 to Denver on Monday.

"That may be an excuse for other teams, but for us that's unacceptable,'' said coach Mark Jackson about his absences. "The last two games we haven't been ourselves."

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/maveric...4304--nba.html

[Kante]

Same again, nothing less than a win would be emberassing!

[purplefrog]

Mavs 103
Warriors 87

Dirk with 21 and 9
Vince scores 17 and grabs 7 boards
Matrix goes 15 and 10 with 3 blocked shots.

Mavs win game #2 of what will be a 3 game win streak....

[4Dirk1Nowitzki]

payback must be on the mavs mind, we were embarrassed there last time.

[iella]

Braving Oracle with my Dirk shirt.

[GhostFace]

These trigger happy fools gonna get what's coming to them. Looking to see if we can ride the momentum from the SAC game, especially our bench and hopefully Dirk comes alive tonight and ends that shooting slump. LETS GOOOO MAVVVVVSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[j0Shi]

Let's showcase Odom.

[EricaLubarsky]

Blowout! Golden State held to 28% shooting including an 8pt second quarter.

Mavs score 33 in the third and in the fourth Kelenna gets some burn against his old team. 8minutes of bench-emptying closes the final score gap to only 13 after being up 28.

[41mvp]

Another must win game.
So let's GO Mavs!!!

[C_Man]

We need some losses. Sixth place will mean Lakers in the first round. That's the last team I want to face.

[balldontliez]

[FromDownTown!]

Need this win! Any word on D-West? I remember him hurting his injured hand against Sac.

[JeffViggiano]

Roddy's game...

[adonis]

JRich, Barnes and Harrington combine for 15 3 pointers.


Oh wait

[Kante]

Originally Posted by adonis

JRich, Barnes and Harrington combine for 15 3 pointers.


Oh wait

Add Baron Davis to it...

[CapitanObvious]

Easy win.

(I will have another shot at this)
Predictions:

Monster game from Wright, he'd love to demolish his old team = 15+ pts, 7+ rebounds, 2+ blocks
Roddy plays good, nothing stellar but good. = 10+ points, 5+ rebounds, 3+ assists
Dirkie boy with the usual 20+ points
Rest for Kiddo so maybe 7+ assists
JET with 15+ pts
Matrix with 8+ rebounds

Git 'r done

[some1nw]

if more than 3 mavs struggle offensively tonight, it is a shame then. The Warriors just wanna outscore their opponents and hopefully we gonna take an advantage of it. Go mavs!

[GhostFace]

Going for two wins in a row and can't even get this stickied, come on guys.

[Kante]

Mavs starters: Kidd, West, Marion, Dirk and Haywood

Hopefully better than yesterday...

[tgfan]

Originally Posted by Kante

Mavs starters: Kidd, West, Marion, Dirk and Haywood

Hopefully better than yesterday...

Yes, and hopefully B. Wright comes in early in the first qtr.

[chumdawg]

I don't know about you guys...but I am getting nerrrrrrrvyous!

[Underdog]

Chicago & Miami going into overtime... We might be starting late(r) tonight.

[fluid.forty.one]

go mavs

[Bayliss]

This is what I wish TNT would spread their games out. Now I will miss pretty much the entire first quarter because of the Heat-Bulls game.

[Bayliss]

Didn't realize it was on FSSW. Yay.

[chumdawg]

Boy, we're not two minutes into thing, and the Dubs are already kicking our ass on the glass. Come on, boys!

[EricaLubarsky]

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/1...mavericks.html

[GhostFace]

Fuck you TNT, seriously.

[EricaLubarsky]

BT Dubs....screw the Heat

[Bayliss]

A drive by Dirk in which he doesn't do an underhanded scoop shot to avoid contact would be nice.

[clutch#41]

Originally Posted by GhostFace

Fuck you TNT, seriously.

the game is on fox sports!

[Kante]

No-call, wow... Like that T!

[GhostFace]

Originally Posted by clutch#41

the game is on fox sports!

I don't have any form of cable. And on FirstRow, the links are only showing the Miami v Bull games.

[Bayliss]

Wright was such a good acquisition. Had Carlisle played him at the 4 instead of Odom at the start of the year... Mavs may have a few more wins. He is so active and can finish around the rim.

[GhostFace]

Is that Hindi music in the background? awesome.

[chumdawg]

This 34...he's an interesting kid!

[chumdawg]

Kaboomtown!

[Kante]

Nice ending, good pass by Roddy!

[GhostFace]

DIRK +3 AT THE BUZZER. Hells yes!

[EricaLubarsky]

DIRK