Mavs vs T-Wolves

[MavsFanFinley]

Mavs build off this win tonight.

Looking forward to the Dirk/KG matchup.

Fin continues his hot shooting of late.

Bradley, Raef and Bell play key roles as well.

Mavs win, 106-89.

[LRB]

Mavs 101
TWolves 95

[DTL]

Nash and NVE better show up, too. Who's in the Wolves' backcourt now?

[ma-gaga]

At PG: Troy Hudson/Rod Strickland. Stricklands got hurt in the last game and will be out for a month, which really hurts the Wolves style. Hudson is more of a shooter than passer, and doesn't really setup the Wolves passing game.

At SG: Wally, Kendall Gill. Don't know who'll start. Wally is still working his way back into the starting lineup after missing 30 something games...

[DIRK BRASIL]

DIRK AGAINST KG!
MAVS 108 x 96 WOLVES
DIRK 30P, 17R
NASH 22
FIN 24P

[MavsFanFinley]

I worry about Nash in this game. We know he can shoot and score, but as of late, he's struggling offensively.

I have no doubt he can outplay Hudson, I just hope he doesn't take it as a challenge of sorts and forget to get the team involved.

[Blonde Bomber]

I look for the Mavs to come out GEEKED against the T-Wolves tonight.

Dallas - 105
T-Pups - 92

[kg_veteran]

Dallas 105
Minnesota 90

[FilthyFinMavs]

So far everytime I have not predicted on the Mavs performance Fin and Dirk seem to shoot well. I will continue to do this till they start shooting bad. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

[David]

The TWolves are in the same division as the Mavs and with over half the season gone, this is their first meeting. I find that to be a scheduling oddity.

[NashFan1341]

<< The TWolves are in the same division as the Mavs and with over half the season gone, this is their first meeting. I find that to be a scheduling oddity. >>



That is strange. It's also weird we've only played SA once.

Back to the T Pups game KG had an interesting quote :

Said Garnett: &quot;We're mindful of [the sweep]. And, I thought, the un-class games that Cuban was playing with the All-Star [balloting].&quot;

Mark Cuban, the Mavericks' owner, actively promoted Nowitzki over Garnett to All-Star voters and came within 7,356 of unseating the Wolves forward as a West starter.

&quot;You can't get caught up in that, because at the end of the day, it's always the Dallas Mavericks vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves,&quot; Garnett said. &quot;But anything in between that can be definitely used for motivation.&quot;

I really don't see anything wrong with what Cuban did...he's passionate about his team &amp; players and wanted to do everything he could to get them the recognition he feels they deserve. I'm predicting Dirk goes off again tonight, he's been playing great and I don't see him stopping tonight. I'm hoping Fin continues to prove that he should've been an all-star, and all i wish for Nash is for him to play smart.

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[centrlpark08]

Mavs 108
T'wolves 94

[#1MavsFan]

Mavs-109
TWolves-83
Fin gets 37 points and shoots above 50%

[Chiwas]

Turned out. 9-8

[Member]

107-101 Mavs

Dirk plays well and Fin lights it up

[Bayliss]

Dirk is having a good scoring game so far. But I want him to start mixing it up on the boards. He is playing good d against Garnett though.

[MavKikiNYC]

JVG nailed it--the zone makes Dallas vulnerable on the boards.

Nash looks great though.

[MavKikiNYC]

GRRRRR!

NVE.

[roadrunner]

<< GRRRRR!

NVE. >>



I second that!

[roadrunner]

The offense looks very crisp so far tonight

[Chiwas]

We have 4 players now against 5 t-w's.

[Member]

Wow are those TNT announcers arguing or what

[Bayliss]

I wonder if we are going to play man to man tonight?

[roadrunner]

<< We have 4 players now against 5 t-w's. >>



Are you referring to NVE's inability to play D?

[MavKikiNYC]

Dunk the ball, sissy!

[MavsFanFinley]

I'm not liking NVE right now. I don't like this freakin lineup out there.

[Bayliss]

Dirk goes out and Garnett goes off.

Raja would have a tough time this game but I'd like to see him play tonight. He would be much better than Griffin. Oh and did you see what I was talking about on smaller people boxing out taller guys? Garnett just snatched that rebound away.

And our big lineup should get a lot of minutes tonight.

[FilthyFinMavs]

I'm not liking that Dirk has 1 rebound righ tnow nor do I like Fin being 2-7.

[roadrunner]

<< I wonder if we are going to play man to man tonight? >>



Not w/o the proper personnel on the floor.

I wonder if the 60% shooting by the Twolves is being lost on Nelson.

[Bayliss]

<< I'm not liking that Dirk has 1 rebound righ tnow >>



Get outr of the zone and his rebounding will be fine.

[Chiwas]

NVE doesn´t play defense, he isn't playing offense (since many games ago) and Nash turns slow and erratic automatically when NVE is on the court.

That is pure underdog ball.

[MavKikiNYC]

Jumbozone.

That was so awkward.

[MavKikiNYC]

And still no rebound.

[MavKikiNYC]

Give the Mantis a peanut.

[Bayliss]

I would love to see them post up Dirk sometime before the half ends.

[Chiwas]

NVE made his play and scored. He also plays better if Nash isn´t on the court.

[roadrunner]

<< NVE doesn´t play defense, he isn't playing offense (since many games ago) and Nash turns slow and erratic automatically when NVE is on the court.

That is pure underdog ball. >>



Absolutely agree.

The only way underdog ball works is when NVE/Nash is hot and/or the opponent is not hitting their shots. Even if they have these things going for them I still don't like seeing them together on the court for more than a few minutes a game.

[MavKikiNYC]

NVE on Wally. How well can that work?

[Member]

Garnett is on fire in the second quarter.

[DTL]

box out and rebound?