GDT: Gunning for 13. Milwaukee @ Dallas , December 13, 7:30 p.m. central - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

mavs777 · 12-13-2010, 01:57 PM

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=301213006

The Dallas Mavericks have won 12 straight while the Milwaukee Bucks have lost five consecutive on the road and seven in a row in Dallas.

The Mavericks hope all of those streaks continue Monday night when they look to match their longest win streak from last season.

Dallas (19-4) won 103-97 over Utah on Saturday to move within one of its 13-game run Feb. 17-March 10. The Mavericks don't seem impressed by it as they close in on their 17-game franchise-record mark set Jan. 27-March 11, 2007.

"I don't think the team really cares about the win streak," coach Rick Carlisle told the Mavericks' official website. "Our core guys that have been here a long time, they've been on streaks a lot longer than this. These guys won 17 in a row one year. That part of it isn't a novelty to our team. We're a veteran team and we're trying to become a great team."

Dirk Nowitzki has been great, averaging 25.0 points and shooting a career-high 56.8 percent. Nowitzki is shooting 69.9 percent in his last five games after making 10 of 12 shots for 31 points and 14 rebounds Saturday.

"He's on a great run," Carlisle said. "You're not going to shoot 10 for 12 every night, but a guy of his skill level is capable of it."

Milwaukee (9-13), which drafted and traded away Nowitzki in 1998, enters with 2-8 records on the road and against Western Conference foes. The Bucks also haven't won in Dallas since a 110-107 victory Dec. 30, 2002.

A 3-1 homestand, though, has given Milwaukee confidence. The Bucks went 1-4 as Andrew Bogut missed five games with back spasms before the center returned to average 20.8 points and 16.0 rebounds in the last four games.

"I'm doing much more treatment than I was in preseason and it's responding well," he said. "So, getting some confidence in the past four games, four double-doubles, I'm going to just keep working."

Bogut had 24 points and 22 rebounds in Saturday's 97-91 victory over Houston. Brandon Jennings scored 19 and John Salmons made 7 of 12 shots for 17 points.

Salmons is averaging 12.8 points on 37.4 percent shooting. He averaged 19.9 and shot 46.7 percent in 30 games for the Bucks after being traded from Chicago last season to help Milwaukee make the playoffs.

"I think we're starting to get used to winning some games. It was tough for us early," Salmons said. "We definitely didn't think we'd start the season off the way we did. But it is what it is. We've just got to try and get back on track and hopefully if we get on a roll, we can forget what happened in the beginning of the season."

The Bucks are averaging a league-low 91.5 points. The Mavs are among the league's best defensive teams, yielding 92.6 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 43.2 percent.

Dallas won two close meetings last season, 115-113 on the road Nov. 16 on Nowitzki's 18-footer at the buzzer and 108-107 on Jan. 26.

mavs777 · 12-13-2010, 01:57 PM

is it too much to ask for a blowout and some dirk and kidd rest?

BGMaverick9 · 12-13-2010, 01:59 PM

probably...Milwaukee is poor in shot selection on offense but they can play tough defense.
They get to the line A LOT, that'll be a concern for the Mavericks. Considering that's been a point of emphasis in practice over the past few days, it's a major priority to keep them off of the line tonight.

mavs777 · 12-13-2010, 02:04 PM

Chandler has his hands full with Bogut tonight

Underdog · 12-13-2010, 02:08 PM

Milwaukee has a habit of winning games they should lose and losing games they should win...

bernardos70 · 12-13-2010, 02:09 PM

Lucky 13 coming!!!

mavs777 · 12-13-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Milwaukee has a habit of winning games they should lose and losing games they should win...

at home yes, there lone good win on the road is NY and that was early in the year

Underdog · 12-13-2010, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mavs777

at home yes, there lone good win on the road is NY and that was early in the year

Well let's not sleep on the Bucks and allow them get their second big road win of the season...

mavs777 · 12-13-2010, 02:13 PM

Milwaukee runs a lot of iso's make them make the extra pass and usually they wont

rabbitproof · 12-13-2010, 02:26 PM

I wanna see the Bucks under 85. Win by 15. Thanks.

fluid.forty.one · 12-13-2010, 02:51 PM

Lets keep this rolling!

edit: grats on 5k rabbit

left texas · 12-13-2010, 02:59 PM

Go Mavs! Keep On Rockin' The House!!

fluid.forty.one · 12-13-2010, 03:18 PM

stickystickystickysticky

I don't get it. The Mods are all regulars.

Windmill360 · 12-13-2010, 03:25 PM

Why can the spurs blow every single team out and we cannot?

41mvp · 12-13-2010, 03:34 PM

Go Mavs!!!
(win or you know what)!!!

Rick41 · 12-13-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mavs777

is it too much to ask for a blowout and some dirk and kidd rest?

Their minutes have been just fine.

fluid.forty.one · 12-13-2010, 03:56 PM

ya it's amazing that we're playing so well with Kidd at a career low 32.8 mpg.

MavsFTR · 12-13-2010, 03:57 PM

Good luck guys. Certainly capable of winning.

rabbitproof · 12-13-2010, 04:13 PM

Thanks F41.

These gotta be the games that keep their minutes low because we wanna be able to play them for their average+5 next week against a real opponent..

Dirkadirkastan · 12-13-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

ya it's amazing that we're playing so well with Kidd at a career low 32.8 mpg.

Kidd hasn't played very well as of late.

sefant77 · 12-13-2010, 04:30 PM

I will shoot myself if i just find links with the Milwaukee guys, they are just terrible

Lor20 · 12-13-2010, 04:40 PM

105 points to go for dirk to catch larry bird in career poitns scored and get to #25 in that category. Wonder if he can do that vs miami....

Kante · 12-13-2010, 05:13 PM

Chandwood need to contain Bogut, don´t allow Jennings and Salmons to go off. Personally i don´t think Jennings is very good, he takes a lot of crap shots but Salmons is a nice player...

NewMexiMav · 12-13-2010, 05:24 PM

All I can say is thank goodness this game is in Dallas and not Milwaukee. The Mavs never play well in the Land of Cheese, but will do fine at home tonight. Bogut will probably get his, but Dirk will be the difference maker.

NoTnERb · 12-13-2010, 06:36 PM

I wont be able to watch the game cause of my darn finals but before i go to school i just want to say, lets go mavs! Win this one for me

deamon · 12-13-2010, 06:56 PM

13th straight win in 13th day of month, just beat them by 13!
Go Mavs!

b_o_r · 12-13-2010, 06:57 PM

Is Gooden playing? He was a tough cover for Dirk the last last time they played each other. I wish we still had him

DevinHarriswillstart · 12-13-2010, 07:13 PM

Why are people so infatuated with blowouts? Those are boring to watch.

Go Mavs!

fluid.forty.one · 12-13-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lor20

105 points to go for dirk to catch larry bird in career poitns scored and get to #25 in that category. Wonder if he can do that vs miami....

Lets get it tonight!

j0Shi · 12-13-2010, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Windmill360

Why can the spurs blow every single team out and we cannot?

They play a slightly higher pace with an incredible higher offensive efficiency. Certainly one of the best, if not THE best offense in the NBA. And they picked up their championship winning defense lately. That certainly helps. Mavs are dead last in Points in the Paint and Spurs are 4th in Fastbreak Points. Plus I refer to what Cuban said this weekend:

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We try to win games instead of focusing on executing 48 minutes so that we're championship caliber.

Spurs certainly capable of doing that.

For tonight I can't really see a blowout. Bucks not a team that you seperate by a wide margin. Their losing margin has been -8.9 this season and besides losing ugly in Utah they didn't had a really bad game otherwise this season. Mavs had their chances on that regard with Golden State and New Jersey in town.

So prepare for a closer one!

sefant77 · 12-13-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by b_o_r

Is Gooden playing? He was a tough cover for Dirk the last last time they played each other. I wish we still had him

Less than a year ago our center combo was Damp/Gooden

Gooden played like a pro but god, his defense sucked...

mavs777 · 12-13-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Kante

Chandwood need to contain Bogut, don´t allow Jennings and Salmons to go off. Personally i don´t think Jennings is very good, he takes a lot of crap shots but Salmons is a nice player...

Jennings shot selection is poor, Salmons is worse

j0Shi · 12-13-2010, 08:03 PM

Gooden will likely play

xrobx · 12-13-2010, 08:09 PM

remember the game winning shot dirk hit against the bucks last year in overtime? i hope it doesn't come to that again, but that was awesome

j0Shi · 12-13-2010, 08:30 PM

The whole series went crazy last year. Remember Roddy blocking Jennings on possible game-winning shot also. Doens't need to be that close today for me