Postgame Thread: the Mavs return to relevance in a most dramatic fashion

[Underdog]

Best Mavs game of 2011.

[LonghornDub]

OMG you started this before the game was officially over.

[Rick41]

WE'RE F'ING BACK BITCHES!

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

OMG you started this before the game was officially over.

^^^

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

OMG you started this before the game was officially over.

You must be watching a slow feed...

[mav4ever]

by far i enjoyed this streak being broken more than any other this season thsfar

[Rick41]

JET speaking very boldly in the post game interview.... slow it down brah, one game at a time.

[fluid.forty.one]

boom

[sefant77]

[CadBane]

One game. Hopefully the start of good things though.

Kidd was obviously amazing. Like I said, I just don't understand how a player can look THAT terrible and then suddenly THAT good. If he can play half that well from here on out, I like our chances to at least make a run. But I just don't have a lot of confidence in Kidd to avoid reverting into his play of late.

Sasha was a nice pickup.

We still need a trade.

Tyson gutted things out. Haywood is a chump.

Marion looked great. He's another guy who is sort of Jekyll/Hyde with his game.

[GermanDunk]

[LonghornDub]

Reposted from GDT because nobody answered:

I was switching back and forth between this and the Texas game--did Chandler play the entire second half (except the last few seconds)? He was in there every time i switched.

[Skywalker]

yo, Lakers


TAKE THAT WIT CHEW

[Kante]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

Reposted from GDT because nobody answered:

I was switching back and forth between this and the Texas game--did Chandler play the entire second half (except the last few seconds)? He was in there every time i switched.

Nope, Haywood was in for like 5 minutes.

[jcm28]

I loved how TC came back in the 2nd half and kept playing with the flu. Nothing special, but he has heart.

[Flacolaco]

Well that was the most unexpected thing that has ever happened.

And it was awesome.

[Underdog]

That kid Sasha Pavlovic looked pretty good out there - not just his 11 points on 5-7 shooting, but he really brought a lot of energy.

[jthig32]

Haywood took two of the dumbest shots I've ever seen tonight.

That dude just doesn't give a crap.

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by Underdog

That kid Sasha Pavlovic looked pretty good out there - not just his 11 points on 5-7 shooting, but he really brought a lot of energy.

And he doesnt do stupid things with the ball, he plays within his role. Thats what a roleplayer should do. Thats why Cardinal is a good role player too

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

Reposted from GDT because nobody answered:

I was switching back and forth between this and the Texas game--did Chandler play the entire second half (except the last few seconds)? He was in there every time i switched.

No Haywood came in with like 3 minutes left in the third

[CadBane]

Originally Posted by Underdog

That kid Sasha Pavlovic looked pretty good out there - not just his 11 points on 5-7 shooting, but he really brought a lot of energy.

He's always been known as a pretty scrappy defender, so the offense is actually nice to see for me.

[Bayliss]

And Denver beat Oklahoma City and NJ beat Utah so the Mavs are back to 3rd place.

[xrobx]

Originally Posted by jcm28

I loved how TC came back in the 2nd half and kept playing with the flu. Nothing special, but he has heart.

it was pretty special imo. without chandler in the second half, we probably don't win this game

[mavs777]

Just going to say this: Even if Steveson is struggling and when Booby comes back, I really hope Rick gives him some minutes, his defense doesn't slump

[fluid.forty.one]

Originally Posted by Bayliss

And Denver beat Oklahoma City and NJ beat Utah so the Mavs are back to 3rd place.

The sky is(n't) falling!

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by jthig32

Haywood took two of the dumbest shots I've ever seen tonight.

That dude just doesn't give a crap.

The best (read: worst) part is that you can totally tell about 1-2 seconds before whenever he's about to do that. Every time.

[Thomas86]

Originally Posted by jthig32

Haywood took two of the dumbest shots I've ever seen tonight.

That dude just doesn't give a crap.

Yea he did...that fade away over Bynum hurt my eyes.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Bayliss

And Denver beat Oklahoma City and NJ beat Utah so the Mavs are back to 3rd place.

...just like that!

Day: made.

[fluid.forty.one]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

The best (read: worst) part is that you can totally tell about 1-2 seconds before whenever he's about to do that. Every time.

Basically any time he gets the ball within 15 feet.

[fluid.forty.one]

eww we have a tough back-to-back tomorrow...

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

eww we have a tough back-to-back tomorrow...

and since we arent the Spurs Boozer will be back

Edit: Or not

Carlos Boozer is likely to miss Thursday's game against the Mavericks, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The Bulls are officially listing Boozer as day-to-day, but the writers following the team all seem to think the power forward is a ways off. The Tribune says "several in the organization" expressed concern that Boozer will miss two more games. Taj Gibson has proven to be a must-start in all formats when Boozer is out. Jan. 19 - 12:24 pm et

But hey, another game for a long contested Gibson three

[Bayliss]

Postgame Recap

Dirk-He looked fine tonight. Not a good scoring game and didn't shoot well. But out of his 10 misses, 4-5 of them came from basically layups. And part of that was no lift. He got beat a few times on defense.. but he is such a better player next to Chandler.

Chandler- Way to gut it out. He was big in the second half. There is worlds difference between he and Haywood. Chandler protects the paint so well.

Kidd-Best gme all year? Not sure what happened but he gained confidence tonight. Tonight he didn't look like a scared 10 year old girl... he actually shot it with confidence... no hesitation.

Sasha-What a good performance. I'll eat crow. He played well. Did a lot of little things. But when he got an opportunity to score... he did.

Marion-Brought a nice game all around. Defense was really good, and when his little shots around the basket go in... he is a really good player.

Terry-Still can't dribble worth a damn but he did find his shot.

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

The best (read: worst) part is that you can totally tell about 1-2 seconds before whenever he's about to do that. Every time.

Yep. He gets a little gitty-up in his step that isn't there most of the time.

Ok, I want to stop talking about Haywood now. It's making me grumpy.

[Rick41]

Originally Posted by Bayliss

And Denver beat Oklahoma City and NJ beat Utah so the Mavs are back to 3rd place.

Boom. That's how it's done.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

eww we have a tough back-to-back tomorrow...

Just another opportunity to prove to the NBA that we're back!

[CadBane]

Originally Posted by jthig32

Yep. He gets a little gitty-up in his step that isn't there most of the time.

Ok, I want to stop talking about Haywood now. It's making me grumpy.

He's like a windup doll. He goes into this absurd spin move from ten feet out that looks like a slow motion tornado.

[GermanDunk]

Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

eww we have a tough back-to-back tomorrow...

Yes, and it´s your turn again. Good GDT-Job.

[FINtastic]

Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

Basically any time he gets the ball within 15 feet.

He seems to have a moment every few games where he thinks he suddenly gained the powers of Hakeem Olajuwon.

Unfortunately, it's usually proved seconds later that he's still Brendan Haywood.

[Robillion]

I missed this one ... Im trying to find a website that has a torrent of the game to download.

[Rick41]

Jon Barry being a sour puss on ESPN right now.

Dude needs to GTFO.