mavs vs. grizzlie game day

[superheadcat]

7 days of non-mavs, some people became occupied for wrong reasons, and others are becoming bored...

not any more! mavs are back in full throttle!

now, for the game:
position by position, mavs are better than grizzlie, including the 5, if the 3 headed center put up reasonably good efforts.
only differences being grizzlie's agressiveness, and tough attitude.

this is a game that mavs' d has to belong to the "we need to" category. let's just see if mavs can "turn it on".

and i promise to keep my mouth shut about mavs' "turning the switch on" for the rest of the regular season, if mavs can win the rest of the games in february.

[Evilmav2]

This is a dangerous game after a seven day layoff, but I think our Mavs will prevail.

Dirk and Nash will shiningly make up for All-Star slights, and help blow out these stupid grizzlies 112-101. (Employee #8 will also shine while posting 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists).

[mary]

This game seems almost impossible to call. But after seven days of being mavless, I refuse to predict a loss.

Mavs 104
Grizz 99

[Drbio]

I hate playing a team like Memphis after a layoff.


Mavs 109-103

[LRB]

This is a real dangerous game for the Mavs. If we just settle for jump shots, we'll likely lose this one. If we mix it up and take it inside and drive a good bit, we'll stand a much better shot. Odds are that our shooting won't be real sharp after the layoff. I also hope we see lots of the 3-headed center.

Mavs 101
Grizz 98

[MavsFanFinley]

Mavs will have to come out with energy and not fall behind early in the game.

I say we win by a dozen, but not sure who comes out leads the way.

[bernardos70]

All we have to do is play Scott Williams.

Dallas by 3

[samoan-maverick]

Pau usually plays good against Dirk, To bad Dirk plays great.

Mavs 109
Griz 94

[MikeB]

This is a very tough open after the all star break...it will depend on the D and whether the refs let us play as tough as the Grizz(last time it was very one-sided). Eddie Najera will supposedly be back tonight...if he has the energy and is not alone we win pretty easily. If we let them score at will and have extreme confidence it will be a hard task to keep them at bay in the 4th.
Here's hoping we show enough determination to shut them down.

Dallas 109
Memphis 102

[PubaNWO]

Wow you guys give the Grizz a lot of credit. They're not the freaking Lakers (when healthy) ppl!

Don't worry I think they give the Grizz a nice @ss whooping....

Mavs 122
Griz 93

[MikeB]

Puba

The reason we give the Grizz credit is:

1)They beat us already in their building
2)They are 30-22 just 3 games behind us
3)They are 19-7 at home

Puba, these aren't your fathers Grizzlies.

[Psychedelic Fuzz]

they haven't been around long enough to be anyone's father's grizzlies...

Mavs win 112-90

[TheBaron]

I'm going to say that this one is going to get a little physical and the Mavs warm up a little late.
Dallas 95
Memphis 104

I'm horrible at predicting games so here's hoping Im wrong. [img]i/expressions/present.gif[/img]

[Chiwas]

Dallas (33-19) at Memphis (30-22), 8 p.m. ET
Grizzlies Have Something to Prove vs. Mavs
2003-04 Stats at a Glance

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 17 (Ticker) -- The Memphis Grizzlies try to defeat the Dallas Mavericks twice in a season for the first time when they match up at The Pyramid.

NBA TV HIGHLIGHTS
NOV. 15
Grizzlies 108, Mavs 101
DEC. 27
Mavs 104, Grizzlies 98
The Grizzlies, who are just 5-28 all time against the Mavericks, including 2-14 at home, snapped an 11-game losing streak in the series with a 108-101 overtime triumph here Nov. 15. The Mavs avenged that defeat in Dallas on Dec. 27, 104-98.


Memphis, who entered the All-Star break at 30-22, had never recorded more than 28 wins in a season prior to this campaign. The Grizzlies are tied for sixth place in the rugged Western Conference standings.

On Wednesday, the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the opener of a five-game homestand, 110-102, for their fifth win in six games.

Pau Gasol scored 22 points, Lorenzen Wright added 16 and 10 rebounds and Jason Williams 15 and 10 assists for the Grizzlies, who made nine 3-pointers and limited the Clippers to just one.

The Mavericks entered the break at 33-19, having won four of their last five games. They are in fourth place in the West.

On Tuesday, Dallas defeated New York at home, 105-90, behind 27 points and 12 rebounds from All-Star Dirk Nowitzki. Michael Finley added 25 and 10 and rookie Josh Howard 17 and eight for the Mavericks, who closed the game on an 18-6 run.

[DIRK BRASIL]

Mavs beat Memphis 112 X 102
Dirk 30p, 13r
Fin 19p
Nash 18p, 12a
Najera (welcome) 4p, 4r

[TheBaron]

We are healthy and we are getting Najera and Delk back soon which means we will have 15 healthy bodies on our roster (if you count TAW. He's healthy but not playing...). We sure as heck better snuff out their hope quickly, but if it means another injury I would rather see the Mavs play defense like the rookie squad in the Rookie Challenge.

[1timesportsbeatwriter]

grizz win again at home over the mavs

grizz 105
mavs 100

[southern_sweets]

107-97 Mavs

[Kid California]

105-88 mavs

[Dirkenstien]

108-97 Mavs

[Chiwas]

16-21 2 minutes left of the first quarter.

As usual, we start losing.

But I don't think we lose this game.

[MavsFanFinley]

Nelson should have taken Finley out, not Howard.

[Mandyahl]

hmm, a najera sighting

[HannaStorm]

Najera lives! LOL

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: Mandyahl
hmm, a najera sighting

unfortunately

[Chiwas]

Eduardo Najara playing?

A new boy in town? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

The Mavs have not lost a game when Eddie returns form an injury. (I created the statistic but I think I'm close [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]).

[MavsFanFinley]

Memphis leads 21-20 after 1st quarter:

Howard (8) 1-4, 2pts, 3rbs, 1as, 1stl

Walker (7) 1-5, 2pts, 1rb, 1to

Dirk (11) 3-7, 0-1, 2-2, 8pts, 4rbs

Nash (8) 1-3, 2pts, 1as, 1stl

Finley (11) 0-1

Bradley (2)

Jamison (5) 1-3, 2pts, 3rbs

Fortson (3) 1-3, 2pts

Best (4) 1-1, 2pts, 1rb, 1as

Najera (1)

[Chiwas]

It's time for Sweets to show up.

[Chiwas]

Najara just made his first jumpshot.

This player is awesome!

[dude1394]

Originally posted by: Murphy3

unfortunately

Welcome back eddie!! Take that murph! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[dude1394]

Uh oh.... The bricklayer is back for the wild mexican.

[Murphy3]

I'm personally hoping that Walker doesn't shoot the rest of the second half of the season.

[OutletPass]

Go Stanford Cardinal !!! ....(Hey Mandy)

[Mandyahl]

Originally posted by: OutletPass
Go Stanford Cardinal !!! ....(Hey Mandy)

hey op! (number one, baby!)

[OutletPass]

I just got back in...and heard Ortegal say that Walker was on an 0-fer tonight...but MFF's stats say that he made one...WHICH IS TRUE ?

[LRB]

Ortegal's wrong. Walker made a bank shot in the lane early in the 1st.

[Murphy3]

It's never a good thing whenever Walker, Najera, and Fortson have combined to take 13 shots in the first 16 minutes of the game.

[Josh]

Originally posted by: OutletPass
I just got back in...and heard Ortegal say that Walker was on an 0-fer tonight...but MFF's stats say that he made one...WHICH IS TRUE ?

He's 1-7, which came on a lucky bank.

[dude1394]

Shoot nothing. I don't want him to touch the ball anymore... Good grief he's looking like complete junk.

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: OutletPass
I just got back in...and heard Ortegal say that Walker was on an 0-fer tonight...but MFF's stats say that he made one...WHICH IS TRUE ?

OP, I'd think you'd know better than to ask that question. Of course you take MFF's word any day over the word of Ortegal.