GDT: Utah @ Dallas , December 11, 7:30 p.m. central - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

mavs777 · 12-11-2010, 03:17 AM

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=301211006
While the Dallas Mavericks have been shooting well lately, it's their defense that has sparked an 11-game winning streak.

The Mavericks seek their seventh consecutive victory at American Airlines Center on Saturday night when they face a Utah Jazz team looking to extend its road winning streak to seven.

While Dallas (18-4) is shooting 50.3 percent from the field over the last four games, the defending Southwest Division champs have limited opponents to 92.6 points per game and 43.3 percent shooting in its 10 victories. It's the longest streak for Dallas since a 13-game run from Feb. 17-March 10.

The Mavericks' defense has been even better at home during this run, holding teams to an average of 90.8 points on 41.2 percent shooting in the six victories.

"Well, give the credit to the defense," Caron Butler said following Thursday's 102-89 victory over New Jersey. "That's something we've honed in on since training camp. And we're doing a great job of capitalizing on that opportunity of playing home games and winning home games."

Coach Rick Carlisle, though, knows his team cannot afford a repeat of Thursday when the Mavericks committed 15 turnovers and missed 12 of 16 3-pointers.

"We can play better and we are going to have to play better on Saturday," he said.

Carlisle's team played well on both ends in a 93-81 victory in Utah on Dec. 3. Dirk Nowitzki made 12 of 18 shots and scored a team-high 26 points, while the Mavericks' zone defense held the Jazz to 39.2 percent shooting.

The loss snapped Utah's season-best seven-game winning streak and a five-game run at home.

The Northwest Division-leading Jazz (17-7), who play seven of nine on the road beginning Saturday, will try to return the favor as Dallas looks for its first seven-game home win streak since an eight-game run ended March 13.

Utah, meanwhile, is one victory shy of its first seven-game road winning streak since Jan. 20-Feb. 21.

Deron Williams scored a season-high 32 points and C.J. Miles had 19 of his season-best 26 in the fourth quarter as the Jazz capped off a 4-2 homestand Friday with a 117-105 victory over Orlando.

"They gave me some opportunities to get down the lane and make things happen and I took those," said Williams, who was held to 12 points and committed four turnovers in the Dec. 3 loss to the Mavericks.

The former Dallas-area high school star, though, has played at a high level in nine career games at American Airlines Center, averaging 21.0 points and 8.0 assists. Williams had team highs with 20 points and nine assists as Utah ended a five-game slide in Dallas with a 111-93 victory Jan. 9.

Nowitzki, who had 29 points and eight boards in that defeat, is scoring 24.7 per game on 57.3 percent shooting during the Mavericks' winning streak.

Andrei Kirilenko will likely see plenty of time against the former MVP. Playing with a strained right quadriceps on Friday, the Jazz forward had 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocks.

The Mavericks have won 14 of 17 at home in this matchup.

xrobx · 12-11-2010, 03:38 AM

win.

i think the jazz are scared of us after what happened last time.

mavspwnage · 12-11-2010, 04:00 AM

moar wins plz

left texas · 12-11-2010, 06:02 AM

Go Mavs!! Keep Rockin' The House!!

BGMaverick9 · 12-11-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by xrobx

i think the jazz are scared of us after what happened last time.

riiiiiiiight,

You do know who their coach is, right?

Underdog · 12-11-2010, 10:41 AM

I'm sure the Jazz are dying for an opportunity to end our streak after we ended theirs in our last meeting.

This ain't gonna be a stroll in the park...

41mvp · 12-11-2010, 10:44 AM

easy win!!!

Bayliss · 12-11-2010, 10:55 AM

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easy win!!!

**shakes head**

And at least Mavs777 is finally holding up to his deal.

CapitanObvious · 12-11-2010, 11:03 AM

LOL JAZZ.

41mvp · 12-11-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bayliss

**shakes head**

And at least Mavs777 is finally holding up to his deal.

We win tonight match because Dallas Mavericks is the best team in the NBA

CapitanObvious · 12-11-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 41mvp

We win tonight match because Dallas Mavericks is the best team in the NBA

I like this guy.

12 Tone Melodies · 12-11-2010, 11:08 AM

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Dec. 11, 2010
Utah @ Dallas--Steve Javie, Courtney Kirkland, Gary Zielinski

RareMilk · 12-11-2010, 11:11 AM

Mavericks merchandise should go wholesale and print out t shirts of your signature...
I would totally wear a shirt that said, "This is Mavericks Basketball I want a championship"

LetsGoMavs · 12-11-2010, 11:52 AM

This is obviously gonna be great game, but...

Why the hell is NBA TV showing Toronto-Detroit over Utah-Dallas?
Are they friggin' serious? Who in the world wants to watch the sh*t stains of the east go against each other?

I realize it's not fan night, but don't they care about ratings? Nobody is going to watch that bs. On the other hand Utah-Dallas is a killer matchup.

Hell, literally every other matchup tonite is more worthy of national television.

btw:
We´ll win by 9 points

Kante · 12-11-2010, 11:52 AM

Will be a tough one, Jazz on a back2back after a win against the Magic last night...

Stevenson needs to lockdown Williams!

LSMF · 12-11-2010, 12:00 PM

I expect a great game and hopefully a gritty Mavs win.

Bayliss · 12-11-2010, 12:31 PM

Raja Bell and Fesenko did not play last night. They may not play tonight.

MavsFTR · 12-11-2010, 12:32 PM

I hope Chandler is back to 100%.

Sportstudi · 12-11-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bayliss

Raja Bell and Fesenko did not play last night. They may not play tonight.

That would help a lot.

Anyway, go Mavs!

BGMaverick9 · 12-11-2010, 12:37 PM

Seats for Soldiers tonight, I believe they are 5-1 in that instance.

Dirkadirkastan · 12-11-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LetsGoMavs

This is obviously gonna be great game, but...

Why the hell is NBA TV showing Toronto-Detroit over Utah-Dallas?
Are they friggin' serious? Who in the world wants to watch the sh*t stains of the east go against each other?

I realize it's not fan night, but don't they care about ratings? Nobody is going to watch that bs. On the other hand Utah-Dallas is a killer matchup.

Hell, literally every other matchup tonite is more worthy of national television.

btw:
We´ll win by 9 points

Are you jARS mEsH sEt? Kind of a strange post to plagiarize.

LetsGoMavs · 12-11-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Are you jARS mEsH sEt? Kind of a strange post to plagiarize.

Yep, thats me...i have various accounts on Spurstalk. (but most of them for trolling purposes

)

btw:
Just saw that you brought back the "record counter" (is that the right word for it?), it did a pretty good job for us last season

.

jcm28 · 12-11-2010, 01:16 PM

I hope Barea keeps his great AST game on tonight.

BGMaverick9 · 12-11-2010, 01:22 PM

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Dallas Looking to Make Third Time the Charm

Historical Tidbit: There have been 13 instances this season where two .500 or above teams have faced each other twice over the first quarter of the season. There has been only 2 out of those 13 who have swept, Boston (against Miami) and tonight's opponent, Utah (against Orlando).

The Dallas Mavericks are looking to be the third team to achieve that rare feat. It won't be an easy challenge as the home-town kid, Deron Williams and his Jazz teammates come to the American Airlines Center. Deron has averaged 18.8 points, 9.1 assists and 1.4 steals in his 19 games against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks will have their hands full and as usual, it will not be a one-man job. Deron Williams should anticipate a stable of Mavericks defenders coming his way.

read more at http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2010/12...time-the-charm

xrobx · 12-11-2010, 01:22 PM

if barea did nothing else besides pass and drive for layups he'd be awesome. unfortunately, sometimes he shoots jump shots.

sefant77 · 12-11-2010, 01:44 PM

spank them

El Tee · 12-11-2010, 01:47 PM

Why does any of this matter? It's a regular season game and means nothing. What does it prove it Utah wins? All the Mavs have to do is wait until late April to be eliminated. Everyone wins fifty games, don't they?

BGMaverick9 · 12-11-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tee

Why does any of this matter? It's a regular season game and means nothing. What does it prove it Utah wins? All the Mavs have to do is wait until late April to be eliminated. Everyone wins fifty games, don't they?

The first part of my piece shows potential importance. A psychological advantage seed could be planted with a good win tonight. It's clearly a rare thing for teams in the Mavs' spot to seal the deal and they haven't had any luck this season with it.

If you break through and win a tough game in Utah, and do so convincingly....and you get a win on your home floor against them, it's huge progress.

xrobx · 12-11-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tee

Why does any of this matter? It's a regular season game and means nothing. What does it prove it Utah wins? All the Mavs have to do is wait until late April to be eliminated. Everyone wins fifty games, don't they?

you waited six years.... for this?

41mvp · 12-11-2010, 01:54 PM

all games are important.We never give up!!

j0Shi · 12-11-2010, 01:55 PM

As I already mentioned in another GDT: Mavs should take next step tonight and beat Utah in their second meeting. Win in Utah was great, but means nothing if they fail tonight.

41mvp · 12-11-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by j0Shi

As I already mentioned in another GDT: Mavs should take next step tonight and beat Utah in their second meeting. Win in Utah was great, but means nothing if they fail tonight.

right

Dirkadirkastan · 12-11-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

The first part of my piece shows potential importance. A psychological advantage seed could be planted with a good win tonight. It's clearly a rare thing for teams in the Mavs' spot to seal the deal and they haven't had any luck this season with it.

If you break through and win a tough game in Utah, and do so convincingly....and you get a win on your home floor against them, it's huge progress.

Don't feed the troll.

Underdog · 12-11-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tee

Why does any of this matter? It's a regular season game and means nothing. What does it prove it Utah wins? All the Mavs have to do is wait until late April to be eliminated. Everyone wins fifty games, don't they?

Why do people like you post crap like this during the regular season?

If the playoffs are all that matter to you, then go away until then - nobody here wants to read your bullsh!t.

BGMaverick9 · 12-11-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Don't feed the troll.

sometimes, you have to smack them over the head.

mavs777 · 12-11-2010, 02:51 PM

and kick them in the nads

41mvp · 12-11-2010, 02:57 PM

Go Mavs!!!
(win or you know what

)

fluid.forty.one · 12-11-2010, 04:07 PM

Can we get a sticky up in hurrr.

rabbitproof · 12-11-2010, 04:49 PM

Mavs nation is amped about the bossing coming to an AAC near you on these Mormon chumps!

Meanwhile, our mods hit the snooze for the fourth time....

TeamTyson · 12-11-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LetsGoMavs

This is obviously gonna be great game, but...

Why the hell is NBA TV showing Toronto-Detroit over Utah-Dallas?
Are they friggin' serious? Who in the world wants to watch the sh*t stains of the east go against each other?

I realize it's not fan night, but don't they care about ratings? Nobody is going to watch that bs. On the other hand Utah-Dallas is a killer matchup.

Hell, literally every other matchup tonite is more worthy of national television.

btw:
We´ll win by 9 points

Haha, I saw that too and was like, "Wait, what?"

NBATV is so weird. Sometimes they have awesome matcups and instead show some lameass game like Detroit-Sacramento over LA-Miami.