By now, I’m sure you have all seen the replays of the Blake Griffin dunk over Kendrick Perkins. Now I like Blake Griffin. I think he’s a tremendous young talent on the court and high character guy off the court. And I’ll admit; it was a very powerful dunk, but I’ll never understand the reaction …
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Jan
15
Mavs Minutia – Games 12 & 13
The Mavericks have posted some rather impressive defensive numbers over the past two games, giving up an average up only 68 points during the home-stand. Last night the Mavs gave a franchise record-low 60 points against the Kings and held them to franchise record-low 25.6% shooting percentage. Neither the Bucks or Kings are championship …
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Jan
12
Mavs Minutia – Game 11
As we’ve come to expect over the past few years, this regular season edition of Mavs/Celtics felt much more like the playoffs, although the home crowd didn’t get into until late in the 4th quarter. There was a defensive intensity, dramatic shots, and of course Dirk hitting the improbable game winner with his tongue hanging …
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Jan
11
Mavs Minutia – Game 10
After arguably two of the worst games of his career, Dirk Nowitzki responded on Tuesday night in typical Dirk fashion, putting up 18 points and 7 rebounds, on 9/10 shooting from the floor and the Mavs were a +42 with Nowitzki on the floor. For the first time really all season, his patented one-legged-fade-away was …
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Jan
08
Mavs Minutia – Game 9
It’s no secret that the Mavericks have struggled with the New Orleans Hornets over the past few seasons. A lot of that had to do with Chris Paul and David West, so with those two players no longer suiting up for the Hornets, I felt the Mavs stood a much better shot entering Saturday night’s …
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Dec
31
Mavs Minutia – Game 4
Ian Mahinmi turned in the game of his career in the Mavs 99-86 victory over the Raptors. You look at his line–19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, off the bench–and you might think “solid, but not spectacular.” In order to truly appreciate what Mahinmi did last night, I think you needed to watch the …
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Dec
27
Why Do LeBron James and Dwayne Wade Always Talk to Their Shirts?
We all remember LeBron James and Dwayne Wade mocking Dirk Nowitzki’s illness during the 2011 NBA Finals. Most mature NBA fans found it rather childish. One part of their bit that I still don’t get is the towards the end of this clip where they pull their shirt up over their mouth and appear to …
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Dec
27
Mavericks vs. Heat – Christmas Day – Banner Raising
There is a definite sense of anticipation tied to the Christmas season. Kids anticipate the arrival of jolly St. Nick, those of us a bit older anticipate time with family and loved ones and Christians anticipate the fulfillment of divine prophecy. This year, another kind of anticipation filled the American Airlines Center, in downtown Dallas, …
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Nov
01
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
The calendar reads November 1, 2011, which means tonight I should be heading down to the American Airlines Center for opening night of Mavs basketball. While Opening Night in the NBA may not carry the same cachet as Opening Day in Major League Baseball, it’s still a special time on the sports calendar, so much …
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Apr
19
Mavs/Blazers Game 2 Scatter Shooting
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Portland Trailblazers 101-89 to take a 2-0 series lead in this Western Conference match-up. Now the series switches to Portland, a tough venue to pick-up a road victory. The Trailblazers have a small, but extremely passionate, fan base making the Rose Garden a truly unique setting for post-season basketball. Before …
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