A Mavs Victory and Waterless Cries from the Big Cactus

Those were the two main events on display at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday afternoon.  The Dallas Mavericks appeared to be headed to another loss to a West playoff team.  Then, the seemingly impossible happened.  It appeared the Mavericks had their hands on a miracle.   Led in full force by Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks executed an improbable comeback in the last eight minutes of the game.  As the Mavericks took a timeout trailing the Suns 91-78 with 8 minutes left in the game, I muttered to my fellow columnist Robert Cenzon that my GameCast showed Devean George was entering the game for the first time of the evening.  I immediately questioned Avery's decision making, as it didn't seem wise to let George play after seeing hardly any action in the game up to that point.  I was delighted to discover that I was completely wrong.  Devean George may have finished with only 2 points and 3 rebounds, but it was the size-able ... (link)