Mavericks-Wizards: A Photo Essay

This slide show chronicles my trip to see my beloved Dallas Mavericks play my hometown Washington Wizards, Sunday, Dec. 21 at the Verizon Center. Two years ago, this would have been a battle of two teams trying desperately to prove that they are legit contenders. Now, Dallas is trying to even more desperately prove that they can look like contenders, and Washington, well......Washington is hoping that Ricky Rubio can find a good restaurant in the area. But the Wiz have beaten Dallas the last few years in a row, so we'll see if their luck could hold up. Dallas, on the other hand, needs to blow out some bad teams and get Dirk, Kidd and others some rest time late in the game so they can get their bench some garbage minutes. It is the first time I have seen the Mavs (and Dirk) play live in the regular season. Enjoy. (link)