Dallas Mavericks vs L.A. Lakers

The Lakers and “The Disease of me”

Ed Ziti posted 3/18/2008 from mvn.com

The Lakers started the season with something to prove. Many players had to increase their contribution or risk being traded or worse waived. Problem was, no other team really valued the Laker players as much as Mitch Kupchak did, so no major deal was made. This helped give the Lakers a hunger that transpired into a great start for the season. That fired died a little when Andrew Bynum got ...

Will Cuban Ban The Almighty ESPN? [Mark Cuban]

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/18/2008 on deadspin.com

The Dallas Mavericks have a huge game tonight with the Los Angeles Lakers, and, whether Mark Cuban lets any bloggers in or not , we'll certainly be reading all about it on about 1,000 blogs. (OK, maybe 100.) Throwing down his gauntlet, Henry Abbott ...

Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 3/18/2008 on www.forumblueandgold.com

Records: Lakers 45-21 (2 seed); Mavericks 44-23 (7 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.7 (5th); Mavericks 113.2 (6th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (6th); Mavericks 107.0 (8th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, ...

Report: Allen Likely Out for Celtics Again Tonight

Hornets247.com Blog found this 3/18/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

"The Boston Celtics dodged a bullet in San Antonio on Monday, beating the Spurs without key weapon Ray Allen. They might have to navigate the second leg of their Texas swing the same way," according to a report on ESPN.com. "Celtics coach Doc Rivers ...

Thoughts on Dallas

Mavs Moneyball: Front Page Posts found this 3/19/2008 on lakersblog.latimes.com

It's worth noting that for an NBA team in need of a recalibration of its offensive attack, the Rockets aren't exactly the ideal opponent. As this really cool link (via Forum Blue and Gold) shows, Houston is rock solid defensively, and can present ...