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Game 30 Preview: Mavericks vs. Blazers
blazersedge.com 12/25/2008 — In years past I've always been cognizant that not everybody celebrates Christmas or even gets to take it off. One of the worst things about working holidays is that everything else shuts down and you can't do squat. You can probably count ...
Blazers, Mavericks Pre-Thoughts
ripcityproject.com 2/4/2009 — Let's start this off by saying that the Dallas Mavericks have gotten a bit of a bad rap ever since the Jason Kidd trade. By that I mean that once people decided/realized that the Mavs weren't taking any great leaps with a veteran PG instead of Devin ...
Game 48 Preview: Blazers vs. Mavericks
blazersedge.com 2/4/2009 — This game starts at 5:30 pm on CSN locally and on NBA TV nationwide.
After drawing to an inside straight on the river and walking away with the whole pot on Monday night the Blazers are basically playing with house money for the rest of ...
Game 64 Preview: Mavericks vs. Blazers
blazersedge.com 3/11/2009 — Let's start by paraphrasing a quote long-remembered from a guy who was a pretty good coach in his day, Dr. Jack Ramsay. He said that professional athletes depend more on execution than emotion. Everyone wants the team to come out fired up and get into each game intensely, more so ...
Game 48 Recap: Blazers 99, Mavericks 104
blazersedge.com 2/5/2009 —
Boxscore
General Observations
Back in high school I used to have this recurring anxiety dream where I had finished my paper for English class (taught by a very good teacher who also happened to be a surly, old curmudgeon who didn't brook any ...
Blazers 99, Mavericks 104 Re-Thoughts
ripcityproject.com 2/5/2009 — Two comebacks in a row would be a bit much to ask for, wouldn't it? Especially in a game where the Blazers played prolonged stretches of putrid defense combined with shabby offensive execution. They never seemed to develop any true rhythm and even ...
Game 64 Recap: Blazers 89, Mavericks 93
blazersedge.com 3/12/2009 — Boxscore
General Observations
I have to be honest with you. Even though I was on the edge of my seat most of the night because of what this game meant and how many times the Blazers came back, it was still tough for me to watch. It was like seeing a great puncher go up against ...
J.J. Barea coming up big for Dallas Mavericks
interbasket.net 12/10/2008 — The 5-11 guard from Puerto Rico has averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 assists, shot 50% from the field, 41.7% from three, 80% from the line, and hit a game-winning three during the Mav's six-game stretch. “I love Barea,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said... "He’s a little guy that battles..."
I'm a Maverick: Early Season Review
upsideandmotor.com 12/2/2008 — ...But the most concerning thing about the Mavs of late, as Jake describes, has been the complete lack of a rotation. That might fly for now, and it might even get the Mavs into the playoffs. But if from February onward Carlisle hasn't established a consistent rotation, I...I don't even know...
Nowitzki ejected as Mavs lose to Jazz (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/27/2008
Rookie Kosta Koufos scored a career-high 18 points and Deron Williams added 17 points and 13 assists as the short-handed Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-88 on Friday night. The Jazz were without Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap and Mehmet Okur ...