Bulls 98, Mavericks 91: Awful first 6 minutes, bad final 4 minutes...everything else was awesome
blogabull.com 11/14/2008 — After a pretty depressing showing against Atlanta, the Bulls needed to come out of the gates proving tonight would be different. They instead did the opposite, as halfway through the first they were down 24-5. The Bulls were missing everything they ...

The Isolated Man Holds Power, But All Fear the Great Transition
upsideandmotor.com 11/12/2008 — Last night was not kind to the Mavs. After finally showing the fire and motivation that Dirk and Carlisle both demanded of the team, they folded in the second half when faced with a resurgent Lakers' defense. I don't care. The Lakers are ...

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...

Dallas Mavericks Basketball News and Links
dallasbasketball.com 11/10/2008 — Landmarks & Landmines: LAC 103, Mavs 92 Mike Fisher -- DB.com It was a landmark Sunday afternoon in LA. Unfortunately it was also a landmine Sunday afternoon in LA. And in a 103-92 loss to the sadsack Clippers, the Mavs really stepped on ‘em. And ...

Preview & Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
forumblueandgold.com 11/11/2008 — Records: Lakers 5-0 Mavericks 2-4 Offensive ratings: Lakers 112 Mavericks 104.7 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88.5 Mavericks 91.2 Projected Starting Lineups : Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum  ...

Won't be long before Rose is Bulls' big toe :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: John Jackson
suntimes.com 10/22/2008 — Gordon's scoring not as urgent when rookie plays like he did against Mavs About my suggestion a week ago that perhaps the Bulls should consider starting Kirk Hinrich and Larry Hughes in the backcourt and bringing rookie Derrick Rose off the bench at ...

The 2008 'Best Of DB.com On The Mavs'
dallasbasketball.com 1/1/2009 — What a year it was … if not for the Mavs, then certainly for DallasBasketball.com, which continued its 9-yr-long tradition of breaking stories like a newspaper, dishing irreverently like a radio show and failing to be responsible for anything we do wrong, just like everybody else in the blogo

Mavs Blowout Spurs - Quick Observations
mavsmoneyball.com 11/5/2008 — And that's why you don't write off the season after game three.  Fourth game and third starter at the 2. Jason Terry starts and the results were great.  Unfortunately for Terry, Carlisle will never grow with this starting lineup on ...

Dallas vs. Minnesota - Recap - November 01, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 11/2/2008 — Nowitzki's 21 points help Mavs whip Wolves for first win of season MINNEAPOLIS -- This time, the Dallas Mavericks didn't need Dirk Nowitzki to have a big fourth quarter to win. A rainbow jumper, a drawn foul, and a couple of key free throws did the ...

The Great Smokescreen of 2007-2008
mavsmoneyball.com 10/14/2008 — Let's get this out right away: The Mavs are much better than just about anyone is giving them credit for. While they aren't a lock to win the Southwest Division, let alone the Western Conference, make no mistake about it--they are an elite team. And ...

Down 19, Bulls rally behind Gordon's 35 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 11/14/2008
They barely had time to work up a sweat before the Chicago Bulls found themselves trailing by 19 points Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks. And less than six minutes into the game, the boos started rolling across the United Center. ...

Gordon Scores 35, Bulls Charge Past Mavericks — Wash Post NBA 11/14/2008
CHICAGO -- Ben Gordon scored 35 points and the Chicago Bulls roared back from an early 19-point deficit to send the Dallas Mavericks to their fourth straight loss, 98-91 Thursday night.

Ben Gordon leads Bulls over Mavericks — L.A. Times - Basketball 11/14/2008
He scores 35 points in a 98-91 victory. > at Chicago 98, Dallas 91: Ben Gordon scored 35 points and the Bulls roared back from an early 19-point deficit to send the Mavericks to ...

2008-09 Dallas Mavericks: Bottom Five Team In the West? — Bleacher Report - NBA 11/14/2008
The Dallas Mavericks limped into Chicago Thursday, having lost three consecutive games to drop their record in the early going to 2-5.  They may have needed a wheelchair to leave Chicago. The Mavs ended up dropping their fourth straight ...

Bulls-Mavericks: Chicago Ride Gordon's 35-Point Night to Rally Past Dallas — Bleacher Report - NBA 11/14/2008
After falling behind 24-4 in the first six minutes of play, the Bulls lost another miserable game to the Dallas Mavericks at home Thursday night. Or did they? After falling behind 24-4 in the first six minutes of play the fans started booing.  ...