Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks

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

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, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse, Dirk Nowitzki, Eric Dampier Lakers Notes: ... [link]

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Late Tuesday Mini-Bullets
Published 3/18/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... the effort and the work to be an elite player and ... my teammates and coaches notice, even if other people don't notice it." (For the record, Stoudemire's PER ranks behind only LeBron James and Chris Paul.) Minnesota owner Glen Taylor suggests Kevin Garnett did not play as hard as he might have last year. Thoughts about who the Warriors would like to face in the playoffs. The Maloofs, a suitcase full of cash, and Oprah. A nice blog preview of tonight's Mavericks vs. Lakers game. ...

Mythbustin': Is Kidd Contagious?

Forum Blue And Gold found this 3/18/2008 on sports.aol.com

Jan Hubbard of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram offers up a discussion of just how contagious Jason Kidd 's passing has been for the Mavericks. (Via Mavs Moneyball .) Stats are used. And while all Kidd's teammates and Hubbard's headline say the passing ...

Dallas Mavericks vs L.A. Lakers

scotty posted 3/18/2008 from www.point-spreads.com

The Lakers have dropped two straight games with Paul Gasol out. They’ve lost the first two games of their four game road trip. They lost 92-104 to Houston and 98-108 to New Orleans. The Lakers haven’t beaten a Western contender since January and they’re 0-4 SU when playing in Dallas. 03/18/08

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 ...

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 ...

The Lakers outlast Dallas 102-100

Ed Ziti posted 3/19/2008 from mvn.com

The Lakers snapped out of the doldrums of March to play inspired ball in a win at Dallas. The Lakers had an early 21 point lead before having to fight off a frantic Dallas finish for a 102-100 victory. Dallas had the last shot, but Dirk Nowitski’s three pointer was off line. The Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant with 29 points and 7 assists, and many other players chipped in as well. Vladimir ...

Count Down to Self Destruct in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...
I’ve seen it before. No time left, Lakers trailing by 2. Kobe dribbles baseline into a triple team. The ball bounces off his foot and out of bounds. The Lakers lose. This is what happens when Kobe has to do it alone. Or when he thinks he has ...

Picking the NBA MVP is easy and unfair
The "MVP! MVP!" chants are loud and common. At various arenas peppered throughout the country, tens of thousands of fans are invested in the closest, most intriguing MVP race of this generation. The headline of this MVP race is Kobe ...

Up 25, Lakers hold off Mavs 102-100 (AP)
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Vladimir Radmanovic scored 10 of his 21 in the final quarter, giving the Los Angeles Lakers just enough to hold off the Dallas Mavericks, 102-100, Tuesday night. The Lakers led by 25 points midway through the ...

Mavs Rally From Down 25, But Fall Short to Lakers
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Vladimir Radmanovic scored 10 of his 21 in the final quarter, giving the Los Angeles Lakers just enough to hold off the Dallas Mavericks, 102-100, Tuesday night.

Lakers hold off Mavs' rally for 102-100 win
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Vladimir Radmanovic scored 10 of his 21 in the final quarter, giving the Los Angeles Lakers ...