Mavs @ Cavs thread

[BUMP]

its tommorow night, so im making it now.

this game worries me for three reasons

1. we play bad in Cleveland
2. its aback to back
3. the killer, George AND Buckner are both out leaving no depth for guarding Lebron.

Mavs better play their best, if they take them lightly, theyll get blown out of the gym

[ducks]

you have to beat stern when you play james

james the last 2 weeks has been onfire
the best he has played in forever
steve kerr call him out
and james is on a mission
can he keep it up?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

since when do mavs fans worry about a b2b?


you guys are like 11-1 on b2b

[BUMP]

since when do mavs fans worry about a b2b?


you guys are like 11-1 on b2b

im really just worried about the buckner and George injuries. they did a great job on Kobe when we beat them in LA. sometimes on b2b's we come out very flat (Golden State) and we cant do it in this game cause we'll need to play our best to win.

this game has trouble written all over it

[ponky]

even if we lose, we have games against the celtics, hawks and hornets to look foward to every other day after tomorrow night's game and some cushion since the suns have lost two games. aj's been managing minutes well so the mavs should be alright tomorrow night, i like their chances despite james' nice play of late

[StylisticS]

I will be shocked, shocked I say if we win this game tomorrow night.

[ponky]

cool, i didnt' realize cleveland played tonight, so at least we'll both be coming off BTBs except that the Cavs had to play an overtime game tonight...plus, they lost to the Bobcats tonight, let's make them lose again tomorrow night!

[sandeepgm]

I was in the stadium for the bobcats- cleveland match. Great atmosphere. gerald wallace is seriously underrated. For most of the tips he was going against gooden and winning the tips.

His athleticism and hustle alone got him a few points and quite a few offensive rebounds. He guarded lebron well and lebron got a little rattled and shot a few airballs. Too bad he cant stay healthy for a long time.

Anyway as for tommorrow's match, i hope that we win but wouldnt be surprised if we didnt. Will buckner or george be back for tommorrow's game??

[ducks]

"We gave ourselves a chance to win at the end of regulation and I didn't come through for the team," James said. "We had a lot of unforced errors at the end of the game and we paid for it."

[Dirk Nowitzki]

Tomarrow we play the fucking cavs! :sleep :sleep Mavs already won that fucking game. We just have to wait 20 or so more hours before it is confirmed. Cav fans might as well just go to church or something rather then waste their time boiling in frusteration!!

[SpurForLife]

Tomarrow we play the fucking cavs! :sleep :sleep Mavs already won that fucking game. We just have to wait 20 or so more hours before it is confirmed. Cav fans might as well just go to church or something rather then waste their time boiling in frusteration!!

I can see it now. Lebron will posterize Dirka, Dirka. Mark it down!!!

[mabber]

im really just worried about the buckner and George injuries. they did a great job on Kobe when we beat them in LA. sometimes on b2b's we come out very flat (Golden State) and we cant do it in this game cause we'll need to play our best to win.

this game has trouble written all over it

Looks like Josh is gonna have to guard LeBron a lot tonight. I don't know of anyone else that can stay with him with George & Buck out. Stack will probably get some minutes against him as well.

LeBron is going to have a big night. The Mavs will just have to do a good job vs. everyone else if they are to win.

[mardigan]

Tomarrow we play the fucking cavs! :sleep :sleep Mavs already won that fucking game. We just have to wait 20 or so more hours before it is confirmed. Cav fans might as well just go to church or something rather then waste their time boiling in frusteration!!
Cocky ass fans, let the jinxing begin

[mabber]

Cocky ass fans, let the jinxing begin

He starts a game thread and says something similar before every Mav game. If winning 55 of 66 games is being jinxed then I'm ok with it :lol

[mardigan]

Yea, I just read his other posts, no harm no foul I guess

[ponky]

I can see it now. Lebron will posterize Dirka, Dirka. Mark it down!!!

lebron's dunk over duncan is THE posterized play of the year, no way will anything he does tonight even come close...other than maybe dwight howard's dunk over duncan

[mabber]

lebron's dunk over duncan is THE posterized play of the year, no way will anything he does tonight even come close...other than maybe dwight howard's dunk over duncan

Dunks over Duncan shouldn't really count as Duncan never leaves the floor (not sure if he's capable). I think the defender should be up in the air trying to block the dunk for it to be a really great dunk (posterized).

[Dirk Nowitzki]

He starts a game thread and says something similar before every Mav game. If winning 55 of 66 games is being jinxed then I'm ok with it :lol

:clap :clap :)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

lebron's dunk over duncan is THE posterized play of the year, no way will anything he does tonight even come close...other than maybe dwight howard's dunk over duncan


damnit Ponky, i was hoping people would forget about that! :madrun

[SAtown]

sweet, they're actually showing this game. I'm surprised ESPN is showing Cleveland

[mabber]

sweet, they're actually showing this game. I'm surprised ESPN is showing Cleveland

I hope you're joking. ESPN and any network want to show LeBron as much as possible.

[SAtown]

I hope you're joking. ESPN and any network want to show LeBron as much as possible.

No way, really? :smokin

[mabber]

No way, really? :smokin

Glad that you were joking. I was worried for you.

[mardigan]

Go Mavs!

[ducks]

L. James 13 1-9

[StylisticS]

L. James 13 1-9

that will not continue.

[SpursDynasty]

I hope Cleveland can give Dallas loss #12. We can't have Dallas winning 70 games, they're not even supposed to have 55 wins right now. They would need loss #13 after that, and I predict either GS, UTA, PHX, or SA will give them loss 13.

[mavsfan1000]

These refs suck tonight. Diop, Dampier, and Harris all have 3 fouls. I don't think anyone on Cleveland is in foul trouble. BS

[SpursDynasty]

These refs suck tonight. Diop, Dampier, and Harris all have 3 fouls. I don't think anyone on Cleveland is in foul trouble. BS

Maybe so, but now Dallas knows how most teams feel when all calls go Dallas' way most nights.

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

atleast they arent calling much when we guard Lebron. they are letting them bump a little. refs have been pretty good i think.

halftime

Terry :tu
Stack :tu
Harris :tu

Dirk :td

[Pistons < Spurs]

Oh Shit

[greensborohill]

DOWN GOES BRON!! He deserved that sh!t

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

its not Wade, im sure he'll keep playing

[jmard5]

what happened?

[1Parker1]

Lebron is way too passive at times. He needs to be attacking the rim every time down the lane. And if he doesn't have a shot, he needs to wait draw in the double/triple team and pass out to the open shooter.


He doesn't have that "Take over" mentality that Wade/Kobe have...

[greensborohill]

Who said Harris didn't play D? Are you watching this game?

[mavsfan1000]

Who said Devin Harris was a scrub? He's doing it all tonight.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

I hate flopping.

[1Parker1]

Wow, the supporting cast the Cavs have built around a guy with the talent of Lebron James is horrendous. Bad job by the Cavs front office.

[1Parker1]

That should have been a travel by Dirk.....

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

This the LeBron I remember from last year's playoff series.

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

Terry>Dirk

in crunchtime

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

And then they go away from him on consecutive possessions...

[1Parker1]

Come on Lebron! Win this game!!!!

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

Dik mustve read that

[mavsfan1000]

Terry>Dirk

in crunchtime
You were saying? lol

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Come on Lebron! Win this game!!!!


Ain't gonna happen.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

another wonderful flop by devin

[mavsfan1000]

another wonderful flop by devin
Pavlovic was charging straight ahead on that. Harris was moving but Pavlovic put his arm out so that should've been an offensive foul.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Pavlovic was charging straight ahead on that. Harris was moving but Pavlovic put his arm out so that should've been an offensive foul.outside the circle. he wasn't set, but thanks mr. walton

[Pistons < Spurs]

One game for Dirk?

[1Parker1]

Cavs have no chance to comeback and win this. Down 7 with 1:39 left, predictably they'll triple team Lebron and he'll pass to a teammate who'll brick the shot and Mavs will score at the other end for the game.

[1Parker1]

OR Lebron will have a TO. :)

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

Dammit Dirk your such a goober.

atleast this one's over.

[schadenfreude52]

ugh. Dirk has played a total of 44 minutes.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

wtf dirk

i dont think i've seen him shoot an uncontested airball in my life


and bron's TO was the game right there

[schadenfreude52]

Yucky shooting as well for him..

9/24 from the field (2/7 3pt)

[1Parker1]

News Flash to Cleveland front office: Drew Gooden, Igleuskas, Larry Hughes, Donyel Marshell, Eric Snow..........are NOT good. Players like Lebron James don't come around that often maybe you should learn to find players that better complement him. :rolleyes

[SpursDynasty]

Terry>Dirk

in crunchtime

It's 95-92 in the closing seconds of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Jason Terry takes a 3 point shot at the buzzer and .... *CLANK* :lol

[TheMulvany]

It's 95-92 in the closing seconds of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Jason Terry takes a 3 point shot at the buzzer and .... *CLANK* :lol

You mean the shot where someone was pulling on his jersey from behind with no whistle?

How many times did the Spurs beat the Cavs this year, by the way?

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

Drew Gooden, Igleuskas, Larry Hughes, Donyel Marshell, Eric Snow..........are NOT good.

actually they are all above average players. problem is none of them really stand out amongst each other. you can build a playoff team with these guys it really just comes down to making shots. they just cant make them at the end of the game.

when you have a superstar who is so much better than everyone else plus an inexperienced coach who will fall in love with him, you have this problem

if you put in a young coach for Dallas, trade Dirk for Lebron the Mavs would have a similar record. its all about teaching discipline and you have to have a system which everyone can trust

[dirk4mvp]

Was kind of a boring game. Neither LBJ nor Dirk were anything special tonight. Devin kicked ass though.

[ponky]

Was kind of a boring game. Neither LBJ nor Dirk were anything special tonight. Devin kicked ass though.

yup, devin looked great and diop actually contributed, i saw some stat earlier in the game, 9 points/13 boards. anyway, it's cool that we got through the 1st and 2nd seeds in the east with wins...oh yeah, nice to see the clippers take back the eighth seed with tonight's win, let's hope the underachievers can maintain their position!

as for spursdynasty, just a quick reminder: you're still a little bitch

[mavsfan1000]

ugh. Dirk has played a total of 44 minutes.
Yeah what is Avery doing? No need to play Dirk that many minutes.

[schadenfreude52]

Yeah what is Avery doing? No need to play Dirk that many minutes.

especially when he isn't even playing that well..

[Dirk Nowitzki]

:sleep :sleep Wasnt it obvious the Mavs already had this game won for the past 24 hours. Nonetheless I love these fucking guys! Grinding out a tough win on the 2nd night of a back to back without George/Buckner and a sloppy game from the MVP! This team is something special! God I love these fuckers! LETS GO MAVS! LETS GO MAVS! LETS GO MAVS! :clap :clap

[Dirk Nowitzki]

yup, devin looked great and diop actually contributed, i saw some stat earlier in the game, 9 points/13 boards. anyway, it's cool that we got through the 1st and 2nd seeds in the east with wins...oh yeah, nice to see the clippers take back the eighth seed with tonight's win, let's hope the underachievers can maintain their position!

as for spursdynasty, just a quick reminder: you're still a little bitch

Ponky!! How about our dawgs!!! :clap :clap :clap I am getting excited and I just cant hide it. IT IS SPRING TIME AND I AM GETTING FUCKING PUMPED UP ABOUT OUR CHANCES THIS YEAR!! :) :hungry:

[schadenfreude52]

Ponky!! How about our dawgs!!! :clap :clap :clap I am getting excited and I just cant hide it. IT IS SPRING TIME AND I AM GETTING FUCKING PUMPED UP ABOUT OUR CHANCES THIS YEAR!! :) :hungry:


All the way, baby. The Larry O'Brien trophy will be ours this year. :toast

[LEONARD]

:fro


another wonderful flop by devin

:lol What a hater...Devin was great last night...


It's 95-92 in the closing seconds of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Jason Terry takes a 3 point shot at the buzzer and .... *CLANK* :lol

Wow...you continue to amaze with your posts, Jeff... :lol

[mFFL03]

I hope Cleveland can give Dallas loss #12. We can't have Dallas winning 70 games, they're not even supposed to have 55 wins right now. They would need loss #13 after that, and I predict either GS, UTA, PHX, or SA will give them loss 13.


hmmmm....lets think about this "e-thought" really long and hard buddy. Why can't we win 70 games? We are only supposed to have 55 wins? I think you've been watching too much ESPN :donkey

[LEONARD]

hmmmm....lets think about this "e-thought" really long and hard buddy. Why can't we win 70 games? We are only supposed to have 55 wins? I think you've been watching too much ESPN :donkey

Don't mind SD...he's got problems... :lol

[mabber]

Yeah what is Avery doing? No need to play Dirk that many minutes.

He was forced to play Dirk a lot since Damp & Diop got 3 fouls each very early. That's why Dirk & Croshere were in the game so much together. Dirk was playing the 5 and Croshere was playing the 4. It was a strange game as the Mavs were both short-handed and in foul trouble.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

:fro



:lol What a hater...Devin was great last night...

i agree...........................at flopping. how can you say that he doesn't with a straight face.

[mavsfan1000]

i agree...........................at flopping. how can you say that he doesn't with a straight face.
He doesn't. The opponents underestimate his quickness and therefore it happens to them a lot where Harris gets in their way.

[monosylab1k]

News Flash - Devin Harris flops. Yes, he's a big time flopper.

And so is anybody worth a shit in the NBA.

[stretch]

i agree...........................at flopping. how can you say that he doesn't with a straight face.
STFU

this coming from the fan of a team with floppers like Duncan, Manu, and Bowen.

all good players flop. all good defenders flop. as monosylab1k put it, anyone worth a shit in the NBA flops. get over it.

[monosylab1k]

outside the circle. he wasn't set, but thanks mr. walton

you don't have to be "set" for it to be a charge.

[ponky]

Ponky!! How about our dawgs!!! :clap :clap :clap I am getting excited and I just cant hide it. IT IS SPRING TIME AND I AM GETTING FUCKING PUMPED UP ABOUT OUR CHANCES THIS YEAR!! :) :hungry:

i'm soooo ready for the playoffs!!! i'm excited about our chances too, i hope devean and buck come back for at least a couple of games before the end of the regular season, imagine how well rested they will be!!! :clap :clap :clap

[LEONARD]

i agree...........................at flopping. how can you say that he doesn't with a straight face.

Never said he never flops, but minimizing his defensive abilities to being a "flopper," or saying he was great at flopping last night and not much else, is ridiculous... :hat

[mabber]

i'm soooo ready for the playoffs!!! i'm excited about our chances too, i hope devean and buck come back for at least a couple of games before the end of the regular season, imagine how well rested they will be!!! :clap :clap :clap

They're both practicing with the team today and will play tomorrow night vs. Celtics if their injuries respond well to today's practice.

[mardigan]

Devan was flopping all over the place last night, Im just glad that he refs were smart enough not to call it

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Never said he never flops, but minimizing his defensive abilities to being a "flopper," or saying he was great at flopping last night and not much else, is ridiculous... :hatif it looks like a flop, acts like a flop, and flops like a flop............................

[BigBinBigD]

if it looks like a flop, acts like a flop, and flops like a flop............................

it must be Manu. :spin

[LEONARD]

Devan was flopping all over the place last night, Im just glad that he refs were smart enough not to call it

Devin played great D last night...


if it looks like a flop, acts like a flop, and flops like a flop............................

Translation: I got nothin'

[mardigan]

Devin played great D last night...



Translation: I got nothin'
I didnt say he didnt play great d, he did, but he was flopping all over the place. Just because you flop doesnt mean you arent a great defender, Stockton was the king of that shit, and he was one of the best defenders at his position ever