April 23rd, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in I Love This Game! From Brandon Roy’s fourth quarter heroics to Jamal Crawford’s effortless clutch jumpers, to a rowdy Rose Garden crowd to cost of a Playoff head butt, all the way to the importance of a bounce back performance by the NBA’s best to an electrifying Madison Square Garden hosting its first Playoff game [...]
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Nowitzki, Terry Combine for 50; Mavericks Beat Pacers 116-108
Admittedly, the Dallas Mavericks do not have a true “Big Three”; however, their Big Two (Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry) aren’t exactly chopped liver. Both players got the opportunity to prove that as the Mavericks hosted the Indiana Pacers Froday night at American Airlines Center. While both teams shot well (Dallas at 52 percent and [...]
Huge 3rd Quarter Run Helps Mavericks Crush Kings 116-100
The Sacramento Kings, without a doubt, miss Tyreke Evans not being in their lineup as he tries to recover from a foot injury. As it were, Jermaine Taylor took Evans’ place at the point guard position and didn’t embarrass himself during his nearly 39 minutes on the hardwood, scoring 17 points as the Kings took [...]
Rush Takes Over In Fourth, Pacers Corral Mavericks 102-89
The Dallas Mavericks, as of late, have been in a bit of a tailspin, courtesy of a sprained right knee suffered by Dirk Nowitzki. As a matter of fact, they were 2-5 without his services, prior to their game Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. With his absence, one might think: Does [...]
Howard’s 20-20 Effort Goes To Waste, Mavericks Beat Magic 105-99
The Dallas Mavericks obviously are one of the better teams in the National Basketball Association, as evidenced by their 22-5 win-loss record prior to their game against the Orlando Magic Tuesday night. Speaking of the Magic, new arrivals Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, Gilbert Arenas and Earl Clark did suit up and play for their new [...]
Hornets Dropped From Ranks Of Undefeated By Mavericks 98-95
Sooner or later, it was going to happen. It is what happens to all undefeated teams, regardless of professional or amateur affiliation; in this instance, it happened to the lone member of the NBA’s undefeated. Monday night would find the 8-0 New Orleans Hornets at American Airlines Center taking on the Dallas Mavericks in what [...]
Around The Association In Night Two
Don’t sleep Avery Johnson’s New Jersey Nets Brook Lopez is the second best big in the East next to Dwight Howard. I see some Tim Duncan and some Pau Gasol in the former Stanford Cardinal. Lopez is a 23-12 guy who can lead New Jersey to the Playoffs. Anthony Morrow, the hero who hit the [...]
Top Five Draft Picks In Consecutive Years: How Much Does The Team Improve?
Is having a top 5 pick in consecutive years enough to get a team moving in the right direction? The table below shows best and worst turnarounds for teams that meet the aforementioned criteria. There have been 44 instances of this in the lottery era; I have counted only the teams that got the top [...]