mff4l

short rotation man. only like 8 guys really used tonight

but dirk's "D" won this game for us

he had a block
a steal
and another block

within the last min of the game

(0:55) [POR] Randolph Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
(0:53) [POR] Miles Jump Shot: Missed
(0:53) [POR] Miles Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:51) [DAL] Finley Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
(0:31) [DAL 91-88] Stackhouse Driving Layup: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Bradley (2 A
(0:31) [POR] Team Timeout: Regular
(0:31) [POR] Przybilla Substitution replaced by Frahm
(0:31) [DAL] Bradley Substitution replaced by Armstrong
(0:23) [POR] Van Exel Turnover: Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal: Nowitzki (2 ST)
(0:22) [POR] Frahm Foul: Personal (1 PF)
(0:22) [DAL 92-88] Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
(0:22) [DAL 93-88] Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
(0:22) [POR] Team Timeout: Short
(0:16) [POR] Frahm Driving Layup: Missed Block: Nowitzki (2 BLK)
(0:16) [POR] Team Rebound
(0:12) [POR] Stoudamire Jump Shot: Missed
(0:10) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:14)

mff4l

blazers fans talking noise

yea the mavs "D" sux so bad that dirk had 2 blocks and a steal on the blazers last 3 key possessions and held your team to 88 points

your team scored 15 points in the 1st and 17 in the final quarter. only one really good offensive quarter or your team wouldn't have even broken 80

matter of fact your team hasn't scored 90 on us all year so far

first game yall scored 83
this game yall scored 88

and this second game the mavs 2 best perimeter defenders (daniels and howard) were in street clothes.

Kekai

Haha we go scrap with those bruddahs!

Dragnsmke1

ah, thats just someone reciting rhetoric that the media has been saying for years...dont take it personal...we could have a season avg of holding teams to 25%, highest score against us 70 points, and people would still say our D sucks...

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DHarris34Phan

gotta love Dirks performance tonight...A+++++++...

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Mavs need Nowitzki to pull out 95-88 win


01:26 AM CST on Thursday, January 27, 2005


By DAVID MOORE / The Dallas Morning News



PORTLAND, Ore. — It was a game that mirrored the first half of the Mavericks’ season.

Nothing flashy. Nothing easy. But in the end, effective.

The Mavericks frittered away a double-digit lead in the second half of Wednesday’s game and endured some anxious moments late. But Dirk Nowitzki delivered the 95-88 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers with four points, a steal, a rebound and a block in the final 22.8 seconds.

Nowitzki’s performance — 24 points, 15 rebounds and six assists — allowed the Mavericks to compile the third-best record at the halfway mark (28-13) in club history.

Phoenix and Seattle got the season off to a running start. San Antonio has asserted its dominance in recent weeks. Those are the teams in the West that have generated the most buzz in the first half.

The Mavericks aren’t far behind, and they’re on the rise. The team ended the first half with 12 wins in their final 16 games.

“We’re right in the midst of it,” acting coach Avery Johnson said. “No one really talks about what we’re doing, but we’re right there in the hunt.”

A lack of energy, which led to the Mavericks’ downfall Monday against the LA Clippers, wasn’t a problem this night. The problem came in the third quarter when a sore right ankle forced Nowitzki to the locker room.

The Blazers took advantage of his absence to shoot their way back . What had been a 15-point Dallas lead to open the third melted to a one-point lead entering the fourth. But Nowitzki’s return restored the Mavericks equilibrium.

E-mail dmoore@dallasnews.com

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Dragnsmke1

edit : bad connection made me double post

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Dragnsmke1

didnt know dirkwas hurt during the 3rd quarter...still gotta hold teams to no more then 25 points a quarter no matter whos hurt...

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Gambino

Yeah. I have argured many times already this season about the Mavs defense being better and I see you have too on other boards. I just basically gave up on it and just throw the stats on them so they look like fools.

Gambino

Hmm...oh so close. That said, if they didnt have that 3rd quarter like they did. They wouldn't even score 80.

mediocre man

As a rational Blazer fan I thought dallas played pretty good defense. Shawn Bradley always kills us. Portland's problems are with it's coach and backcourt. Damon shot 34%, not because of the Dallas defense, but because he sucks more often than not. It's very easy to defend Portland if our guards aren't shooting well. The same reason we lost to dallas is the same reason we beat San antonio. Our gaurd play.


But great win for Dallas. Good luck in the playoffs.

Tersk

Woohoo, thats great sportsmanship man!

mediocre man

LOL not really. If Portland had a chance in H-E-double toothpicks of getting to the playoffs this year I'd wish your team a good dose of hemeroids or something.