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**speedythief** · 11-29-2006, 10:55 AM

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Game 15 -- 29 November 2006
Raptors (5-9) @ Mavericks (10-4)
The Raptors ended a six-game slide last week and have won three-of-four en route to tying New Jersey and Philadelphia for 2nd place in the pitiful Atlantic Division. Tonight they face a surging Dallas Mavericks team who, after an equally poor start, have won a league-best ten games straight, paced by the strong play of perennial MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki. The game is a homecoming of sorts for Chris Bosh and TJ Ford, Texas natives. The game is broadcast on The Score at 8:30 PM EST and will be simulcast on Fan590.com radio.

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flushingflash · 11-29-2006, 11:00 AM

i hope we can at least keep it close....and that bargnani has another solid game....no shame in losing to the mavs.

**madman** · 11-29-2006, 11:00 AM

Going to be a tough game, at least we had a chance to rest our guys yesterday, if we can win this game i will be pleasently surprised.

billfindlay10 · 11-29-2006, 12:30 PM

Dallas is due for a loss, why not tonight?

**speedythief** · 11-29-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by billfindlay10

Dallas is due for a loss, why not tonight?

Indeed.

Expect Bosh to play better tonight than he has in the past week.

**ballocks** · 11-29-2006, 12:58 PM

man, sometimes i wonder how the mavericks even got devin harris. i guess the entire league can learn from that: you don't necessarily need to have a bad team to draft a highly-touted collegian. that was an excellent move for their future- and they still have JT back there, too.

but i especially enjoy watching dallas games to see josh howard. we keep hearing about the big four from '03, but there are a list of others who deserve mention. i thought dallas scored another draft gem with josh howard- and where were they sitting in that one, 29th?

i mean, this team got josh howard and devin harris in back-to-back drafts after winning 60 and 52 games, respectively, in those seasons. in fact, i think they've won 50+ in each of the last 5 or 6. to think they've turned their franchise from such a mess into a legit, perennial powerhouse so quickly is mind-blowing. and they continue to make shrewd moves for the future even today. well done.

a win tonight would be fantastic.

peace

**Ninjatune** · 11-29-2006, 01:09 PM

Should definitely be a fun one to watch.
Been following Bosh since he was playing high school pall here in Dallas. He always seems to play well at the AAC.

SkywalkerAC · 11-29-2006, 01:27 PM

Well, this is going to be a tough one to win. The Mavs are back playing on an elite level. Are we there yet? Probably not quite.

We are going to give them a good run and who knows what can happen. I'm glad that Chris got his rest last night.

Can Andrea and Joey string together another good game? I can't wait to find out.

**xray** · 11-29-2006, 01:42 PM

I think you guys have a good chance, and you're right - the Mavs are due.

How 'bout 2 of the fastest PGs in the league?

JuniorNoboa · 11-29-2006, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ballocks

man, sometimes i wonder how the mavericks even got devin harris. i guess the entire league can learn from that: you don't necessarily need to have a bad team to draft a highly-touted collegian. that was an excellent move for their future- and they still have JT back there, too.

but i especially enjoy watching dallas games to see josh howard. we keep hearing about the big four from '03, but there are a list of others who deserve mention. i thought dallas scored another draft gem with josh howard- and where were they sitting in that one, 29th?

i mean, this team got josh howard and devin harris in back-to-back drafts after winning 60 and 52 games, respectively, in those seasons. in fact, i think they've won 50+ in each of the last 5 or 6. to think they've turned their franchise from such a mess into a legit, perennial powerhouse so quickly is mind-blowing. and they continue to make shrewd moves for the future even today. well done.

a win tonight would be fantastic.

peace

They did get harris with the fifth pick however, and had to give up Jamison to get him. Of course they fleeced Golden St. to be able to get Jamison for a year.

"The Mavericks acquired Antawn Jamison, Danny Fortson, Jiri Welsch and Chris Mills from Golden State in exchange for Nick Van Exel, Evan Eschmeyer, Popeye Jones, Avery Johnson and Antoine Rigaudeau"

TRON · 11-29-2006, 02:30 PM

I wonder if we'll get a Dirk-Bargs matchup sometimes tonight

I love Avery Johnson, he's a great coach and the Mavs are one of the best squads in the league. A loss on in Dallas shouldn't be too shocking, again all I'm hoping for is a good competitive effort.

NeoSamurai · 11-29-2006, 02:36 PM

im more interested to see the Dirk-Garbajosa matchup...that'll determine whether or not we win this game really...Dirk was kept in check by Garbo for the most part at the worlds, lets see how he copes in the NBA...

**Crossword** · 11-29-2006, 02:59 PM

Dallas is due, but then again, they're also going to try pushing this streak as far as they can to prove the doubters wrong after their 0-4 start.

Hopefully the Raptors can pull this one out, but it's gonna be tough.

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