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Jazz vs Mavericks | Friday December 3rd @ 8:30pm

So, I was finishing a paper last night, exhausted and burned out. I then received an email from someone I barely know. He reminded me that I bought a ticket for tonights game a few months back. 2nd row, lower bowl, center court. I totally forgot about it.

I almost cried.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
So, I was finishing a paper last night, exhausted and burned out. I then received an email from someone I barely know. He reminded me that I bought a ticket for tonights game a few months back. 2nd row, lower bowl, center court. I totally forgot about it.

I almost cried.
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Super-jealous. This is one of the games that I would most like to see in person.

Hopefully you sit behind or alongside Mark Cuban so that you can pour a caffeine-free Coke on his head.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
So, I was finishing a paper last night, exhausted and burned out. I then received an email from someone I barely know. He reminded me that I bought a ticket for tonights game a few months back. 2nd row, lower bowl, center court. I totally forgot about it.

I almost cried.
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Cool story. Bro.
 
InGameStrategy said:
Super-jealous. This is one of the games that I would most like to see in person.

Hopefully you sit behind or alongside Mark Cuban so that you can pour a caffeine-free Coke on his head.
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Me too. But most likely I'll be wasted, trying not to puke on the back of his neck.
 
Lil Wayne said:
D Steve is lookin to get da same homecoming as Lebron did yesterday...traitor

He is going to wish he never got traded

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He's got it coming to him, too. People are getting all their jerseys to burn, making big posters "TRAITOR" and so forth, there will certainly be extra security on hand for this one folks, be on guard.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
He's got it coming to him, too. People are getting all their jerseys to burn, making big posters "TRAITOR" and so forth, there will certainly be extra security on hand for this one folks, be on guard.
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Im going to burn my D Steve jersey on the sidewalk right where the bus pulls in...to make sure he sees it. What a sell out.
 
SOURCE

By BRETT HUSTON, STATS Senior Writer

13 hours, 25 minutes ago

Tipoff: 10:30 pm EST Fri Dec 3, 2010
The Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz have both won seven straight games, so an argument could certainly be made for either being the NBA’s hottest team.

They’ll get to settle that matter themselves.

The Western Conference contenders square off Friday night, when the Jazz look to hand the Mavericks a sixth consecutive loss in Salt Lake City.

Neither team got off to a particularly hot start, with Dallas (14-4) losing two of its first five games and Utah (15-5) dropping three of its first five by an average of 15.0 points.

Those mediocre beginnings have quickly given way to a pair of impressive streaks. The Mavericks have won their last seven by an average of 8.7 points. The Jazz have had an even more comfortable time, winning by an average of 14.2 points after stretching their streak to seven with a 110-88 victory over Indiana on Wednesday.

“We could have exploded early in the season,” coach Jerry Sloan said. “Guys could have gone south. But they stayed together.”

Utah has shot 49.8 percent, averaged 26.9 assists and held opponents to 90.4 points per game during the streak, its longest since a nine-game run Jan. 20-Feb. 9.

“It’s ups and downs in the NBA,” forward Andrei Kirilenko(notes) said. “You remember in preseason we won eight in row, then the beginning of the season we went down, then the road trip we went up then, home games we’ve been sloppy. Now we’re up again. I hope we can stay up a little bit more.”

Utah’s streak has come against opponents that are a combined 57-68, while the Mavericks’ victims are a combined five games above .500.

Dallas wasn’t at its sharpest in win No. 7, but it didn’t need to be. Shawn Marion(notes) scored a team-high 16 as the Mavericks’ bench provided 59 points in a 100-86 rout of Minnesota on Wednesday.

“It’s progress,” coach Rick Carlisle told the team’s official website, “and we’ve got to continue it. I like this group a lot. We’ve been very business-like with our approach. Guys have taken nothing for granted.”

Extending the streak to eight - which would be Dallas’ longest since winning 13 in a row Feb. 17-March 10 - won’t be easy in Utah, where Carlisle’s team has lost its five visits by an average of 12.8 points.

“Utah is always tough to play,” Carlisle said. “We haven’t won there since I’ve been here, and I don’t think we’ve been close. So, it’s always a difficult game. And again, the important thing is being really tied together and rebounding the ball.”

Rebounding is a major reason for the Mavericks’ struggles in Salt Lake City. The Jazz have pulled down 6.8 more boards per game during the five-game streak, including a 31-rebound edge in Dallas’ two most recent visits.

Perhaps new addition Tyson Chandler(notes) can help the Mavericks change that. Chandler has averaged 12.8 points and 13.8 boards in his last five games while fueling his team’s impressive defensive transformation.

Dallas also needs to figure out how to contain Utah in the paint. The Jazz have averaged 47.2 points in the lane during their home streak against the Mavericks, many of which have come thanks to open looks provided by Deron Williams(notes). Utah’s point guard has averaged 14.4 assists in the five wins.

Dallas is 3-0 in its last 10 trips to EnergySolutions Arena when Dirk Nowitzki(notes) scores 29 points. The Mavericks are 0-7 in Utah when Nowitzki scores fewer than 29.

Updated 13 hours, 28 minutes ago
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I am not new to the board--had a different screen name awhile back, and re-registered after the site went down recently. I have lurked daily for a long time, but have posted very little in the past.

Anyway, I live in Fort Worth. With the Cowboys and the Long Horns struggling this year, and the fate of Cliff Lee still up in the air for the Rangers, attention has turned to the Mavericks. I copied the Mavericks "game day" entry from the Dallas Morning News below. They are duly impressed with Deron Williams and still like to claim him as a product of Texas.

Go Jazz!!



"Mavericks face tough opponent playing Jazz in Utah
11:02 PM CST on Thursday, December 2, 2010

By Eddie Sefko / Reporter
Scouting the Mavericks

This is one of the most haunting houses they visit all season. Their successes are few and far between in the Jazz's gym. They've lost their last five trips to Utah , are 3-10 over the last seven years and are 15-55 in franchise history there. ... Don't blame Dirk Nowitzki for the problems. He averaged 32.3 points, nine rebounds and three assists as the Mavericks went 1-2 against the Jazz last season. Nowitzki also has been involved in two flagrant-foul situations in recent seasons at Utah. ... J.J. Barea has averaged 12.7 points in the last three games, reaching double figures in all of them. The Mavericks are 6-0 this season when Barea has 10 or more points. ... In his last five games, Tyson Chandler has averaged 13.8 rebounds and has had 17 or more in three of them.

Scouting the Jazz

After a shaky start, the Jazz has rolled. It opened up 2-3 but has gone 13-2 since, with the only losses coming at home to San Antonio and Oklahoma City . ... It is 11-1 when scoring 100 points and 4-4 when it doesn't reach that mark. ... The Colony product Deron Williams is Utah's motor. He's averaging over 22 points, 10 assists and four rebounds. "There's a group of about four or five [point guards] who are top-shelf," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. "A lot of people think he's the best, and I wouldn't argue that." ... Forward Paul Millsap has taken on a starring role, averaging over 18 points and eight rebounds. "He keeps getting better and better," Carlisle said. "Anytime there's been an injury, he's stepped in as a starter and pulled the weight of the guy he replaced."

Eddie Sefko 9:30 p.m. today; FSSW/ESPN; ESPN-FM (103.3), KFLC-AM (1270 in Spanish)
 
JazzSpazz said:
Anyone else think it's weird that Vinyl was nice to a new poster?
Am I in the twilight zone?
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Yeah I skimmed through JazzFanInTX's post, but then I read Vinyl's post and had to go back and re-read JazzFanInTX's because I thought I missed something and Vinyl was being sarcastic, but it does appear to be a sincerely cordial post. It's like when Steve Javie calls a foul on the opposing team, your body's natural reaction is to do a double-take.
 
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