Mavs down Wizards, 104-9408:34 PM CST on Friday, March 17, 2006Associated PressWASHINGTON ? Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points apiece, and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half for a 104-94 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.Jerry Stackhouse, booed every time he touched the ball by Wizards fans disenchanted with his two seasons in Washington, added 17 points off the bench for the Mavericks, who won their third straight and sixth in seven games. They also remained ahead of San Antonio for the best record in the Western Conference.Terry went 10-for-16 from the field, while Nowitzki was 10-for-19 against a variety of Wizards defenders. Nowitzki also had 13 rebounds and three blocks.Gilbert Arenas scored 26 points, Antawn Jamison had 21, Caron Butler 18 and Antonio Daniels 17 for the Wizards, who had won three straight.The Wizards have played well against the NBA's best teams this season ? they are 3-0 vs. Detroit and San Antonio ? but Dallas is an exception. The Mavericks beat Washington in Dallas 103-97 on Feb. 15 and have won 12 of 15 in the series, including five straight.Leading 52-50 at halftime, the Mavericks opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run and didn't trail by fewer than five points the rest of the game. Terry made two jumpers, Stackhouse made two, and Nowitzki made one in an 11-2 run that built a 73-59 lead in the third quarter.The Wizards cut the lead to eight early in the fourth quarter on a baseline drive by Daniels, but Nowitzki made jump shots to start and end a 9-0 run that put the Mavericks ahead by 17.Notes: Shot of the game, even though it didn't count: In the third quarter, Arenas chased down a loose ball and flung it some 50 feet into the basket with a swish just before the shot clock expired. However, he had crossed the midcourt line to get the ball, so he was called for a backcourt violation. ... Dallas remains without Josh Howard (strained hamstring), Devin Harris (strained thigh), Adrian Griffin (strained right hamstring) and Keith Van Horn (strained left knee). ... Wizards G Billy Thomas was signed for the remainder of the season. He has been with the team since Feb. 24 on a pair of 10-day contracts. He has played in one game.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...e.217e19e9.html
Nice, once again the Mavs win against a pretty good team, great offensively, without 4 key players, including 2 starters, and 2 of our best defensive players.This here is Avery's best coaching job, playing all these young guys and getting them to produce.
That Rawle Marshall guy has some talent. Surprised he hasn't gotten any chances but I guess Dallas is just too deep. Too bad they couldn't trade in a few good players for another great player.
I don't know man, a great player would be nice, but we do have Dirk as a superstar, and Stack and Terry as better than good players, and clutch.I think having a team full of good players is the way to go, and it'll be a staple in the future...I mean the Spurs and Pistons both haven't won with great players or superstars(besides TD), they win with a bunch of good quality players...and noone has more of those this year than the Mavs.And now with these injuries, the young guys like Marshall, Powell, and even Daniels are getting tons of playing time.
Yeah but San Antonio had Parker and Ginobili along with Duncan and the Lakers had Shaq and Kobe. It's true Detroit did it but it was more their defense that did it than their offense.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I mean the Spurs and Pistons both haven't won with great players or superstars(besides TD), they win with a bunch of good quality players...and noone has more of those this year than the Mavs.</div>The Pistons 5 are better then good. And like mavsfan said TD has Manu, and Parker. Our depth won't matter in playoffs, when rotations become tight to 7-8 men(unless your counting on injuries). Right now, I'd say Pistons and Spurs have a better 8 man rotation then Mavs.
I'm not so sure about the Pistons but I do think the Spurs have the better rotation. I think the Mavs are better than the Pistons but that won't matter since the Spurs are the ones in our division.
Well the Spurs do based on experience...their top 8 guys are all old vets like Barry, Finley, and of course, Big shot Bob.The Pistons starting 5 maybe the best in the league, but their bench isn't scary at all...The Mavs, while they have alot of young guys, do have some older experienced players...
