Lakers/Mavs Preview at When: Thursday, January 22, 2004 Where: American Arlines Center, Dallas, TX Time: 7:30 CT TV: FSSW, KCAL, TNT Records: <ul>Dallas: 25-16[/list] <ul>Los Angeles: 25-13[/list] Lineups: <font color="Blue">Dallas: </font> <font color="Yellow">Los Angeles</font> <u>Injury List:</u> <u>Los Angeles</u> Shaquille Oneal Kobe Bryant Karl Malone Ric Fox <u>Dallas</u> Jon Stefanson Eduardo Najera Tariq-Abdual Wahad <u>Key Bench Players:</u> Antawn Jamsion - 15.8 ppg 6.0 rpg 1.0 apg Derek Fisher - 8.0 ppg 1.8 rpg 2.5 apg <u>X-Factor:</u> None of the above will be in the game. If the Mavericks cant take advantage of this, things will get ugly and embarrasing faster than Allen Iverson crossing over Tim Duncan. <u>Key Matchup:</u> Nash plays very well at home, so I feel as if GP will have his hands full being there is nobody else there help him, if things get out of hand he will throw it to Dirk/Finley. <u>Dallas:</u> <ul>Get your key rebounds[/list] <ul>Contain Gary Payton[/list] <ul>Take advantage of no Shaq, Malone, and Kobe[/list] <ul>Guard the Inside as if your life depended on it[/list] <u>Los Angeles:</u> <ul>Contain Dirk Nowitzki on the peremiter[/list] <ul>Dont let Dallas rebound and get 2nd chance points[/list] <ul>Play Dallas game against them by staying in the paint and rebounding offesive ly[/list] <ul>Guard the 3 point shot[/list] Predection - HA if the Mavs cant take advantage of this game with out those 3 I dont know what to say, but heck im biased.. Mavs by 4
Nice Preview Dee. This should be a good game for the two teams. I'll have to agree with you on the Mavs taking advantage of the Laker's injuries. If they do then Mavs by 11 If they don't Mavs by 5
Great preview Dee, I want the Sixers to win, they've been so unlucky as of late. I say Sixers by at least 9.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Injury List: Los Angeles Shaquille Oneal Kobe Bryant Karl Malone Ric Fox </div> That says it all.. Mavs at home would put up a fight if all of these guys were playing, i dont see this one being close. Mavs 115, Lakers 99
As I said in the other prediction thread (in the Lakers lounge) the Lakers do not have a good shot of winning, but hopefully they can shock the world!
<font color="Blue">Dallas: </font> <font color="Yellow">Los Angeles</font> Just look at those lineups, that is just wrong. Thought I'd give my prediction in this forum as well, Mavs by 10+.
