GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: DALLAS (11-6) at CHICAGO (4-10)

Re: NBA: DALLAS (11-6) at CHICAGO (4-10)

Damn, when I looked at the box score, I initally didn't see Hinrich. I was hoping he got traded.</p>

Good that Duhon started the third, hopefully he starts the next game.</p>

 

Re: NBA: DALLAS (11-6) at CHICAGO (4-10)

Compared to the Hawks game Kirk hasn't been that awful tonight.</p>

Gordon and Deng have sucked big floppy donkey dick though.</p>

 

NBA: DALLAS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 67
CHICAGO 56 2:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 71
CHICAGO 60 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DALLAS 29 27 15 71
CHICAGO 24 20 16 60 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

DAL - JOSH HOWARD 23, DIRK NOWITZKI 21,
BRANDON BASS 8
CHI - ANDRES NOCIONI 16, CHRIS DUHON 12, BEN
GORDON 7</div>

 

Re: NBA: DALLAS (11-6) at CHICAGO (4-10)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

Looking for bright spots in the Bulls side of things tonight.. I guess it's Duhon not being ass.</p>

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Don't forget about Gordon's 15 point 4th quarter, where he leads us to get ahead of Dallas by a small margin with about 5 minutes left in the quarter, and then watch the ball not touch Gordon's hands until about 42 seconds left in the game after that, gets the ball after Kirk sets him up in a bad position.</p>

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Re: NBA: DALLAS (11-6) at CHICAGO (4-10)

I saw the Mavs play the Pacers the Friday after Thanksgiving and I was pretty unimpressed. They looked like they were sleeping on the Pacers the first three quarters and didn't play hard at all. They stepped it up in the 4th but the Pacers hung right with them and pulled it out. The Mavs may have set some kind of record for crying about almost every play (although in fairness Avery Johnson got ejected for a pretty valid point because it appeared to me Mike Dunleavy basically slugged someone- Jason Terry, I think - in the face to prevent a breakaway. Dirk and Troy Murphy almost got in a fistfight, which was worth the price of admission (free tickets). It was all in all a pretty entertaining second half.</p>

I also remember reading about how Brandon Bass and Tyrus used to work out together and Tyrus never once beat Bass. That's not very encouraging since Bass has taken 3 years to become a mediocrity.</p>

Anyway, the lessons I came away with the game for the Bulls were that Nowitski really struggles with tall, strong and quick guys and Jeff Foster, who is tall, strong and quick is very overlooked as a player. Unfortunately, we don't really a comparable player. Their guards aren't all that great and if you can keep Howard and Terry under control you've got a pretty good shot at them even if Dirk gets his.</p>

Looking at how things have unfolded though, not much of that matters. Howard has had his way on both ends of the court and although we haven't played awful defense or anything we've once again shot the ball like crap.</p>

 

NBA: DALLAS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 83
CHICAGO 69 8:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: DALLAS (11-6) at CHICAGO (4-10)

Nocioni tries to be too cute. These guys keep trying to do fancy shit instead of just making the simple but effective plays. Are they filming And1 tonight? </p>