Game Thread: Mavericks @ Sonics (12/23)

Should've finished up the kings early last night..Its gonna be tough to make a comeback on a back to back game.

 

Seattle playing Zone defense, Dallas needs to capitalise on this with their shots. Dirk with the offensive rebound and then assist to Josh Howard's ft line jumper

 

Hey Maverick, Just noticed your art work...Really cool.

 

KVH with the...foul. Down by 7. Come on DALLAS.

 

Freakin DH says Diop is #7, not #52. Way to ruin my work DH

Howard with Dallas' last 8 points, he has been dominating Dallas

 

Ha, I thought Damp was #52...What a comeback game tied 71-71.

 

Indeed, Josh Howard has been dominating. 13 of 16 3rd quarter minutes

Devin Harris with an upset stomach, probably won't be back this game.

 

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KEYS TO THE THIRD
Dallas reduced the rebound deficit to 8, from 14
Dallas shot 13-23 in the third
Josh Howard scored like 13 points
Dallas has got their assists upto 15

Terry, Stackhouse, Howard, Van Horn and Diop starting the 4th. If we learnt anything, shouldn't Dirk be on?

 

3 games in a row Van Horn has looked like crap. He and Terry are turnover machines.

 

Dallas with 3 straight turnovers, some ugly bball being played

Dallas scoreless in the 4th (around 4:30), so in comes Darrell Armstrong. Mr. Energy.

11-0 run to start the 4th, Seattle winning 87-75

 

The point guards are turning the ball over too much but Dirk is keeping them in it.

 

Glad to see Dallas shooting well from the FT line, 21-24. Terry with two coming. Howard hasn't scored this quarter

Terry hits the first (89-84)
Terry misses the second

 

Dallas is closing the lead with a 13-2 run and it's a 1 point game

Dirk with 30 points, 13 rebounds

Dallas with some great rebounding lately

Radman with a nice move around Dampier. 91-88

Ridnour knocks the ball out of bounds. Another almost turnover by Terry
- Rashard Lewis gets his double double

Dallas needs to get this, defensive stop. Dirk with a tip to Armstrong..

Dirk to the FT for 2 more to make it 1 point game

 

Dirk is carrying Dallas. 91-88 sonics lead.

 

Terry for 3. Mavs up 2.

 

93-93 Terry at the ft line for 2.

 

Nowitzki with the dunk mavs up 96-95

 

DIRK IS HUGE! Hit his two FT's and then another rebound. Terry with a 3!

Lewis with a dunk to get Seattle back leading

Terry drives and is fouled, two FT's to come..c'mon (Collison is fouled out)
- Misses the first (20 second timeout by Seattle)
- HITS THE SECOND! 7 pts in the 4th by Terry. Dallas leading by 1

Ray Allen hits a 2 to take the lead by 1

Terry to Dirk, Dirk jab step and drive but gets stolen by Rashard Lewis. Lewis threw it up but Terry stole it and passed to Dirk who scored to get the win 96-95

AIRBALL by Seattle

 

Ridnour with the airball mavs have the ball with 34 seconds left up by 1

 

Dirk and Terry have scored all of Dallas 21 points this quarter (Dirk 14, Terry 7). Will Dallas go 2 for 1? Armstrong inbounds..passed around...TERRY HITS A 3!!!! DAmn man, he loves playing in Seattle

Dallas with a 4 point lead with 18.8 seconds left