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February 20, 2009 ArchivesAaron Brooks hit what essentially ended up being the dagger for the Mavs. The Mavs had the ball on a fast break, sort of, and the hero of the night J.J Barea got in a hurry and fumbled the ball. The Rockets controlled it, then Brooks hit the 3. Monster shot by Brooks in his first game since the Rafer Alston trade. For some reason, Brooks has always given the Mavs fits and he was the thorn in the Dallas side tonight. Mavs lose 93-86. >> Continue reading: Mavs drop tough one in Houston Carlisle has done a great job of strategizing here in the 4th. He has gone small with Bass, Dirk, Barea, Kidd and Wright. This lineup has caused some matchup problems for the Rockets who now have Yao on the bench. It's an 81-77 game with just over 6 minutes to play. Side note: Dirk is getting just straight mugged out there. He has not seen the benefit of a call yet in this game. Maybe it will change down the stretch. J.J. Bare... Guess who is behind this latest surge? Could it be? Mighty mouse again. Actually, credit Brandon Bass as well. Barea and Bass have shown the energy here in the 4th to help the Mavs cut it to a 76-71 game. For those of you keeping score at home, Barea now has 20 on the night to lead the Mavs. 8:50 to play. ...Dallas was just outscored 30-13 in the 3rd quarter in Houston. That first quarter they played now looks like a distant memory. A comeback is possible, but once again, I hate to be redundant, but Dirk has to catch fire in the 4th. 4-16 won't cut it, especially when Jason Terry is out. Key stat of the game: Turnovers Mavs had 7 in the 3rd quarter, Rockets had 1. Stay tuned ...I must blog about mighty mouse again. He is instant energy right now for Dallas. Mavs have cut the lead to 7 since he has entered. It's a tale of two halves for the Mavs. They now trail 68-57 in the game, and are on the verge of being blown out in Houston. Yao Ming has taken advantage of Dampier being out. Dallas is killing themsleves with turnovers. They look like Tony Romo against the Eagles. 5 turnovers in the half already. Dirk looks frustrated, there is no half-court offense and you can forget about any defense being played. We'll see if this timeout helps. This look... 4 points in the 2nd half so far for Dallas. That's 4 points in 5 minutes, 6 seconds. Houston has outscored Dallas 15-4 in the second half and now lead 59-55. ...Not a good start for the Mavs in the second half. An 8-2 run by the Rockets has cut the Dallas lead to 1. Dirk has the Mavericks only basket in the 2nd half. 2 turnovers in the first 3 minutes of the half don't help either. ...Halftime has come in Houston and the Mavs lead it 51-44 over Houston. An 11-2 run to end the half closed the gap down for the Rockets, who slowed the Mavs transition game a bit, plus the Mavs getting stagnant didn't help their case. But, up 7 on the road at half in an arena where they have won 4 straight is a good start. Notable first half numbers/stats: Josh Howard: 7-15 FG, 16 points(why can't he do this all the time?) I must say before the season started I was one of the J.J Barea haters in this area. My thinking was, if he is your backup point guard, then this team is going nowhere. Well, I am happy to say he has proved me wrong. Mighty Mouse is at it again. Barea: After Houston had cut the Dallas lead to 4, the Mavs take a timeout to collect themselves and come back out on fire. Dirk gets his first bucket plus the foul. Antoine Wright drains a 3 followed by a J.J. Barea 3. So, one 9-0 run later and Houston takes a timeout. Mavs up 37-24 with 9:13 to play in the 1st half. Wright: 11 points 5-5 FG If you're a Mavs fan, you have to like what you saw in the 1st quarter in Houston. Dirk goes 0-3 from the field, scores 0 points and Dallas leads by 9. Let me ask this though, Why can't Josh Howard play like this every quarter. The energy he brings in 1st quarters is unbelievable. He goes 5-10 with 12 points in the quarter. Antoine Wright continues his hot play going 4-4 with 8 points. Mavs looking good so far, now lets see if the Big... The Mavericks are in Houston taking on the Rockets right now. This is a team the Mavs have basically owned the last 26 games. Dallas is 19-7 in those 26 and have won 4 in a row in Houston. So far, Josh Howard and Antoine Wright have carried the Mavs, who lead by 4 with just under 6 minutes to play in the 1st qtr. More to come ... |
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