Game 36 January 8, 2011: Mavericks Vs Magic

[mavsfoty]

[HMFFL]

Recent Meetings:
12/21/10 ORL 99 - DAL 105
04/01/10 DAL 82 - ORL 97
02/19/10 ORL 85 - DAL 95
02/02/09 ORL 95 - DAL 105
11/14/08 DAL 100 - ORL 102
02/04/08 ORL 98 - DAL 107
12/17/07 DAL 111 - ORL 108
03/03/07 DAL 103 - ORL 98
01/23/07 ORL 95 - DAL 111
03/31/06 ORL 108 - DAL 99

Favored to win:
Orlando by 5 points

Referees/Team Record During Refs Games:
Curtis Blair - Orlando 5-3 / Dallas 4-1
Tony Brothers - Orlando 9-1 / Dallas 7-3
James Capers - Orlando 10-0 / Dallas 5-5

[Cigamodnalro]

Should be a great game, guys. I've been surprised at how well DS (of all people) has been playing lately.

[mavslove]

badly need Dirk on this one. Orlando on an 8 game winning streak.
Have we ever busted a team's streak this season without Dirk?

[JES12]

Still without our 3 best scorers. We are going to get killed in this one. My best hope is that Arenas loses the game for Orlando because that is the only way we win.

[ahonui06]

No DIRK and going up against the hottest team in the NBA. Probably a loss, but the Mavs do play better on the road.

[HMFFL]

We can attempt to draw fouls on Dwight Howard because the refs early on will call them. The problem is, as the game goes on, the refs won't give the other team the benefit of the doubt, and they allow Dwight too much freedom.

Orlando played last night, but they should still win tonight.

[studcrackers]

No DIRK and going up against the hottest team in the NBA. Probably a loss, but the Mavs do play better on the road.

we already played in orlando, we're at home

[fazer86]

we better put up a fight against the magic
i bought these freagin tickets a few days b4 christmas thinking we would be at full power with roddy dirk and cb4 in the line up
now we dont have either
but as long as we fight till the last second and barely lose or win ill be satisfied

[from_ro_to_dirk]

are we currently seeing what the future without Dirk will be like? everyone who screams to blow up the team after a playoff loss should remember this streak of Dirkless games.


oh, and i think we'll be molested tonight.

[cmavswin]

Well if Brian Cardinal is going to hit 3's all night than the Mavs might have a chance at this tonight.

[cmavswin]

I have to give Haywood credit for hustling to grab that defensive rebound. Jones just hit a 20 footer and Barea hit a pretty difficult shot very strange evening so far tonight.

[cmavswin]

That is 3 fouls on Howard with 3 minutes to go in the half and the Mavs are up 16.

[HMFFL]

5 3-pointers for Deshawn Stevenson.

That is 3 fouls on Howard with 3 minutes to go in the half and the Mavs are up 16.

I mentioned early in the thread that we can draw fouls on him early, but the second half will be different, so we'll see if the refs give him the benefit of the doubt during the second half.

[cmavswin]

With Howard out of the game the middle of the Magic defense is pretty weak. Jason Terry might be the worst tech foul shooter in the league the guy has missed more of these free throws than anyone I have ever seen. The Mavs are up 6 going into the half 57-51. Hopefully the Magic will be a bit tired after the half and will stop hitting all of these 3 point shots.

[Captain_Obvious]

It seems Orlando's whole offense is about shooting threes all day. If they play Boston in the playoffs, they get swept. But they could match up well against Miami. Will be interesting to see how this will play out.

[cmavswin]

Kidd needs to stop shooting and Terry needs to stop trying to pass because right now both of them suck at those particular things.

[Mad Guru]

dang, that was a missed call on Chandler, and I am a Magic fan.

[Captain_Obvious]

lol, if that is a blocking foul i wonder what Marion on JJ Redick was.

[cmavswin]

Mavs are really moving the ball well on the offensive end with the exception of Terry and that was a charge on Bass what a pathetic call by that official.