Game 37: Los Angeles (24-12) vs Dallas (26-12)

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:46 pm

Who:

Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

When: Saturday, January 10th, 2014 @ 12:30PM (PST)
TV:

Radio:

The Supporting Cast

11 - Jamal Crawford | 10 - Spencer Hawes | 1 - Jordan Farmar

0 - Big Baby Davis | 25 - Reggie Bullock | 14 - CDR

15 - Hedo Turkoglu | 13 Ekpe Udoh

Starters

Rondo | Ellis | Parsons | Nowitzki | Chandler

Reserves

Barea | Harris | Jefferson | Villanueva | Smith

Inactive List:

CJ Wilcox (D-League Assignment) is inactive.

None to report.

Team Leaders and Statistics

Scoring

22.6 PPG in 35.3 MPG| 20.5 PPG in 33.8 MPG

Rebounding

13.6 RPG in 33.7 MPG| 12.1 RPG in 30.2 MPG

Assists

9.5 APG in 34.4 MPG | 8.2 APG in 32.3 MPG

Team Performance
Home Record: 16-5
106.5 Points Per Game - 3rd Overall
Def. Rebounding %: 77.2 - 4th Overall
Off. Rebounding %: 21.4 - 28th Overall
12.5 Turnovers Per Game - 3rd Overall
3P%: 38.4% - 2nd Overall
Opponent 3P%: 35.2% - 17th Overall
Offensive Rating: 112.6 points scored per 100 possessions - 3rd
Defensive Rating: 105.6 points allowed per 100 possesions - 14th
Pace: 94.3 possessions per game - 11th

Team Performance
Road Record: 13-5
109.1 Points Per Game - 2nd Overall
Def. Rebounding %: 71.8 - 30th Overall
Off. Rebounding %: 25.0 - 17th Overall
12.2 Turnovers Per Game - 4th Overall
3P%: 36.0% - 11th Overall
Opponent 3P%: 37.8% - 27th Overall
Offensive Rating: 113.9 points scored per 100 possessions - 2nd Overall
Defensive Rating: 106.5 points allowed per 100 possesions - 18th Overall
Pace: 94.7 possessions per game - 9th Overall

Yesterday, Roy Tarpley passed away at the age of 50. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 7th overall pick of the 1986 draft. Tarpley posted career averages of 12.6 points and 10.0 rebounds. He won the NBA 6th man of the year honors in his second season (1987-88) averaging 13.5 points and 11.8 rebounds in 28.5 mpg. His NBA career was derailed by his use of drugs and alcohol, which resulted in arrests, suspensions and eventually a permanent banning from the NBA. He did have some success playing basketball in Europe and ended his playing career in 2006 with he CBA6.

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Perkele · Post #2 » by **Perkele** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 5:50 pm

The game is in LA, not in Dallas...

Post #3 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:13 pm

Perkele wrote:The game is in LA, not in Dallas...

I knew that, but I still made the mistake anyway :oops:

Thanks for pointing that out.

Forte IV · Post #4 » by **Forte IV** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:41 pm

Have we won an afternoon game yet this season?

Neddy · Post #5 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:54 pm

big test. i think we match up well. both teams look eerily similar.

Quake Griffin · Post #6 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:06 pm

nice test.

this team will be in the hunt come April.
would be nice to have this victory.

i mean it wont convince any of our several Debbie Downer fans.
but it should do some good for the team if we take care of business today.

solid match ups everywhere.

Quake Griffin · Post #7 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:14 pm

Ralph sounds good interviewing Doc.

glad he's back to normal.

Post #8 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:26 pm

Neddy wrote:big test. i think we match up well. both teams look eerily similar.

In the last game, he was fine most of the way. It was towards the end of each half where it get really bad.

Neddy · Post #9 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:35 pm

I know it's a marketing gimmick, but Ralph thumbing through clipper girls calendar is just.... creepy. they are around his grandkids' ages... just saying.

I will find out when i get there but nowadays i prefer older gals in my porn too... if the model is closer to my daughter's age than me, it's just weird now. :lol:

Neddy · Post #10 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:41 pm

nice tip in to start the game by DJ.

Post #11 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:44 pm

Blake should have passed that.

Neddy · Post #12 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:45 pm

it feels like yesterday to me when young Dirk and Nash were the pretty boy duo of the Dallas in that old ugly green and white uniforms and now Dirk is an old vet and a living legend who brought the Mavs out of the cellar into a championship franchise. we need our Blake to take a page out of Nowitzki's playbook and be a leader himself.

Neddy · Post #13 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:46 pm

mkwest wrote:Blake should have passed that.

yeah those are the little things that still bugs me about Blake's decision making.

Quake Griffin · Post #14 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:46 pm

would love to see Chris take some of these bunnies early.

no reason for him not to not be aggressive on like 3 or 4 of those possessions early.

LACtdom · Post #15 » by **LACtdom** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:50 pm

Another great start by Barnes. Keep up the effort 17 from last 34 3 point shots.

LACtdom · Post #16 » by **LACtdom** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:52 pm

I know DJ has the best field goal % but sometimes I wonder if it should be higher considering how easy (for him) his shots are.

Post #17 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:54 pm

LACtdom wrote:I know DJ has the best field goal % but sometimes I wonder if it should be higher considering how easy (for him) his shots are.

He's at 71%. It's hard to do much better than that.

Neddy · Post #18 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:55 pm

Monta Monta Monta.

Neddy · Post #19 » by **Neddy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:56 pm

nice ball movement for an easy dunk there, we need more of that.

TucsonClip · Post #20 » by **TucsonClip** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:57 pm

Redick and Barnes playing well in the 1st. Ball is moving and the defense is dialed in so far.