A Mavericks life for me - Dallas Mavericks Association (NBA 2k13)

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November 9th, 2012
Madison Square Garden
Dallas @ New York

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Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks
Nov 9, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (3-2)	27	27	24	29	107
New York (1-3)	3	19	27	27	106

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison	32	3-6	1-3	4-4	4	6	2	0	6	11
O.J. Mayo	36	6-14	3-7	2-2	2	1	1	1	3	17
Shawn Marion	36	2-8	1-3	4-4	11	0	1	1	1	10
Dirk Nowitzki	34	16-22	1-1	3-3	10	3	2	1	1	36
Chris Kaman	32	1-4	0-0	1-1	11	2	1	2	3	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodrigue Beaubois	13	4-9	3-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	11
Elton Brand	17	4-7	0-0	1-1	11	0	0	0	3	9
Vince Carter	14	2-7	0-2	2-2	2	2	0	1	2	6
Derrick Fisher	11	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	2
Jae Crowder	14	0-4	0-1	1-2	4	1	1	1	2	1
Bernard James	2	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Wright	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33/83 (45%)	9-23 (39%)	22/25 (88%)	60	17	9	6	22	107

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jason Kidd	42	2-12	0-7	5-6	4	7	4	0	4	9
Iman Shumpert	38	12-27	5-12	3-3	6	6	4	0	1	32
Ronnie Brewer	38	5-15	2-2	1-1	7	3	2	0	0	13
Amar'e Stoudemire	40	6-18	0-0	3-3	9	3	2	1	1	15
Tyson Chandler	30	8-9	0-0	3-4	10	1	3	2	2	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.R. Smith	9	4-10	3-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	11
Reymond Felton	9	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	7
Kurt Thomas	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Pablo Prigioni	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Copeland	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Marcus Camby	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0
Rasheed Wallace	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		40/101 (39%)	11/30 (36%)	15/17 (88%)	42	26	20	5	9	106

Recap

With emotions running high, the struggling Knicks came out on fire. Tyson Chandler started the game 6-6 and bringing down 5 rebounds in the first quarter. Dallas weathered the storm and hung in there scoring 27 of their own, as Dirk Nowitzki was poised to have a huge game. In a game where Dallas was very sloppy and had a season high 22 turnovers they managed to get to the line quite a bit. Going into the 3rd Iman Shumpert had channeled his inner Melo and was basically unguardable. But just like the first half, Dallas weathered the hail mary of shots from the Knicks, who threw up a whopping 101 shots in the game. Going into the 4th, the Mavs took an early 7 point lead which would be relinquished by a couple 3s by J.R. Smith who was huge off the bench. But he would be matched by Ronnie buckets, as Beaubois was on fire in the 4th himself, and as always Nowitzki hit almost every shot he threw up tonight. But the game came down to the wire, with 24 seconds left the Mavs up 2 O.J. Mayo gets hit on a screen and Brewer gets wide open as Kidd hits him for the three to take a 1 point lead with 3.3 seconds left, who would the Mavs turn to? None other than Dirk Nowitzki, who caught the inbounds at the top of the 3 point line, drove to his left, and hit a fade away with Amar'e draped all over him. The Mavs would take the game 107-106 in dramatic fashion.

Kia Player of the Game

Dirk Nowitzki
36 points 10 rebounds and a game winner

[Octane]

Week 2 Update
Nov. 11th

Players of the Week

West

Dirk Nowitzki (DAL)
25.7 ppg 11.6 rpg 2.4 apg

East

Derrick Rose (CHI)
21.5 ppg 5.2 rpg 6.2 apg 2.0 spg

Dallas Recap

Going into week 2 on the regular season the Mavs sat at 1-2 with a 4 game in 7 night stretch including 2 home games vs a young Portland team and a struggling Toronto team. The Mavs averaged 108 points over this stretch and extended their winning streak to 5 games. The wins come with Dirk scoring 30 or more points 3 of the last 4 games as well as chalking up 3 double doubles as well. The Mavs overall are starting to get into a groove, but its not all sunny in Dallas, word is Vince Carter is unhappy about his minutes as well as Dahntay Jones and Dominique Jones wanting bigger roles with the team. The Mavs may be looking to do a package deal to maybe aquire some younger talent to replace the aging Marion or Kaman in the near future. All 3 players are in the last year of their current contracts and are set to be free agents at the end of the year. We will keep you updated with any news involving these 3 players.

Around the NBA

This week was a big week for alot of teams starting out slow, as well as red hot. The Spurs retain the #1 power ranking while extending their win streak to 7. The big news in the West is that Russell Westbrook sprained his hand and has missed the last 3 games, and isnt set to return for atleast another week, meanwhile the Thunder have lost 2 out of their last 3 and slip in the power rankings to #22. The biggest jump this week is the Atlanta Hawks who jumped 22 spots to #5 followed by the Mavericks who jumped 14 spots to #6 following their 5 game win steak.

Although no trades have happened word on the street is that the Celtics are looking to move Barbosa, but the asking price may be to high. Also the Pistons and Austin Daye are at each others necks, which could spell doom for Daye's future in Detroit.

Look Ahead

Nov. 12th @ 7:30 PM
(3-3) at (5-2)

Nov. 14th @ 7:30 PM
(3-2) at (5-2)

Nov. 16th @ 7:00 PM
(5-2) at (2-5)

Nov. 17th @ 7:30 PM (User Game)
(5-2) at (3-3)

Matchup Preview | November 17, 2012
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Dallas Mavericks (5-2, 2-2 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (3-3, 1-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.9 Points Per Game 98.5 .452 Field Goal % .433 .825 Free Throw % .759 .440 3-Point % .361 103.7 PPG Allowed 95.7 Projected Starters Darren Collison Point Guard Kyrie Irving O.J. Mayo Shooting Guard Dion Waiters Shawn Marion Small Forward Alonzo Gee Dirk Nowitzki Power Forward Tristan Thimpson* Chris Kaman Center Anderson Varejao Injury Report Tristan Thimpson (Back Spasms) Day-to-Day Jeremy Pargo (Sprained Toe) Day-to-Day Game Notes Dallas Travels to Cleveland for the first time this season to see the young and exciting Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters. Dallas is red hot and looking to continue its winning streak. The Cavs on the other hand are sitting at an even .500 record of 3-3 and are 1-1 at home. They are only scoring 98 points per game but Kyrie is having an mvp like season averaging 21 points per game to go along with his 7.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The key matchup here will be O.J. Mayo vs the young and talented scorer Dion Waiters whose scoring 15.2 points per game in this young season, and both players play solid perimeter defense, so it will be a battle for both players to get scoring.

Week 2 Power Rankings Nov. 11th

[Quackjack29]

Despite the mini rivalry we have, I have always respected the Mavs. Good luck, and go get 'em!

[Octane]

Quote: Originally Posted by OliFisher96

I like the look of this. Cant wait to see more!

Thanks dude. Looking to get a couple years in, hopefully like 4-5.

Quote: Originally Posted by Quackjack29

Despite the mini rivalry we have, I have always respected the Mavs. Good luck, and go get 'em!

Ha, Thanks man.


Hope everyone had a good christmas, for those who are checking and reading. Updates resume tomorrow.

[Octane]

Nov. 17th
Dallas @ Cleveland

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Dallas Mavericks at Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov 17, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (6-4)	33	25	22	29	109
Cleveland (4-4)	36	34	18	14	102

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison	34	4-9	0-3	0-0	5	6			5	8
Rodrigue Beaubois	20	4-10	3-6	1-2	1	2	0	1	2	12
Shawn Marion	35	5-11	0-0	0-0	9	7	0	1	3	10
Dirk Nowitzki	35	13-17	5-5	2-2	8	2	1	0	0	33
Chris Kaman	29	4-11	0-0	3-3	9	1	1	1	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Vince Carter	23	4-10	0-3	2-2	1	2	2	1	4	10
Derrick Fisher	20	3-3	3-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	3	9
Brandon Wright	10	3-3	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	7
Jae Crowder	16	1-4	0-2	3-4	5	1	0	1	0	5
Elton Brand	20	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	3	1	0	4
Jared Cunningham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bernard James	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		43/80 (53%)	11/22 (50%)	12/15 (80%)	48	24	9	6	18	109

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyrie Irving	37	3-12	0-2	3-3	3	12	2	0	5	9
Dion Waiters	33	10-24	1-4	3-4	5	2	2	0	2	24
Alonzo Gee	35	8-16	3-5	3-4	2	4	4	1	2	22
Tristan Thompson	35	2-6	0-0	1-1	7	2	0	0	1	5
Anderson Varejao	37	5-7	0-0	2-4	11	2	2	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C.J. Miles	14	3-4	2-3	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	10
Omari Casspi	9	1-2	1-2	4-5	2	0	0	1	1	7
Tyler Zeller	19	1-6	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	0	0	4
Samardo Samuels	8	2-2	0-0	0-1	0	1	2	1	0	4
Daniel Gibson	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	3
Jeremy Pargo	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Jon Leuer	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34/86 (43%)	8/18 (44%)	20/26 (76%)	41	27	14	4	12	102

Recap

Dallas traveling to Cleveland for the first time in the year, Without O.J. Mayo who strained his back in the win over the Pacers the night before, also lost the two games prior to the Pacer game at home by a combined 3 points. So the Mavs were looking to get back on a winning streak and they faced the dangerous Cavs.

The Cavs came out gunning in the first quarter and Alonzo Gee who hit 3 shots from beyond the arc looked to take the game over while Kyrie was struggling from the field. Along with Gee, Waiters caught fire early and was unguardable for much of the game. The Cavs scored 70 points by half to the Mavs 58, and also held a lead of 20 at one point during the 2nd quarter.

But the second half was a different story, Charlisle came out with a pressure ball man to man, and tried to deny waiters the ball. They forced a few turnovers and contested every shot. Charlisle was asked what the difference in the second half was; he responded; " Well, we contested alot of shots. We know they got scores out there on the court at all times, and if they are going to beat us they will have to do it with a hand in their face. Our defense stepped up big time when it counted and forced alot of bad shots, which leads to quick buckets for us."

The Mavs would hold the Cavs to 32 second half points on their road to a second win in a row. High scorer was Dirk Nowitzki who came away on the night with 33 points and willed his team to victory in the second half with O.J. Mayo on the sideline wishing he could lace up the shoes. Irving had a game high 12 dimes along with Varejaos game high 11 boards.

Kia Player of the Game
Dirk Nowitzki
33 pts 8 reb 2 ast

[Octane]

Week 3 Update
Nov. 17th

Players of the Week

West

Kobe Bryant (LAL)
29.1 ppg 5.6 apg 6.0 rpg 1.4 spg

East

John Wall (WAS)
21.7 ppg 4.6 rpg 7.8 apg 1.9 spg 1.0 bpg

Dallas Recap

In what has been a somewhat trying week for the Mavs they managed to jump 1 spot in the power rankings and split their 4 games this week. Unfortunately they lost O.J. Mayo in the Pacer game for at least the rest of the month. Dirk is still hitting on all cylinders and the Mavs are still contending after overhauling most of the roster. The locker room on the other hand is getting quite restless, some of the vets like Vince Carter are wanting more minutes and a bigger role with the team. Owner Mark Cuban said he is already looking for options to send Carter and "more" to someone who can give him some minutes, Cuban would like to see if he can package a few Mavs for a mid first round pick, or a slid young talent with the aging players he has on the roster as is.

Around the NBA

Alot of big trade rumors are flying around now that the season is in full swing, some names like Caron Butler, Marcus Morris, and J.R. Smith are floating out there for some contenders to maybe make a trade to solidify a rotation or bring that scorer off the bench they need.

The Bucks get much needed good news, the doctors have cleared Monte Ellis to return to practice and should be playing starter minutes within a game or two.

The Atlanta Hawks lose 4 straight and drop to 3-5, and 21 spots on the power rankings, They look to bounce back when they play the last place team in the league, Orlando Magic followed by the Washington Wizards.

Look Ahead

Nov. 19th @ 7:30 PM (User Game)*
(5-4) at (7-4)

Nov. 21st @ 7:30 PM
(3-5) at (7-4)

Nov. 24th @ 7: 30 PM
(7-2) at (7-4)

*Foregoing my 1 in every 5 to play a home game in week 4.

Matchup Preview | November 19, 2012
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Golden State Warriors (5-5, 2-4 Away)		Dallas Mavericks (7-4, 3-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 103.9 Points Per Game 104.3 .467 Field Goal % .464 .807 Free Throw % .815 .347 3-Point % .419 104.3 PPG Allowed 101.8 Projected Starters Stephen Curry Point Guard Darren Collison Brandon Rush Shooting Guard Rodrigue Beaubois Richard Jefferson Small Forward Shawn Marion David Lee Power Forward Dirk Nowitzki Andrew Bogut Center Chris Kaman Injury Report O.J. Mayo (Strained Back) 1-2 Weeks Game Notes In the first time time these two teams meet, Dallas will be without its second leading scorer against one of the most high powered offenses in the league. Steph Curry leading his team into Dallas looking to get into contention and make the Warriors relevant again has a great supporting cast and the Warriors are at least 2 deep at every position. The Mavs will need to be at top level to hold off the Warriors in Dallas on Monday. The key matchup this game is Dirk who is on fire against another big man who can hold his own and doesn't get a lot of credit around the league, David Lee. Both will be banging and fighting for position all game, it will be a good matchup.

Week 3 Power Rankings

[Octane]

Nov. 19th
Golden State @ Dallas

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Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks
Nov 19, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Golden State (5-6)	28	16	16	27	87
Dallas (8-4)	27	28	30	12	97

Golden State Warriors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stephen Curry	36	6-16	1-4	8-8	3	12	2	1	0	21
Brandon Rush	3-11	1-6	1-6	2-2	7	3	2	0	2	9
Richard Jefferson	34	8-15	3-5	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	19
David Lee	22	4-6	0-0	1-1	7	1	0	0	0	9
Andrew Bogut	38	3-9	0-0	3-4	12	0	1	1	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Harrison Barnes	9	1-4	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	4
Clay Thompson	11	2-8	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Jarret Jack	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
Carl Landry	22	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	1	3	1	1	4
Charles Jenkins	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	2
Festus Ezeli	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	2	2
Draymond Green	5	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33/88 (37%)	5/16 (31%)	16/17 (94%)	47	20	10	4	9	87

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison	29	4-9	1-2	3-3	2	5	1	0	3	12
Rodrigue Beaubois	37	7-18	2-8	3-3	5	3	1	0	3	19
Shawn Marion	32	4-8	0-1	6-6	7	3	2	0	0	14
Dirk Nowitzki	36	6-17	0-3	3-3	9	4	1	1	0	15
Chris Kaman	27	5-11	0-0	2-2	15	1	0	1	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandan Wright	10	3-5	0-0	2-5	3	1	0	0	0	8
Vince Carter	21	2-6	1-3	2-2	4	0	0	1	1	7
Jae Crowder	16	1-2	0-0	2-3	7	0	1	0	0	4
Elton Brand	18	1-5	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	1	3	4
Derrick Fisher	19	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2
Jared Cunningham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bernard James	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34/85 (40%)	4/17 (23%)	25/29 (86%)	58	19	6	4	13	97

Recap

Looking to extend their winning streak to three games, the Mavs coming off of two fairly easy wins over Cleveland and Indiana, at home took on the Golden State Warriors. The Mavs and Warriors came out strong both shooting high percentage from the field and getting to the line. But the game would turn around quickly for the Golden State Warriors met the stingy and tough zone defense from the Mavs in the second quarter. The Mavs would hold the Warriors to 16 second quarter points as Dirk had his hand in keeping David Lee in foul trouble from the first quarter on, limiting him to only 22 minutes. In a game that would get completely out of hand in the 3rd quarter when the Mavs held a 24 point lead, it was the second unit for the Mavs who would finish the game with players like Derrick Fisher and Vince Carter getting 20+ minutes in the game. The Mavs would get the W easily at home with a 10 point win over the Warriors in a complete team effort.

Kia Player of the Game
Chris Kaman
12 points 15 rebounds (6 offensive) 1 block and 1 steal

[Octane]

Breaking News

Dallas and the Denver Nuggets have agreed to a deal in which the Mavs send Upset (SF) Vince Carter, (SG) Dahntay Jones along with 2013 and 2014 second round picks in exchange for the Nuggets 2013 first round pick, (C) Kosta Koufous, and (SF) Jordan Hamilton.


Vince Carter is averaging 6.3 PPG, 2.5 RPG, and 1.7 APG in 18.1 Minutes with the Mavs, Dahtay Jones who hasnt played a game this season will assume the backup 2 guard role with the Nuggets behind Iguodala.

In 13 games Kosta Foufos is averaging 2.2 PPG, 1.6 RPG in 8.1 minutes, and Jordan Hamilton averaging 3.5 PPG, 2.0 RPG, along with .5 APG in 8.2 minutes a game.

The move allows the Mavs to clear a little bit of cap space, and acquire a couple of young pieces to help solidify the bench and a much coveted middle 1st round pick, along with getting some players like Jared Cunningham and Rodrigue Beaubois some more playing time. The Nuggets get a possible starter in Dahtay Jones, since Igoudala is injured as well as a 6th man in Vince Carter who can still play solid defense and have an occasional outburst of scoring. The Nuggets, who are sitting at 7-6 and currently 8th in the west look to win some key games and make it to the playoffs.

Along with this move, the Mavs have waived Derrick Fisher, which allows Beaubois to fully take over the back up point.

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