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

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Week 4 Update
Nov. 24th

Players of the Week

West

Kevin Durant (OKC)
25.7 ppg 6.9 rpg 4.2 apg 1.8 spg 0.9 bpg

East

Lebron James (MIA)
22.7 ppg 8.8 rpg 7.2 apg 0.8 spg 1.4 bpg


Dallas Recap

With O.J. Mayo set to return vs the 76ers this week, Rodrigue Beaubois will take his spot back on the bench, but now as the primary backup point as the Mavs have waived Derrick Fisher after the trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Mavs offense is clicking on all cylinders right now averaging 106 points per game which is tied for 3rd in the league. Although their defense is hit and miss so far this season they have been able to outscore most opponents, and getting Mayo back this week will help both their offense and defense. We will see how the trade affects the Mavs chemistry and if rookie Jared Cunningham, who will have a significantly larger role now can produce throughout the rest of the season.


Around the NBA

Along with the big trade involving vince carter to the Nuggets the Bulls and the New York Knicks agreed to send Rasheed Wallace and 2014 second round pick to the Bulls for Nate Robinson.

As the injuries start to pile up, some teams are hurting more than others, the Denver Nuggets who have two starters in Ty Lawson, and Andre Igoudala out, 2-4 weeks and 6-8 weeks respectively, will need to get some good production out of their backups. Others get players back, such as Carmelo and Westbrook both back last week.

The Toronto Raptors who are getting great play out of underrated guard Demar Derozen and Jose Calderon went 4-0 on the week and jumped from 12th to 5th in this weeks power rankings. The Timberwolves who lost Kevin Love last week go 0-3 on the week and drop 11 spots to 24th in the power rankings and will need to raise their level of play without their star to get back to where they want to be.

Look Ahead

Nov. 27th @ 7:00 PM
(9-5) at (9-5)

Nov. 28th @ 7:00 PM
(9-5) at (7-6)

*Dec. 1st @ 8:00 PM (User Game)
(7-8) at (9-5)

Week 4 Power Rankings

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Matchup Preview | December 1, 2012
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Detroit Pistons (7-8, 4-5 Away)		Dallas Mavericks (9-5, 5-3 Home)
Stats Comparison 93.1 Points Per Game 106.0 .437 Field Goal % .472 .753 Free Throw % .808 .341 3-Point % .417 46.2 Rebounds 49.2 5.0 Blocks 5.5 5.7 Steals 6.8 12.5 Turnovers 13.9 97.3 PPG Allowed 101.4 Projected Starters Brandon Knight Point Guard Darren Collison Rodney Stuckey Shooting Guard O.J. Mayo Tayshaun Prince Small Forward Shawn Marion Jason Maxiell Power Forward Dirk Nowitzki Greg Monroe Center Chris Kaman Injury Report N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Dec. 1st
Detroit @ Dallas

Detroit Pistons at Dallas Mavericks
Dec 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (8-10)	23	19	21	19	82
Dallas (11-6)	34	29	24	29	116

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	37	6-18	2-4	8-8	3	6	2	0	3	22
Rodney Stuckey	34	5-20	0-4	7-7	2	1	1	0	0	17
Tayshaun Prince	35	2-8	1-1	1-2	2	2	1	1	0	6
Jason Maxiell	35	2-5	0-1	0-0	7	2	1	2	1	4
Greg Monroe	31	4-9	0-0	0-0	5	1	3	0	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Austin Daye	9	4-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	8
Will Bynum	10	2-5	0-0	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	6
Jonas Jerebko	14	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	5
Corey Maggette	19	1-4	0-1	2-4	4	2	0	0	1	4
Andre Drumond	11	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Kyle Singler	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Charlie Villanueva	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		28/81 (34%)	4/12 (33%)	22/27 (81%)	31	18	8	3	7	82

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison	23	1-4	1-3	1-2	4	11	0	0	1	4
O.J. Mayo	28	6-8	4-5	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	16
Shawn Marion	28	3-5	0-2	0-0	12	2	0	1	1	6
Dirk Nowitzki	30	9-15	1-3	3-4	6	1	0	1	1	22
Chris Kaman	25	7-12	0-0	5-5	11	0	0	1	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jared Cunningham	16	7-13	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	14
Rodrigue Beaubois	24	4-13	0-3	3-4	2	4	0	0	1	11
Elton Brand	17	3-3	0-0	1-1	11	2	2	0	0	7
Kosta Koufos	19	3-6	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	6
Jordan Hamilton	15	2-2	0-0	1-1	4	1	1	0	2	5
Brandon Wright	8	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	4
Jae Crowder	14	1-5	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	2
TEAM TOTALS		48/91 (52%)	6/18 (33%)	14/17 (82%)	64	28	4	3	11	116

Recap

One month down in the NBA, and Dallas is playing strong ball with O.J. Mayo back 100% healthy and Dirk playing some of the best basketball of his career. Detroit came into the American Airlines arena looking for an upset victory and jump start their season. But it was Dallas who was looking to start hot and keep it that way. Mayo opened the game going 2-2 from beyond the arc in the first 3 minutes. Detroit couldn't hit an open **** from anywhere, but Rodney Stuckey thought he was Kobe throwing up 20 shots on the night, although he only hit 5 of them. Dallas would pull the starters at half and let the 2nd and 3rd unit play the 3rd and some of the 4th. Jared Cunningham was a pure beast out there doing whatever he wanted in the iso. Cunningham finished the game with 14 points on 7-13 shooting. The Mavs move to 11-6 on the season and open the 2nd month of the season with a W.

Kia Player of the Game
Chris Kaman
19 Points 11 Rebounds 25 Minutes

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Dec. 1st
Monthly Update

Novembers Player of the Month

East
LeBron James (MIA)

24.1 PPG 9.1 RPG 7.0 APG 0.9 SPG 1.2 BPG

West
Kobe Bryant (LAL)

28.3 PPG 6.1 RPG 5.9 APG 1.9 SPG 0.9 BPG

Novembers Rookies of the Month

East
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (CHA)
12.7 PPG 5.3 RPG 4.1 APG 1.0 SPG 1.5 BPG

West
Anthony Davis (NO)
18.4 PPG 8.9 RPG 2.1 APG 0.7 SPG 1.6 BPG

NBA News

Just a few months out of last years NBA finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder got off to a shaky start. Westbrook missed a few games early and were 4 games under .500. Now with Westbrook back and Durant playing all star basketball like we expect the Western Conference champions are poised to make a run and reclaim their #1 seed.

Over in the Eastern Conference, The new look Brooklyn Nets are struggling to find their chemistry. After an offseason in which the Mavs tried their hardest to lure PG Deron Williams back to his hometown, which failed, the Nets picked up Joe Johnson, another threat to help take the heat off Williams, they sit at 8th in the East with an abysmal 7-9 record through the first month of the season.

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 1, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Philadelphia 76ers	11	6	-	2-3	8-3
Toronto Raptors	11	6	-	2-2	6-3
Boston Celtics	10	7	1.0	3-1	7-6
New York Knicks	8	7	2.0	1-2	5-4
Brooklyn Nets	7	9	3.5	2-2	4-6
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Chicago Bulls	8	7	-	0-3	2-4
Detroit Pistons	8	10	1.5	0-0	3-3
Millwuakee Bucks	6	9	2.0	4-0	6-6
Cleveland Cavaliers	6	11	3.0	1-1	2-7
Indiana Pacers	5	12	4.0	0-1	2-6
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat	12	3	-	0-1	6-1
Atlanta Hawks	6	8	5.5	3-2	5-2
Washington Wizards	6	8	5.5	1-2	4-6
Charlotte Bobcats	6	9	6.0	3-1	5-3
Orlando Magic	3	12	9.0	0-1	3-8
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Okalhoma City Thunder	10	8	-	2-0	6-3
Utah Jazz	9	9	1.0	2-1	7-7
Denver Nuggets	8	9	1.5	1-2	6-6
Minnesota Timberwolves	7	8	1.5	0-2	3-5
Portland Trail Blazers	6	11	3.5	1-1	4-6
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Los Angeles Lakers	13	3	-	5-0	10-3
Golden State Warriors	10	6	3.0	1-3	6-6
Los Angeles Clippers	9	7	4.0	1-2	6-4
Sacramento Kings	8	8	5.0	2-2	4-6
Pheonix Suns	5	12	8.5	0-2	1-5
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Memphis Grizzlies	10	5	-	2-0	4-4
Dallas Mavericks	11	6	-	0-0	3-3
San Antonio Spurs	10	8	1.5	1-1	7-3
New Orleans Hornets	7	8	3.0	1-1	4-5
Houston Rockets	6	10	4.5	0-2	2-7

Some huge trades went down this week as the Bucks sent away Larry Sanders and John Henson as well as their 2013 second rounder. The first trade send John Henson to the Utah Jazz for Earl Watson and a '14 second rounder. Then two days later the Bucks sent Larry Sanders and '13 second rounder to the Knicks in exchange for J.R. Smith.

The Clippers also agreed on a deal with the Knicks, sending Caron Butler in exchange for Steve Novak and Marcus Camby. W will have to see if these trades make an impact on any team, and if the Knicks who clearly added some youth will be able to continue to make a splash in the East.

The Lakers with the best record in the league, as you can imagine have quite a few league leaders.

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 1, 2012
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Kobe Bryant, SG	28.3		1. Omar Asik, C	12.1
	2. Kevin Durant, SF	24.7		2. Kevin Garnett, C	11.7
	3. LeBron James, SF	24.1		3. Demarcus Cousins, C	11.2
	4. Dirk Nowitzki, PF	23.2		4. Dwight Howard, C	11.1
	5. Dwane Wade, SG	22.8		5. Blake Griffin, PF	10.9
Assists Per Game		APG	Blocks Per Game		BPG
	1. Steve Nash, PG	11.2		1. Marcin Gortat, C	2.7
	2. Rajon Rondo, PG	9.4		2. Dwight Howard, C	2.7
	3. Goran Dragic, PG	8.7		3. Serge Ibaka, PF	2.7
	4. Chris Paul, PG	8.6		4. Samuel Dalembert, C	2.5
	5. Ricky Rubio, PG	8.6		5. Al Horford, C	2.5
Steals Per Game		SPG	Minutes Per Game		MIN
	1. Chris Paul, PG	2.4		1. Kobe Bryant, SG	38.1
	2. Kyle Lowry, PG	2.2		2. Deron Williams, PG	37.7
	3. Ricky Rubio, PG	2.1		3. Blake Griffin, PF	37.7
	4. Dwane Wade, SG	2.1		4. Kevin Durant, SF	37.4
	5. Nicholas Batum, SF	2.1		5. Jrue Holliday, PG	37.0

Dallas Mavericks Recap

The Mavs started the season rough, and then hit a hot streak. They sit at 11-6 through the first month and tied with the Grizzlies for first in the Southwest division. With a small trade and a waive of PG Derrick Fisher the Mavs haven't been hit by any major injuries and are staying rather competitive in the west. Although there are some grumblings in the locker room, Mavs owner Mark Cuban has said he doesnt want to mix up the roster to much at this point in the season. With Dirk playing some of his best basketball in his career it will be interesting to see how they continue to play as the new pieces still are finding chemistry with the 2010-11 NBA finals MVP and see if they can continue to be competitive out west.

Dallas Mavericks Stats - 2012
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Dirk Nowitzki	17	35.0	23.2	9.1	2.6	0.7	0.9	1.6	1.2
O.J. Mayo	12	32.7	15.6	3.1	4.1	0.7	0.3	2.4	2.8
Chris Kaman	17	27.5	12.5	9.6	0.5	0.3	1.1	1.2	2.4
Rodrigue Beaubois	17	18.5	11.5	1.4	2.4	0.4	0.2	1.4	2.9
Darren Collison	17	29.5	11.5	3.5	7.5	1.3	0.1	2.6	2.6
Shawn Marion	17	30.8	10.7	7.2	2.2	1.5	1.1	1.5	2.1
Elton Brand	17	17.7	7.7	5.4	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.7
Jared Cunningham	5	7.6	4.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.8
Jae Crowder	17	12.8	3.9	2.6	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.2
Jordan Hamilton	16	8.0	3.5	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.6
Brandon Wright	17	7.2	3.1	1.9	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.6
Kosta Koufos	16	8.9	2.8	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.6
Bernard James	14	1.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1

Look Ahead

Dec. 5th @ 7:30 PM
(11-6) at (9-7)

Dec. 6th @ 8:30 PM
(11-6) at (5-12)

Dec. 8th @ 7:00 PM
(11-6) at (6-10)

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Dec. 8th
Dallas @ Houston

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Dec 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (13-7)	25	35	30	33	123
Houston (6-13)	25	28	30	22	105

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison	27	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	10	0	0	3	5
O.J. Mayo	36	8-16	6-9	3-3	7	6	2	0	3	25
Shawn Marion	31	6-8	0-0	4-4	5	0	0	0	1	16
Dirk Nowitzki	32	14-18	3-4	4-4	13	3	0	1	2	35
Chris Kaman	26	4-7	0-0	1-2	9	1	0	2	3	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodrigue Beaubois	22	5-11	2-4	0-0	0	2	1	0	2	12
Elton Brand	22	2-6	0-0	5-6	9	1	0	0	1	9
Brandon Wright	11	2-2	0-0	2-4	3	3	0	0	1	6
Jae Crowder	10	1-2	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	4
Jared Cunningham	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	3	2
Jordan Hamilton	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kosta Koufos	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		45/80 (56%)	12/22 (54%)	21/25 (84%)	57	33	3	3	20	123

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lin	39	4-12	1-6	5-7	1	6	3	2	0	14
James Harden	38	8-26	0-7	4-4	4	6	4	0	0	20
Chandler Parsons	37	8-16	2-7	4-4	4	2	1	1	0	22
Patrick Patterson	33	5-11	0-0	2-2	7	0	1	0	2	12
Omar Asik	38	4-5	0-0	1-3	10	1	3	0	2	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carlos Delfino	17	5-10	3-5	2-2	0	3	1	0	0	15
Marcus Morris	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Terrance Jones	7	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	4
Royce White	7	1-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Daequan Cook	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Smith	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Toney Douglas	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		40/92 (43%)	6/26 (23%)	19/23 (82%)	31	24	16	3	4	105

Recap

In what turned out to be a shooting exhibition for the Dallas Mavericks, The Houston Rockets look to just find a positive in their season. Sitting at 6-13 the Rockets haven't showed any desire or ability to win games. As for the Mavs, they looked about as close to perfect as you can look, some of this credit to the bad defense by the Rockets, but Dirk is continuing his MVP like season playing the pick-n-pop with Collison to perfection in the first half where he shot an astounding 9/11 including 2 three pointers. The Mavericks played an all around great game and continue to dominate on the offensive end of the court. Next up the Mavs take on the Sacramento Kings at home on December 10th.

Kia Player of the Game
Dirk Nowitzki
(14-18) 35 Points 13 Rebounds 3 Asissts

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Week 6 Update
December 9th

Eastern Conference Player of the Week

LeBron James (MIA)

Western Conference Player of the Week

Eric Gordon (NO)

Dallas Recap

Dallas is still playing great ball going into December. Sitting on a 13-7 record and half a game ahead of Memphis in the division, on what originally might have been somewhat of a rebuilding season, it remains to be seen if the Mavs will make anymore moves to acquire talent or future draft picks. The Mavs have been rumored to be looking to acquire a point guard through the draft, namely Marcus Smart from Oklahoma, or Brandon Young from Arkansas. What does this mean for the future of Darren Collison in Dallas? He is in the last year of his contract and will undoubtedly ask for quite a bit more money in the offseason, and with Dirk set to make 22.72m next year it will be interesting to see how the Mavs handle that situation. Although the Mavs have been red hot offensively, it is bound to cool down and being a bottom half of the league defensively, will they still be able to be a contender come all star break and win games down the stretch? we will have to see.

Around the NBA

Key injuries
- Andre Igoudala (DEN) 4-6 Weeks
- Paul George (IND) 4-6 Weeks
- Jamal Crawford (LAC) Season
- Kyrie Irving (CLE) 4-6 Weeks

Recent Transactions
- Kings trade Chuck Hayes to Raptors for Landry Fields
- Bobcats acquire J.J. Hickson from Portland for Gerald Henderson, '12 2nd
- Bucks sign Beno Udrih eyr/9.11m Deal

Mav's Look ahead

Dec. 10th @ 7:30 PM
(8-11) at (13-7)

Dec. 12th @ 8:00 PM
(13-7) at (10-10)

Dec. 14th @ 7:00 PM (User Game)
(13-7) at (14-6)

Dec. 15th @ 7:00 PM
(13-7) at (9-9)

Week 6 Power Rankings

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Week 7 Update
Dec. 16th

Eastern Player of the Week
John Wall (WAS)

Western Player of the Week
Tim Duncan (SA)

Dallas Recap

Dec. 10th vs Sacramento Kings (W)

Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks
Dec 10, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Sacramento (8-12)	28	19	32	20	99
Dallas (14-7)	30	30	34	31	125

Dallas:
Dirk Nowitzki - 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
Shawn Marion - 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

Sacramento:
Demarcus Cousins - 20 PTS, 11 REB, BLK
Tyreke Evans - 17 PTS, 4 AST

Dec. 12th @ Boston (W)

Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics
Dec 12, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (15-6)	22	19	27	28	96
Boston (10-11)	19	15	31	28	93

Dallas:
Dirk Nowitzki - 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
Chris Kaman - 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK

Boston:
Jason Terry - 19 PTS 2 REB
Rajon Rondo - 13 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST

Dec. 14th @ Toronto (L)

Dallas Mavericks at Toronto Raptors
Dec 14, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (15-8)	31	28	28	20	107
Toronto (15-9)	22	25	32	33	112

Dallas:
Dirk Nowitzki - 30 PTS, 7 REB, STL, BLK, AST
Shawn Marion - 12 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL

Toronto:
Demar DeRozan - 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
Kyle Lowry - 13 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST

Dec. 15th @ Minnesota (W)

Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves
Dec 15, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (16-8)	29	28	23	29	109
Minnesota (9-12)	26	17	6	14	63

Dallas:
Darren Collison - 27 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
Dirk Nowitzki - 17 PTS 10 REB

Minnesota:
Kevin Love - 17 PTS 6 REB
Ricky Rubio - 12 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Around the League

Key Injuries

Tim Duncan (SA) - 1-2 Weeks
J.J. Hickson (CHA) - day-to-day
Dion Waiters (CLE) - 6-8 Weeks
Shawn Marion (DAL) - 1-2 Weeks

Recent Transactions

Celtics sign Delonte West 1yr/3.38m
Celtics trade Jeff Green, Leandro Barbosa for 76ers Spencer Hawes, Dorell Wright
Spurs trade Tiago Splitter, '12 2nd for Timberwolves Alexey Shved
Warriors trade Jarret Jack, '13 2nd for Jazz Derrick Favors

Mavs Look Ahead

Dec. 18th @ 7:30 PM (User Game)
(16-7) at (16-8)

Dec. 20th @ 8:30 PM
(17-4) at (16-8)

Dec. 21st @ 7:00 PM

(16-8) at (12-9)

*side note
Im going back to the play 1 sim 4, to scoot the season along a bit. Ill be posting game reviews of played games with write up and then in the weekly ill have scorecards like this post.

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Dec. 18th
Philadelphia @ Dallas

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Philadelphia 76ers at Dallas Mavericks
Dec 18, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Philadelphia (16-9)	31	22	24	27	10	114
Dallas (17-8)	29	28	22	25	17	121

Philadelphia 76ers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jrue Holliday	47	7-20	2-5	2-2	3	15	3	1	3	18
Jason Richardson	42	14-24	1-4	1-2	7	1	2	0	1	30
Evan Turner	42	5-18	0-2	0-0	3	9	4	0	0	10
Thaddeus Young	43	7-11	0-1	6-7	6	5	3	0	0	20
Andrew Bynum	28	8-11	0-0	0-1	18	4	0	1	1	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Leandro Barbosa	13	2-9	0-4	2-2	4	0	1	0	1	6
Nick Young	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Jeff Green	13	0-9	0-1	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	3
Damien Wilkins	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Kwame Brown	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lavoy Allen	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2
Arnett Moultrie	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		48/111 (43%)	4/19 (21%)	14/18 (77%)	47	36	15	2	6	114

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Colliosn	41	3-7	0-1	4-4	5	7	1	1	4	10
O.J. Mayo	44	7-16	4-7	8-8	8	4	0	2	2	22
Jae Crowder	41	4-9	2-3	9-10	8	1	1	2	2	19
Dirk Nowitzki	41	12-22	0-1	5-5	9	2	0	0	2	29
Chris Kaman	37	7-9	0-0	8-8	8	4	0	2	2	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodrigue Beabois	14	1-3	1-2	6-6	2	1	1	0	1	9
Elton Brand	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	4
Kosta Koufos	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	2
Jordan hamilton	13	1-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	2
Jared Cunningham	9	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Brandon Wright	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	0
Shawn Marion - DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TEAM TOTALS		39/83 (46%)	7/16 (43%)	36/39 (92%)	62	20	4	6	18	121

Recap

Two of the top 5 teams meet here in a mid December match-up in which Dallas is without starting forward, Shawn Marion and the Mavs young forward Jae Crowder makes his first start of the season. The game started off like everyone thought, high percentage shots getting knocked down. The 76ers got out to a 7 point lead in the first before O.J. Mayo started to take the game over. Going into half time the Mavs had the momentum closing the quarter on a 8-2 run. Although it looked like the 76ers would run away with the game in the 3rd, the mavs hung in there as the 76ers wend on a 13-4 run to end the quarter and had all the momentum going into the 4th. But everyone knows how Dallas plays in the 4th, They played pick-n-pop with Dirk and Collison. Dirk finally made his mark on the game after being quiet for most of the game. Dirk would hit a game tieing jumper from 18 feet out with 8 seconds left. Was it enough time for the 76ers to get a quality shot off? Jrue Holliday came out and jacked up a quick jumper from just inside the arc and Chris Kaman would get the rebound sending the game into OT.

In OT, it would be the Dirk Nowitzki show. Completley demanding the ball and converting on 4-4 in OT and taking the game for Dallas. The Mavs locked up on Defense in the OT period which would give them the W.

Kia Player of the Game
Dirk Nowitzki
29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST