Big Moves in Big D - Mavericks Return to Glory

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Matchup Preview: Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Matchup Preview | November 2, 2013
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Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Dallas Mavericks (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Projected Starters Russell Westbrook (93) Point Guard Jarrett Jack (77) Thabo Sefolosha (76) Shooting Guard Tony Allen (75) Kevin Durant (97) Small Forward Vince Carter (72) Serge Ibaka (88) Power Forward Dirk Nowitzki (81) Kendrick Perkins (78) Center Andrew Bynum (89) Game Notes Key Matchup: Andrew Bynum vs. Kendrick Perkins

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Dallas vs. Oklahoma City: Thunder Dominate 3rd Quarter, Run Away With Win

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Key Matchup Winner: Andrew Bynum

Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0) at Dallas Mavericks (1-1)
Nov 2, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Oklahoma City 18 22 35 19 94 Dallas 19 21 19 20 79 Top Performers Oklahoma City Thunder SF Kevin Durant C Kendrick Perkins Dallas Mavericks C Andrew Bynum SG Anthony Morrow	Team Stats Comparison OKC DAL FG Made-Att 36-90 36-89 3PT Made-Att 6-18 7-22 FT Made-Att 16-17 0-0 Rebounds 59 44 Assists 19 21 Turnovers 13 14 Steals 10 11 Blocks 1 2
Oklahoma City Thunder STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Russell Westbrook 28 3-11 0-3 2-2 13 8 1 0 3 8 Thabo Sefolosha 31 3-7 1-2 1-1 5 3 2 0 1 8 Kevin Durant 28 10-26 2-5 6-6 7 1 2 0 1 8 Serge Ibaka 27 5-9 0-1 0-0 8 1 0 0 2 10 Kendrick Perkins 28 4-8 0-0 3-4 11 1 2 0 1 11 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kevin Martin 16 5-11 2-5 0-0 2 1 2 1 0 12 Tony Mitchell (R) 12 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 4 Nick Collison 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 7 1 0 0 0 2 Jeremy Lamb 9 1-5 1-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 3 Perry Jones 7 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Reggie Jackson 6 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 0 1 4 DeAndre Liggins 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Dallas Mavericks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jarrett Jack 27 2-8 0-2 0-0 3 6 2 0 6 4 Tony Allen 24 2-6 1-2 0-0 6 2 1 0 0 5 Vince Carter 25 3-13 1-3 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 7 Dirk Nowitzki 27 5-11 0-1 0-0 8 1 1 2 2 10 Andrew Bynum 27 8-15 0-0 0-0 10 1 0 0 2 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Anthony Morrow 17 7-11 2-6 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 16 Dennis Schroeder (R) 14 4-9 1-1 0-0 3 3 2 0 0 9 Jan Vesely 13 2-7 1-2 0-0 2 1 2 0 1 5 Brandan Wright 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 6 2 1 0 1 0 Jae Crowder 11 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 5 Kenny Kadji (R) 6 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (R) 3 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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Matchup Preview: Dallas Mavericks @ Chicago Bulls

Matchup Preview | November 3, 2013
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Dallas Mavericks (1-1, 0-0 Away)		Chicago Bulls (1-1, 1-0 Home)
Projected Starters Jarrett Jack (77) Point Guard Derrick Rose (94) Tony Allen (75) Shooting Guard Ben McLemore* (72) Vince Carter (72) Small Forward Jimmy Butler (76) Dirk Nowitzki (81) Power Forward Carlos Boozer (80) Andrew Bynum (89) Center Joakim Noah (88) Game Notes Key Matchup: Vince Carter vs. Jimmy Butler

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Dallas @ Chicago: Mavericks Make Furious Run, But It's Not Enough

Player of the Game: Derrick Rose

Key Matchup Winner: Vince Carter

Dallas Mavericks (1-2) at Chicago Bulls (2-1)
Nov 3, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Dallas 23 19 21 26 89 Chicago 26 21 24 25 96 Top Performers Dallas Mavericks PF Dirk Nowitzki SF Vince Carter Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose SG Ben McLemore	Team Stats Comparison DAL CHI FG Made-Att 34-80 35-85 3PT Made-Att 12-31 2-5 FT Made-Att 9-9 24-25 Rebounds 33 55 Assists 27 21 Turnovers 10 10 Steals 6 9 Blocks 4 4
Dallas Mavericks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jarrett Jack 22 0-5 0-3 0-0 3 9 0 0 2 0 Tony Allen 21 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 5 1 0 2 3 Vince Carter 29 8-14 2-4 1-1 5 2 1 1 0 19 Dirk Nowitzki 32 7-17 4-8 4-4 3 3 0 0 0 22 Andrew Bynum 28 3-11 0-0 2-2 12 1 0 3 2 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dennis Schroeder (R) 19 5-10 0-0 0-1 0 5 1 0 3 10 Anthony Morrow 16 5-9 4-8 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 14 Jae Crowder 12 1-2 1-1 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Brandan Wright 12 2-3 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 4 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (R) 6 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jan Vesely 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Kenny Kadji (R) 3 2-3 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 6
Chicago Bulls STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Derrick Rose 34 8-16 0-0 8-8 7 10 3 0 4 24 Ben McLemore (R) 33 5-15 1-1 4-4 9 2 1 0 1 15 Jimmy Butler 31 6-15 0-2 2-2 7 2 0 0 0 14 Carlos Boozer 25 3-9 0-0 4-4 4 1 1 0 1 10 Joakim Noah 25 4-10 0-0 4-5 13 1 1 1 1 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Taj Gibson 15 5-8 0-0 0-0 8 2 1 2 0 10 Kirk Hinrich 12 2-5 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 1 1 6 Samuel Dalembert 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2 Daequan Cook 7 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Rudy Gobert (R) 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Marquis Teague 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Carrick Felix (R) 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Matchup Preview: Dallas Mavericks @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Matchup Preview *|* November 17, 2013
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Dallas Mavericks (5-2, 1-1 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3, 3-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 98.3 Points Per Game 91.3 .466 Field Goal % .435 .871 Free Throw % .836 .416 3-Point % .309 44.4 Rebounds 49.9 5.3 Blocks 8.0 7.0 Steals 5.4 12.7 Turnovers 13.0 92.6 PPG Allowed 89.3 Projected Starters Jarrett Jack (77) Point Guard Kyrie Irving (92) Tony Allen (75) Shooting Guard Dion Waiters (78) Vince Carter (72) Small Forward Luol Deng (87) Dirk Nowitzki (81) Power Forward Tristan Thompson (77) Andrew Bynum (89) Center Tyler Zeller (73) Injury Report Anderson Varejao Sprained Wrist (Day-to-Day) Game Notes - Anderson Varejao is playing through his injury, but Tyler Zeller will start in his place. Key Matchup: Tony Allen vs. Kyrie Irving

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BREAKING: Dirk Will Play Another Year in Dallas

Dallas fans love Dirk Nowitzki, and Dirk Nowitzki loves Dallas. Dirk is in his 16th year with the Mavericks, and he announced today that he'll play at least 17. With his contract expiring at the end of the year, Nowitzki wanted to get negotiations out of the way, so he could focus on leading his team back to the top. Today, he signed a one-year extension that will pay him $8.40M for the 2014-15 season.

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Dallas @ Cleveland: Mavericks Come Up Short in Defensive Slugfest

Player of the Game: Luol Deng

Key Matchup Winner: Tony Allen

Dallas Mavericks (5-3) at Cleveland Cavaliers (5-3)
Nov 17, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Dallas 23 26 12 15 76 Cleveland 12 26 24 27 89 Top Performers Dallas Mavericks C Andrew Bynum PF Dirk Nowitzki Cleveland Cavaliers SF Luol Deng PF Tristan Thompson	Team Stats Comparison DAL CLE FG Made-Att 26-77 34-96 3PT Made-Att 9-31 5-13 FT Made-Att 15-20 16-21 Rebounds 48 68 Assists 15 21 Turnovers 14 9 Steals 5 8 Blocks 5 2
Dallas Mavericks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jarrett Jack 26 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 0 3 3 Tony Allen 22 0-5 0-3 2-4 7 3 0 1 0 2 Vince Carter 26 1-7 1-6 1-2 9 2 0 0 2 4 Dirk Nowitzki 26 5-16 2-7 3-3 5 0 1 1 3 15 Andrew Bynum 31 7-10 0-1 6-8 10 1 0 0 1 20 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Anthony Morrow 16 3-8 3-8 3-3 0 1 0 0 1 12 Dennis Schroeder (R) 15 2-8 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 4 Jae Crowder 13 4-4 1-1 0-0 4 0 2 0 2 9 Brandan Wright 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 2 1 2 Jan Vesely 8 0-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 Kenny Kadji (R) 5 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (R) 4 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyrie Irving 33 1-12 1-2 4-4 7 10 1 0 2 7 Dion Waiters 29 3-17 1-4 2-2 1 0 2 0 0 9 Luol Deng 32 8-22 0-1 2-2 12 2 2 0 0 18 Tristan Thompson 29 5-11 0-0 3-5 15 1 0 0 2 13 Tyler Zeller 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 1 0 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Anderson Varejao 19 3-7 0-0 3-6 13 0 0 0 1 9 Alonzo Gee 12 2-9 2-5 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 6 Marreese Speights 10 5-6 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 1 1 10 Josh Selby 8 3-3 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 1 8 Wayne Ellington 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 DeShaun Thomas (R) 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 C.J. Miles 5 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 3

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Jarrett Jack Out With Injury

The injury report came across the wire today and Jarrett Jack was listed as out four to six weeks with a torn ligament in his hand. Rookie Dennis Schroeder will start in Jack's place.