GAME 73: HOU (18-55) vs. DAL (45-28)| 91-110 WIN!

[SleepingHero]

[SleepingHero]

https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/150635...DY0OcpAAAA

[Kammrath]

Luka Dončić (right ankle soreness)

This might explain a LOT of the "bad Luka" we have seen recently. I wonder if he turned it pretty bad in a practice.

[ReunionMav]

I guess we get it right now. Bummer! We haven’t seen the Luka less Mavericks in awhile.

[Smitty]

Last game with no Luka:

Dinwiddie went for 36 & 7
Brunson 23 & 6
Green with 29 minutes off the bench (2nd most this year), scoring 12 points (3rd highest this year/career).

A one point win over the Kings @ Home thanks to a DoDo 3-pointer with 3 seconds left, to give him 17 points.

[MaxiThreeba]

Sprung for some primo seats for my daughter’s bday.   Not surprisingly her favorite athlete is Luka.  

He has had the look of the guy that needed at least a game off and of course it’s gotta be the one we got tix to!

JB is her second favorite (she’s a lefty) so I guess he’s getting all the love tonight.

[Jommybone]

Rockets can’t afford a win. They’re just one game up on the Pistons in the race for the most ping pong balls. They’ll be throwing G leaguers at the Mavs all night long.

[Hogmelon]

Rockets can’t afford a win. They’re just one game up on the Pistons in the race for the most ping pong balls. They’ll be throwing G leaguers at the Mavs all night long.

The four tanking teams are Houston (18-54), Detroit (19-53), Orlando (20-53), and Oklahoma City (20-52).

Orlando beat Golden State last night.  (WTF?)

Each of the top three seeds in the draft lottery will have a 14% chance at the #1 pick.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery  


https://www.espn.com/nba/standings

[DrMav]

The first part of the Texas Sweep can be finished tonight. Must win game.

[michaeltex]

Houston knows they are supposed to be tanking, correct?

[MrGoat]

Not just a must win game. This is a full blown don't you dare lose this one game, even with Luka out.

[VintagePejav2]

I expect Houston to win tonight. Christian Wood will be too much. Silas will have them motivated to avoid the sweep.

[VintagePejav2]

https://twitter.com/mavspr/status/150676...20004?s=21

Beginning of a legend

[SwisherPrice]

It's going to be tough tonight...Wood and Gordon know this is winnable so they will both be going off.

[Jommybone]

Wood looks slow and slight. What do you all see in him that I’m missing?

[SwisherPrice]

Sterling Brown just doesn't have it...the guy looks completely lost out there on offense. Not sure why Burke isn't in there, this is the type of game against a bad opponent where he could score.

[BoredAssistant]

JB with 18 shots so far.  Someone got the memo.

[SleepingHero]

Sterling Brown just doesn't have it...the guy looks completely lost out there on offense. Not sure why Burke isn't in there, this is the type of game against a bad opponent where he could score.

He's the biggest surprise for me this season. Dude looks like he just started playing organized ball 2 weeks ago.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Wood looks slow and slight. What do you all see in him that I’m missing?

He wasn't slow his last game, had a career high 39 pts.

[Jommybone]

He wasn't slow his last game, had a career high 39 pts.

Feet aren’t quick enough to switch on the pick and roll. Don’t think he’s an upgrade here. I realize this won’t be a popular opinion here. But having guys like Maxi and Dwight who can switch onto guards successfully is the key to our defense. That changes as soon as you play a slow-footed center, no matter how well he can shoot 3s.