Mavericks-Clippers Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Oct 31 2009 2:40AM

The Dallas Mavericks emphatically ended their struggles at Staples Center against one of Los Angeles' teams.

On Saturday night, they'll look to maintain their strong play against the arena's other NBA tenant.

Dallas tries to win its fourth straight against the Los Angeles Clippers, who are hoping a matchup with the Mavericks will again end their season-opening losing streak.

The Mavericks (1-1), who had lost four straight overall and 33 of 36 visiting the Lakers, hit 25 of 32 free throws and routed the defending champions 94-80 on Friday.

It was Dallas' first road win against the Lakers since a 108-72 victory March 11, 2007.

"We haven't won in this building in what feels like forever,'' Dirk Nowitzki said. "We took that home loss pretty hard (Tuesday's 102-91 loss to Washington), almost felt embarrassed we came up flat in the season opener.''

Nowitzki had 21 points and 10 rebounds, first-year Maverick Shawn Marion added 18 and six and Jason Kidd handed out 11 assists Friday as Dallas avoided its first 0-2 start in three seasons.

"When you have a point guard like J-Kidd running the show ... it makes it that much easier," said Marion, who is averaging 17.0 points on 51.9 percent shooting.

Kidd averaged 6.0 points, 7.5 assists and 5.5 boards as the Mavericks and Clippers split two games in Los Angeles last season.

Dallas, though, has won nine of 10 in this series, including five of seven at Staples Center.

In the teams' last game in Los Angeles, the Mavericks won 98-76 on Dec. 28, despite Nowitzki serving a one-game suspension for a flagrant foul.

Nowitzki had 33 points and seven rebounds in a 103-92 loss at the Clippers on Nov. 9 when Los Angeles won its first game of the season following six losses.

Baron Davis had 22 points and 10 assists and Chris Kaman scored 10 points with nine rebounds in that matchup as the Clippers snapped a six-game skid to Dallas.

Davis and Kaman had 21 points apiece and second-year guard Eric Gordon scored 22 in Friday's 111-98 loss at Utah.

The Clippers and Jazz were tied at 60 at halftime, but Los Angeles scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to fall to 0-3.

"I think it was three quarters of good basketball for us,'' said Kaman, who missed the last three games against Dallas last season due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. "The fourth quarter obviously was a struggle. They kind of took it to us.''

The Clippers are among the league leaders, hitting 48.7 percent from the field, but they'll face a Dallas defense that's limiting opponents to 43.0 percent shooting. The Mavericks held the Lakers to 39.5 percent from the floor with 35 second-half points Friday.

"I liked the way we played from start to finish,'' Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "We had a real determined collective mindset and it showed how we played. We were very aggressive and it showed in the number of times we got to the line. This is going to be key to our success, if we're persistent, especially at the defensive end.''

Gordon had 32 points and six assists in the teams' last meeting - a 107-102 loss in Dallas on Jan. 6.

The Mavericks are 13-6 versus the Clippers at Staples Center.

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Mission accomplished for Mavericks after L.A. sweep

By Dan Arritt, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday November 1, 2009 1:29AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Dallas Mavericks came to Los Angeles hoping to turn the page on a dreadful opening-night performance.

Mission accomplished.

The Mavericks won their second game at Staples Center in as many nights, defeating the struggling Clippers 93-84 despite a career-high 27 points from Chris Kaman.

"It's hard to win in this place, it doesn't matter if you're playing the Lakers or the Clippers," said Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle.

"To get out of here with two [wins] is an accomplishment."

Although the Mavericks (2-1) were coming off an impressive 94-80 victory Friday night against the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, they weren't taking anything for granted against the winless Clippers. After all, the Clippers were 0-6 last season when Dallas came to town and was beaten by 11.

"There was no letdown," Carlisle said. "Our concentration and our attitude was great coming into this game. Our guys knew this was going to be a tough game and the Clippers are a much better team than their record reflects."

Dallas point guard Jason Kidd said his teammates kept it simple after the emotional win the night before.

"Everybody understands that last night was last night," Kidd said.

"We felt we had to just keep ourselves in the game, come out with some energy."

Both coaches had plenty of praise for Kaman, who added 11 rebounds to his career-high point total. It was the third straight game Kaman topped 20 points, marking the first time in his seven-year career he has accomplished that feat.

"He was terrific tonight, he was our anchor," said Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy. "He came up with big basket after big basket.

Defensively he was good, and he was good on the boards. He played a very strong game."

Kaman showed early on that he had his scoring touch. He scored eight consecutive points in the first quarter and had 19 at the half.

His steal at midcourt just before halftime, followed by a three-point play, got the crowd of 13,626 on its feet.

The Mavericks went on a 17-3 run in the third and it appeared the Clippers (0-4) would fade as they had Friday night in a 111-98 loss at Utah. But they rallied to tie the game midway through the fourth.

Jason Terry scored on a drive, however, Erick Dampier put down an alley-oop pass and Dirk Nowitzki scored on a fallaway jumper to extend the lead back to seven with 30 seconds remaining.

"The home team is going to make a run at some point," Carlisle said. "The important thing is to keep you composure. We got 11 stops in the last 12 possessions. It's great evidence of what's going to help us win, and that's activity at the defensive end."

Nowitzki finished with 24 points and nine rebounds, Shawn Marion had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Terry scored 16 off the bench to lead Dallas. A less-likely contributor on the offensive end was Dampier, a 6-foot-11 center who finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

"That's a big-time line for a guy that we ask mostly to be a defender and a rebounder and a screener," Carlisle said.

The Clippers received some unexpected points from reserve point guard Sebastian Telfair. He finished with 12 points, including consecutive baskets during the Clippers' fourth-quarter run that got them back into the game. In fact, starting point guard Baron Davis played less than a minute of the final quarter, giving way to Telfair.

Dunleavy did not single out Davis for poor play, but said the team's overall effort was lacking in the second half.

"We came out and took some bad shots," Dunleavy said. "We did not aggressively attack. We didn't move the basketball like we did in the first half. They got easy baskets and we fell behind."

Eric Gordon was the only other Clipper to score in double figures, totaling 16 points.

• Mavericks: Howard, Thomas, Williams
• Clippers: Davis, Griffin, Skinner

• Mavericks: --
• Clippers: Davis, Telfair

• Lead Changes: 15
• Times Tied: 12

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #30 Tony Brown, #67 John Goble
• Attendance: 13626
• Duration: 2:17

Dallas Mavericks (24-11)		Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Camby vs Dampier (Nowitzki gains possession)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thornton (1 BLK)	11:46
	11:45	Team Rebound
Dampier Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:45
	11:26	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)
Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:16	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:04	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:03
Dampier Layup Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:55	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:50 [LAC 3-0]	Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:28 [DAL 2-3]
	10:03	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:02
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:48	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:44	Camby Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:43
	09:40	Gordon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ross Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:40 [DAL 3-3]
Ross Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:40 [DAL 4-3]
	09:28	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
	09:25	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:23	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kidd (1 BLK)
	09:21	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:18 [LAC 5-4]	Kaman Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:07 [DAL 6-5]
	09:00	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
	08:57	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:57	Camby Layup Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:57
Ross Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	08:51 [DAL 8-5]
	08:24 [LAC 7-8]	Kaman Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Davis (2 AST)
Dampier Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kaman (1 BLK)	08:06
	08:04	Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:53 [LAC 9-8]	Kaman Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ross Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:32	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed
	07:30	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:29	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ross (1 BLK)
	07:29	Team Rebound
	07:26 [LAC 11-8]	Kaman Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Davis (3 AST)
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:03 [DAL 10-11]
	06:52 [LAC 14-10]	Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kaman (1 AST)
Ross Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:22 [LAC 16-10]	Davis Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:18
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	06:08
Team Rebound	06:08
	06:08	Gordon Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Ross Substitution replaced by Terry	06:08
	06:08	Gordon Substitution replaced by Butler
Marion Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	05:58 [DAL 12-16]
	05:31	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:16	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:06	Davis Layup Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:05
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	04:58
	04:57	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:53	Camby Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:53	Camby Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:12	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:11
Dampier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	04:06 [DAL 14-16]
	03:43	Kaman Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:41
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:31	Team Rebound
	03:12	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:11
	02:59	Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Humphries	02:59
	02:59	Thornton Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:59	Camby Substitution replaced by Rush
Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:59 [DAL 15-16]
Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:59 [DAL 16-16]
	02:50	Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)
	02:47	Davis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:47 [DAL 17-16]
	02:47	Davis Substitution replaced by Telfair
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:47 [DAL 18-16]
	02:32 [LAC 18-18]	Kaman Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rush (1 AST)
Terry Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:16
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:14
Dampier Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	02:09 [DAL 20-18]
Humphries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:54
	01:54 [LAC 19-20]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	01:54
Dampier Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	01:54
	01:54	Kaman Substitution replaced by Camby
	01:54 [LAC 20-20]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Terry Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:44
Terry Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:44
	01:36 [LAC 22-20]	Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	01:27	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:27 [DAL 21-22]
Marion Substitution replaced by Carroll	01:27
Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:27
	01:26	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:17	Rush 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:16	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:13 [LAC 24-21]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
	00:57.0	Telfair Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:57.0 [DAL 22-24]
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:57.0 [DAL 23-24]
	00:49.2	Butler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	00:49.2	Butler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Telfair Violation:Kicked Ball	00:37.7
Humphries Layup Shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:30.8	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:10.7 [LAC 27-23]	Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:10.7
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.7	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-11)		Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Carroll Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:49
	11:37	Camby Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:36
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:26 [DAL 26-27]
	11:08	Rush Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	10:59	Rush Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Terry Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	10:51 [DAL 28-27]
Carroll Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:40
	10:40	Rush Substitution replaced by Gordon
	10:40 [LAC 28-28]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:40	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:39
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:17	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Terry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:07
	10:07 [LAC 29-28]	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:07 [LAC 30-28]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Barea Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:51 [DAL 30-30]
	09:32	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:31
	09:25	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	09:25	Smith Substitution replaced by Kaman
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Dampier	09:25
Humphries Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)	09:14 [DAL 32-30]
	08:59 [LAC 32-32]	Gordon Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)
Humphries Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	08:46 [DAL 34-32]
Humphries Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:35
	08:35	Timeout : Official
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	08:35
	08:35	Camby Substitution replaced by Jordan
	08:28	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:27
Humphries Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:13	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:06	Jordan Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:55
Carroll Substitution replaced by Marion	07:42
	07:42	Butler Substitution replaced by Thornton
	07:34	Jordan Layup Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:33
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	07:28
Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:27
Humphries Tip Shot: Missed	07:27
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:25
Dampier Tip Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:24	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:19	Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Barea (1 ST)
Dampier Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	07:16 [DAL 36-32]
	06:56	Jordan Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
	06:56	Telfair Substitution replaced by Davis
Marion Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	06:40 [DAL 38-32]
	06:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:33	Jordan Substitution replaced by Camby
	06:21 [LAC 34-38]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Camby (1 AST)
	06:08	Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Barea Floating Jump shot: Missed	06:01
	06:01	Team Rebound
Dampier Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:01
	06:01 [LAC 35-38]	Kaman Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	06:01 [LAC 36-38]	Kaman Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Kidd Jump Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:50	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Kidd Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:43
	05:43	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:43	Team Rebound
Humphries Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	05:43
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	05:43
	05:43	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:42
Nowitzki Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	05:25 [DAL 40-36]
	05:05 [LAC 38-40]	Kaman Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:46
	04:45	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:31 [LAC 40-40]	Camby Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Davis (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:23
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:04 [LAC 42-40]	Camby Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Davis (5 AST)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	03:42
	03:42	Team Rebound
Dampier Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	03:42
Dampier Substitution replaced by Humphries	03:42
	03:42 [LAC 43-40]	Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:42 [LAC 44-40]	Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Humphries Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)	03:30 [DAL 42-44]
	03:12	Kaman Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kaman (2 BLK)	03:08
	03:05	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:03 [LAC 46-42]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)
Terry Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:43
	02:42	Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:31	Kaman Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)
Marion Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Terry (5 AST)	02:28 [DAL 44-46]
	02:25	Davis Technical
Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)	02:25 [DAL 45-46]
	02:09	Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:52 [DAL 47-46]
Kidd Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:36
	01:36 [LAC 47-47]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:36 [LAC 48-47]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	01:25 [DAL 49-48]
	01:06	Thornton Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:04
Kaman Violation:Defensive Goaltending	00:57.2
Marion Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	00:57.2 [DAL 51-48]
	00:42.1	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Marion (2 BLK)
	00:42.1	Team Rebound
	00:42.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:35.7 [LAC 50-51]	Kaman Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Camby (2 AST)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Camby (1 ST)	00:14.9
	00:11.0 [LAC 52-51]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gordon (3 AST)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kaman (1 ST)	00:09.9
	00:08.1 [LAC 54-51]	Kaman Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Kidd Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:08.1
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	00:08.1
	00:08.1	Davis Substitution replaced by Telfair
	00:08.1	Gordon Substitution replaced by Rush
	00:08.1 [LAC 55-51]	Kaman Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thornton (2 BLK)	00:02.4
Team Rebound	00:02.4
	00:02.4	Kaman Substitution replaced by Jordan
Marion Substitution replaced by Carroll	00:02.4
	00:00.9	Telfair Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:00.9	Telfair Technical
Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)	00:00.9 [DAL 52-55]
Terry Free Throw 1 of 3 (5 PTS)	00:00.9 [DAL 53-55]
	00:00.9	Camby Substitution replaced by Kaman
Terry Free Throw 2 of 3 (6 PTS)	00:00.9 [DAL 54-55]
Terry Free Throw 3 of 3 (7 PTS)	00:00.9 [DAL 55-55]
	00:00.8	Jordan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-11)		Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38	Davis 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:36
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:18	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:01	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:00
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	10:40
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:38
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)	10:37
	10:34	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:27	Davis Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Terry (2 ST)
	10:27	Davis Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Camby (2 ST)	10:07
	09:56 [LAC 57-55]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Camby (3 AST)
Marion Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	09:37 [DAL 57-57]
	09:04	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:03
Dampier Jump Shot: Missed	08:54
	08:54	Team Rebound
	08:36 [LAC 59-57]	Kaman Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Davis (6 AST)
Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:15
	07:54	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:53
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	07:41 [DAL 60-59]
	07:23	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:22
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	07:13
Team Rebound	07:13
	07:13	Camby Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Dampier (1 AST)	07:09 [DAL 62-59]
	06:50	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
	06:49	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:48	Kaman Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Dampier Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)	06:42 [DAL 64-59]
	06:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:14 [LAC 62-64]	Davis 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kaman (2 AST)
Dampier Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	06:02 [DAL 66-62]
	05:31	Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Terry (3 ST)
Terry Running Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:28 [DAL 68-62]
	05:08	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:07
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:46	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:41	Davis 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:39
	04:22	Kaman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:22 [DAL 69-62]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:22
	04:21	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:10	Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Terry (4 ST)
	04:07	Davis Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	04:07	Davis Substitution replaced by Telfair
	04:03	Camby Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:03
Team Rebound	04:03
	04:03	Thornton Substitution replaced by Butler
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:03 [DAL 70-62]
	03:43	Kaman Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	03:39
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	03:25
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	03:23
Marion Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:23 [DAL 72-62]
	03:07	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	03:05
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Terry (6 AST)	02:47 [DAL 74-62]
	02:44	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	02:44
	02:26 [LAC 64-74]	Kaman Hook Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	02:05 [DAL 76-64]
Nowitzki Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	01:52
	01:52 [LAC 65-76]	Gordon Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)
	01:43 [LAC 67-76]	Gordon Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kaman (3 AST)
	01:31	Telfair Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:31 [DAL 77-67]
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Humphries	01:31
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:31 [DAL 78-67]
	01:17	Telfair Layup Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:15
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.9	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Humphries Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:49.3
	00:49.3	Camby Substitution replaced by Smith
	00:49.3 [LAC 68-78]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:49.3	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:48.9
Terry Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Humphries (1 AST)	00:34.2 [DAL 80-68]
	00:27.9 [LAC 71-80]	Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:03.9
Terry Substitution replaced by Ross	00:03.2
	00:03.2	Smith Substitution replaced by Novak
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:35	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Kidd Foul : Personal (4 PF)	11:35
	11:16	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:14
	11:09	Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	10:59
Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:57
Humphries Tip Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:54	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:48 [LAC 73-80]	Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Humphries Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)	10:35 [DAL 82-73]
	10:13 [LAC 75-82]	Kaman Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Barea Layup Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	09:38 [LAC 78-82]	Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Telfair (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:38
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:15	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:55	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (2 ST)
	08:52	Gordon Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Ross Jump Shot: Missed	08:42
	08:41	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:33	Telfair Jump Shot: Missed
Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:31
Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:28
	08:15 [LAC 80-82]	Telfair Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Nowitzki Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:03
Nowitzki Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	08:03
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	08:03
Ross Substitution replaced by Marion	08:03
	07:47	Kaman Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	07:46
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:24	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	07:11 [LAC 82-82]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Telfair (4 AST)
Terry Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	06:53
Humphries Substitution replaced by Dampier	06:53
	06:38	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (2 BLK)
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	06:36
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:22	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:12	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	06:10
Marion Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:52
Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	05:51
	05:51	Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:51
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed	05:39
	05:38	Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	05:22	Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)	05:06 [DAL 85-82]
	04:42 [LAC 84-85]	Kaman Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (27 PTS)
	04:29	Butler Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:14
	04:12	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:50	Telfair Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:48
Terry Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:35
Terry Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:35
	03:15	Gordon Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	03:15	Gordon Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Terry Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	02:57 [DAL 87-84]
	02:56	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:34	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	02:33	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:27	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	02:25
Dampier Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (9 AST)	02:15 [DAL 89-84]
	01:47	Kaman Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (3 BLK)
	01:46	Kaman Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	01:46	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:32
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
Kidd Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:11
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	00:52.9
	00:48.7	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:48.7
	00:48.7	Butler Substitution replaced by Davis
Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Kidd (10 AST)	00:29.5 [DAL 91-84]
	00:29.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:29.5	Davis Substitution replaced by Novak
	00:23.9	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:23.9
	00:23.9	Smith Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:23.9 [DAL 92-84]
	00:23.9	Smith Substitution replaced by Butler
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:23.9 [DAL 93-84]
	00:13.9	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	00:12.5
End of 4th Quarter

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