Game 57: Mavs vs Bucks

The loss last night puts the Mavericks in sole possession of fourth place in their division and five and a half games back of the Spurs. Dallas is currently seeded eighth place in the Western Conference with a record of 33-23. Phoenix is ninth and a game behind the Mavs. Milwaukee has a 28-31 record and sits eighth in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls are a game behind the Bucks and the Nets are two games behind them. It looks to be an interesting race to the playoffs. Whoever gets hot now, they will be the team to have momentum going into the post-season.

Mavericks Stats 08-09

Name	Dirk Nowitzki	Josh Howard	Jason Kidd	Brandon Bass
Points Per Game	25.1	18.2	8.9	8.5
Rebounds Per Game	8.3	5.1	6.2	4.4
Assists Per Game	2.3	1.7	8.4	0.5
Blocks Per Game	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.7

Dirk has continues to drop on his ppg. This game is the second game in back-to-back games. They got killed by the Duncanless and Ginobililess Spurs by a margin of 93-76. They just couldn't get anything going. In the second half, they closed the margin to three before losing heart.

Bucks Stats 08-09

Name	Richard Jefferson	Charlie Villanueva	Ramon Sessions	Luke Didnour
Points Per Game	18.2	16.2	12.1	10.6
Rebounds Per Game	4.8	6.7	3.1	3.4
Assists Per Game	2.4	1.9	4.8	5.7
Blocks Per Game	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.3

These guys are without Michael Redd, who is out for the season, and Andrew Bogut, who is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his lower back. He's been gone since February 4th with the injury.

Forecast: I like the Mavericks in this one. Sure, they are tired from playing last night, but they are playing at home and they have the better team. It may be a close one, due to fatigue, but I do not think it will play as big a factor in this game as it normally would... Mavs win it with a score of 97-89.

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Pre-Season Game 3: Mavs at Bucks

Teh Mavs try to make it 3-0 in the preseason by going to Milwaukee. The Bucks are 0-2 in preseason play. It's obvious the Mavs are going for a faced pace game. They do not hold back on what Jason Kidd can do, and Kidd is making these team better. Much better. The defense may not be as good, but I do not think that it has to be with the faced paced game the Mavericks are now doing.

What does this all mean? What it means is that the Mavericks are going to score over 100 points a game. It could also mean that the Mavericks could be gassed out come playoff time. But for now, the Mavs just need to focus on the now. And the now is going to be very entertaining, except of course you're a Bucks fan. Then it would mean sad times for tonight.

Mavs to Watch:

• Josh Howard: 19.9 points, 7 rebounds
• Jason Kidd: 9.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists
• Dirk Nowitzki: 23.6 points, 8.6 rebounds

Bucks to Watch:

• Michael Redd: 22.7 points
• Mo Williams: 17.2 points, 6.3 assists
• Andrew Bogut: 14.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.73 blocks

Forecast: Mavericks take this one over the Bucks with ease, however the Bucks score a preseason high with 85 points (the Bucks have scored 79 and 71 in their first two). Score: 112-85.

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