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Tonight the RED-HOT Mavs take on the 5-11 Houston Rockets. Today Dirk Nowitzki is named Western Conference Player of the Week. He led to the Mavs last week to 4-0 while averaging 31pts and 7.5 rebounds per game. Dirk is currently ranked 4th in the league in scoring with 26.1ppg.  Coach Carlisle commented during the pre-game press conference that "success breeds unity" and "everyone fits into what we're doing." The Rockets make the trip up I-45 without their two biggest players Yao Ming and Aaron Brooks. Speaking with Coach Carlisle he said even without those Mavs do to win he simply said, "keep the Rockets off the free throw line". When the Rockets have won, they have been to free throw line at least 35 times.  Stay tuned...

After the Miami Heat lost to Dallas this past Saturday, falling to 9-8 on the season, Coach Spoelstra was asked specifically about "the bump" he received from Lebron James. He blatantly avoided the question looking shocked that we even asked the question. He did however mention that the losing this season has been "painful enough". "That's the way it should be, it should not be fun out here", he said when commenting on the frustration that the players expressed during timeouts late in the game. "The fact that guys are upset about this, that is a sign to start a change. The guys care in that locker room and that's a place to start. Our next step forward is to remember this pain going forward."

  The Mavs beat the Heat tonight by 11pts. The Mavs had 6 players in double figures led by Caron Butler with 23 and Dirk Nowitzki with 22. The Heat only had 3 players in double figures, and you can easily guess those names. The lead for the Mavs balloned to 17 in the 3rd quarter with Dirk out of the game. Coach Spoelstra after the game mentioned how mad and emotional his team was throughout the second half. He said, "we are tired of the pain of losing" when referring to the 9-8 record the team now has.   There was a 45 minute wait to get into the locker room as the Heat held a "players only" meeting. Once Lebron James and Dewayne Wade came out they talked about that meeting. "It was players only, no coaches" said Lebron. He went on to say, "everyone got a chance to get things off their chest."   Wade simply said, "the championship team I was on went 10-10, so I feel like we will win games." Lebron continued to reference that even at...

"They are still a matchup problem", says Coach Rick Carlisle during the pre-game press conference when asked about Miami's Big 3. The Miami Heat back in to Dallas with a 9-7 record, far from the predicted domination before the season started. The Mavs are 11-4 and playing there 4th game in 5 days, a stretch where they played the Pistons, Thunder, and the Spurs. All comeback wins. Coach Carlisle says the team is "in good shape for tonight" and everyone will be "energetic". If you haven't been watching the Mavs you have missed some good ball. Tyson Chandler has become the spark for the team and a dominate force in the paint. Last night against the Spurs he went for a season high 19pts and 8 rebounds. Against OKC he had 17pts and 18 boards. Tonight, a former Mavs center Erick Dampier plays his former teammates. Chris Bosh makes his first return to his hometown in a Heat uniform. Brendan Haywood will also play this game. Dirk and the Mavs have been red...

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Well the battle of 2-7 teams starts at 12:15 at JerryWorld in Arlington, TX. The Cowboys are coming off an impressive win against then NFC East leading New York Giants. The Lions crawl in wounded at QB and RB trying to bounce back from a road loss to a then no-win Buffalo Bills team. Interim head coach Jason Garrett had the guys in pads during the week for only the second time this season. The offense should hopefully take a page from the Bills and run the ball. Fred Jackson last week rushed for 133 yards. With the 3-headed running back that the Cowboys use, all 3 backs should see some action. That leads us to the real battle for the offense, the front 4. The Cowboys lineman will have to contend with Ndamukong Suh and Corey Williams. If the blocking holds up like it did against the Giants front 4, this shouldn't be a problem. The Cowboys defense will again have to play big in the secondary. Terrance Newman did practice this week and is expected to start. Lions QB Sean Hill passed f...