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The Mavericks come from a blowout to a tough win on the road. The Mavs took care of business at the defensive end real well. If anyone was to look at the stats before watching this game they would think that this would be a close game, then they would be right. The Mavericks perservered through a tough defensive game with a 95-88 win. The Pistons tried to rally, I mean they had to try the were literally getting boos from their home crowd, but Devin Harris put a stop to that as he beat the clock by dribbling all the way to the front court,shooting the ball, and making a three pointer which totally changed the momentum of the game in the favor of the Mavs. Josh Howard had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steal. Nowitzki followed with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists. The Mavericks will now travel even further east as they will face the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, the game will start at 6:00.

It was thanks to Michael Finley's fabulous shooting, who was 8-8 from three-point range. He finished with 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Keith Van Horn finished behind him with 23 points, also 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Hopefully the Mavericks as well as Finley gained confidence as they go on a four game road trip starting at Detroit, home of the NBA Champions.

Well where should I start off? I guess I shall start with the NBA's hottest team, the Miami Heat. This team is becoming a fan favorite, I mean what is not to like about them they have the league's most dominant force, Shaq, and lets not forget about the very exciting Wade. This duo is looking for a championship.
Let's talk Phoenix, although this team has the second best record (at this point), this team really doesn't have that much of a chance to win it all. The reason I say this is because they play offence and defense is what wins games, if who ever is reading this doesn't believe me just ask the defending champs, the Detroit Pistons. They will however be in the top five for sure by the end of the season.
The San Antonio Spurs have been on of the NBA's favorite teams. They are the leagues best defensive teams, and might win it all. At this moment they are the third best team overall. If they make it to The Finals it looks like it might be the Spurs and the Heat or the Pistons.

Well it had been some time since I last blogged, but here are some updates since I last blogged.

This is going to be one of the most exciting games this season as Lebron James A.K.A. King James will make his one and only stop @ Dallas this season. The sophomore is averaging 26.2 points per game right behind Nowitzki's 26.8. It will feature at one end one of the best offensive players in the league, Cleveland's Lebron James, and one of the best defensive players of the league, Dallas' Josh Howard. Be looking for these two to have a showdown, but don't forget about the MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki.

The Mavs weren't able to contain Peja on Thursday as he scored a season high 38 points, Nowitzki countered with 35, but it wasn't enough. The Mavs didn't have enough for the sweep, and end their road trip 1-1. The good thing about this game is that Van Horn and Devin Harris have been playing well, that is a good sign because the playoffs are just around the corner, and that is exactly what we are going to need from them.

The reason I say the Mavericks won a dangerous one is because it really was. There was like four situations where there was almost a fight. There was lots of technical fouls called, at least five. The Mavs kept their cool and gave Dallas a four game winning streak.

I was walking through the supermarket to pick up a few things when I noticed an old lady following me around. Thinking nothing of it, I ignored her and continued on. Finally I went to the checkout line, but she got in front of me.
"Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son, who just died recently."
"I'm very sorry," I said to her, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye, Mother? It would make me feel so much better."
"Sure," I said. An odd request, but no harm would come of it. As the old woman was leaving, I called out, "Goodbye, Mother!"
As I stepped up to the checkout counter, I saw that my total was $127.50.
"How can that be?" I asked, "I only purchased a few things!"
"Your mother said that you would pay for her," said the clerk.

Avery Johnson went 2-0 very easy as the Mavericks new Head Coach. The Mavericks glided smoothly past the Hornets with a 103-86 win. The Mavs played terrific basketball. Devin Harris scored 12 of his 17 points in the second quarter. The Mavs end their homestand and go to Cali for some road-type basketball as they will play the Golden State Warriors (today), and the Sacramento Kings tomorrow (Thursday). This will be the last time this season that the Warriors will see the Mavs, and this will also be the last time the Kings see the Mavs.

Well lets see, I didn't really go anywhere this week. My Spring Break consisted of a lot of basketball and some of Mr. Locke's work. It wasn't my best Spring Break though i would maybe change it. The good news was that the Mavericks went 3-1 this week, but the bad is that Don Nelson resigned as Head Coach. Anyways, I'm looking to hear your Spring Break so just tell me about it!

Well it sure is sad to see the second all time winningest coach resign, but there lies a future for Avery Johnson as he now becomes the Mavericks Head Coach. The Mavericks welcomed him with a 104-93 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Nowitzki scored 33 points, Terry had 18 and 9 assists, followed by Daniels' 17. A new era has started, and now the city of Dallas will put their faith on Avery Johnson to deliver the first Championship to Dallas.

Well this has been a pretty interesting book. Odysseus, the main character, is trying to get home, but there are many obstacles on the way. At the beginning it seemed like Odysseus was an ok leader, and up to now(Book XII) it seems like he has gotten better at that, even though his crew still disobeys him. He does however keep his crew noticed of what happens. "I'll tell you all, so we can die with our eyes wide open now or escape our fate and certain death together."

DALLAS (March 19, 2005)


Head Coach and General Manager Don Nelson announced today he has decided to step down as the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks but will concentrate on his role as a consultant with the team. The Mavericks have promoted Assistant Coach Avery Johnson to head coach. Johnson becomes the eighth head coach of the franchise."This is not a retirement. I am just moving forward into my role as a consultant," said Don Nelson. "This was my decision and I think it is the best decision for the team and for me. I have enjoyed every second of my eight seasons with this organization and I believe this is the right time for a change."Nelson guided the Mavericks to four straight playoff berths and four straight 50-win seasons highlighted by the 2002-03 season where the team finished tied for the best record in the NBA at 60-22 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. On February 13, 2005, he won his 330th game with Dallas surpassing Dick Motta for most wins in franchise history. He finishes with a Mavericks record of 339-251 (.575) in eight seasons.Nelson owns 42 years of NBA experience as a player, coach and general manager. He is the second winningest coach in NBA history with a record of 1,190-880 (.575) in 27 years trailing just Lenny Wilkens. Nelson, who has also coached Milwaukee, Golden State and New York in addition to Dallas, has led his teams to 50-win seasons 13 times, which ranks tied for second in NBA history with Phil Jackson, and trails Pat Riley's 17 50-win seasons. He became just the second coach, along with Wilkens, to win at least 250 games with three different teams last season (Milwaukee 1976-87, Golden State 1988-95 and Dallas 1997-2005). A future Hall of Famer, Nelson, along with Riley, are the only two coaches ever to be named NBA Coach of the Year three times (1983, 1985 and 1992).Avery Johnson, who retired on October 28, 2004 as a player, has been promoted to head coach after coaching the team in Nelson's absence 13 games this season. He recorded a 9-4 record in those contests.In his 16-year career, Johnson played 1,054 games and averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 25.3 minutes per game. He finished his career with an impressive 3.34 assist-to-turnover ratio. Johnson also played in 90 playoff games and started 73 of those contests. He has playoff averages of 10.5 points, 6.2 assists and 1.13 steals in 31.2 minutes per game. In 1999, he was a member of the San Antonio Spurs NBA Championship team.Johnson became the 75th player in NBA history to play 1,000 career games on 3/28/03 and joined Calvin Murphy as the only other player under 6-feet in height to reach that milestone. He also reached the 5,000-career assists plateau on 2/27/00 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Mavericks have been losing at home lately woke up on Thursday, they had enough to get this win against a struggling opponent. Howard led the way with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Michael Finley added 17. The Mavericks continue on this four game homestand, and will face the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday.

As the title says: it is almost a rule when two team play each other twice in three days. The rule is that the team that won the first game will not likely win the second, and it proved to be right. The Mavericks fell to Minnesota on Tuesday with a score of 100-91. Nowitzki was the leading scorer for the Mavs with 21 points and 15 rebounds, but Josh Howard was outstanding with 6 blocks, but it wasn't enough. The Mavericks never had the lead, they came real close down the stretch, but K.G. showed his M.V.P. performance of last year with 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. They will have to win against Portland Thursday.

A father walked into the market followed by his ten-year-old son. The kid was spinning a quarter in the air and catching it between his teeth. As they walked through the market, someone bumped into the boy at just the wrong moment and the coin went straight into his mouth and lodged in his throat. He immediately started choking and going blue in the face, and his Dad started panicking, shouting and screaming for help.
A middle-aged man in a gray suit was sitting at a coffee bar in the market reading his newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion he looked up, put his coffee cup down on the saucer, neatly folded his newspaper and placed it on the counter. He got up from his seat and made his way nonchalantly across the market. Reaching the boy, the man carefully took hold of the kid’s gonads and squeezed gently but firmly.
After a few seconds the boy convulsed violently and coughed up the quarter, which the man caught in his free hand. Releasing the boy, the man gave the coin to the father and walked back to his seat in the coffee bar without looking back.
As soon as he was sure that his son had suffered no lasting ill effects, the father rushed over to the man and thanked him profusely. The man looked embarrassed and brushed off the father’s thanks. "I've never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. What are you, a surgeon or something like that?"
"Oh, good heavens no," the man replied. "I work for the IRS."

A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive, blond, female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it, looked inside, slammed it shut, and stormed back intoher house.
A little later she came out of her house again, went to the mailbox, again opened it, and slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went.
As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came again. She marched to the mailbox, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.
Puzzled by her actions, the man asked her, "Is something wrong?"
To which she replied, "There certainly is! My stupid computer keeps telling me I have mail!"

The Mavericks will be playing the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second straight time in three days. The T-Wolves will be ready for this one as they will be getting a couple of players back from injury, but as for the Mavs, it looks like they won't as they are still without Jerry Stackhouse and Eric Dampier. Once again this will be a real good one as they T-Wolves will try to get revenge for being beaten at their own homecourt, and will try to beat the Mavs in their homecourt. The Mavs begin a four game homestand beginning with this one.

An 80 year old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them.
When they arrived at the doctors, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple out, the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might want to start writing things down and make notes to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left.
Later that night while watching TV, the man got up from his chair and his wife asked, "Where are you going?"
He replied, "To the kitchen."
She asked, "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"
He replied, "Sure."
She then asked him, "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?"
He said, "No, I can remember that."
She then said, "Well I would also like some strawberries on top. You had better write that down because I know you'll forget that."
He said, "I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."
She replied, "Well I also would like whipped cream on top. I know you will forget that so you better write it down."
With irritation in his voice, he said, "I don't need to write that down! I can remember that." He then fumes into the kitchen.
After about 20 minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs. She stared at the plate for a moment and said angrily:
"I TOLD you to write it down! You forgot my toast!"

The Mavericks didn't take any pity on the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are fighting for the last spot in the western conference playoffs, as they defeated them with a score of 102-93. Jason Terry and Marquis Daniels were really the heroes as Terry scored 12 of his 22 points in the 4th quarter and Daniels scored 11 of his 16 also in the 4th quarter. The Mavs will play the Timberwolves once again for the fourth and final time this season on Tuesday.

Devin Harris made his homecoming a good one on Friday, he only had 9 points and 4 assists, but they really helped. The Mavericks escaped an overtime with the help of Darrell Armstrong, who was a defensive key in the last seconds of the game. The Mavs did a very good job with Avery Johnson as the acting head coach. Finley and Nowitzki combined for 48 points, so they did improve in that category from their previous game. They will now play Minnesota on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant led the attack with 36 points and 9 rebounds. He scored 12 of his 36 in the 4th quarter. It seemed that the Mavericks had a comfortable lead, but it wasn't enough to hold off the Lakers, who are fighting for a playoff position. The Mavs will go to Milwaukee to face the Bucks. They will look to get Finley and Nowitzki going as they just got back from injury. They combined for 37 this game, so they will look to increase that.

The Mavericks did a fantastic job on Monday vs. The Toronto Raptors. Even though they didn't have their top three scorers, they still pulled off the win. Daniels replaced Nowitzki's presence with 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Terry replaced Finley's presence with 23 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds. Howard replaced Stackhouse's presence with his 22 points, 5 steals, and 8 rebounds. Keith Van Horn contributed to the cause with 19. The Mavericks won't play until Thursday against the Lakers, so don't miss that game it's gonna be a real good one!

A policeman was interrogating 3 blondes who were training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?
The first blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture shows his side profile."
Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!" The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two?!? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his side profile!! Is that the best answer you can come upwith?
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly adds"... think hard before giving me a stupid answer."
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm...the suspect wears contact lenses." The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. "Well, that's an interesting answer...wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I'll get back to you on that."
He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face.
"Wow! I can't believe it...it's TRUE! The suspect doesin fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation?
"That's easy," the blonde replied. "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear."

A policeman was interrogating 3 blondes who were training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?
The first blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture shows his side profile."
Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!" The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two?!? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his side profile!! Is that the best answer you can come upwith?
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly adds"... think hard before giving me a stupid answer."
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm...the suspect wears contact lenses." The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. "Well, that's an interesting answer...wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I'll get back to you on that."
He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face.
"Wow! I can't believe it...it's TRUE! The suspect doesin fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation?
"That's easy," the blonde replied. "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear.

Jason Terry led the way for the Mavericks in Dirk's absence on Sunday vs. The Rockets in a crucial loss. The Mavericks have lost three in a row now and will definitely look to win at home vs. Toronto. This loss clearly shows that Dirk Nowitzki deserves the Most Valuable Player award, because he is what makes the Mavericks win.

The Mavericks lost their second game in a row on Friday.Despite of Dirk's 23, Stackhouse's 19, and Daniels's 18 the Mavericks weren't able to pull off a win vs. the Lakers all thanks to Kobe Bryant who scored 40 points along with 6 assits and 8 rebounds. The Mavericks will head back to Texas, but not to Dallas, Texas instead to Houston, Texas. This will have to be a showdown!

Well the Mavs lost the series to the Clippers. Elton Brand and Corey Maggette led the way for them, they were pretty hot in their home court. Although Nowitski came up with 25 it wasn't nearly enough to overcome an 11 point deficit that they suffered. Maggette had 35 and Brand with 19. The one and only reason on why they lost was because of the rebounds, which were in Los Angeles' favor by 20 52-32. If they want to win vs. The Lakers they really need to improve in that section, even though at one point they were the best in the league at that.

Dirk Nowitski and the Mavs returned to their winning ways. They defeated New Orleans on Monday. Nowitski scored 28 points and 11 rebounds. New Orleans stuck around but they couldn't contain Finley and Nowitski.

If who ever is reading this does not agree that this is a foul then, this person needs to get checked. This was clearly a foul without a question. I mean Nowitski couldn't have gotten blcked, Marion clearly fouled him. This type of thing has happened twice to the Mavs this year the first occuring against San Antonio. Well it sure was a heart breaker. They will get back to their winning ways as they play New Orleans.