Mavs thump Utah Jazz 120-102 in scoring outburst
Big D changes nickname to LOB City for the first half- Was this a regular season game or the All-Star game? It sure seemed like an All-Star game the way they Mavs came out of the gate with Dirk kicking off the scoring. Then, very quickly, Tyson Chandler was the beneficiary of lob passes from Jameer Nelson and Chandler Parsons on two possessions that had a Dirk three-pointer sandwiched in-between. Then midway through the 1st quarter, Nelson chunked a pass from half-court towards the rim and Tyson Chandler went up and finished it. In fitting fashion, the first quarter ended with Devin Harris throwing up an alley-oop to Al-Farouq Aminu.
Contributions from EVERYBODY- The Mavs had their usual superstar in Dirk Nowitzki dominate, but the entire roster was insanely on fire. Chandler Parsons started off struggling, going 2-for-8 with his lone two shots being attacks at the rim. But he got on track really quick and finished 8-for-16 and 21 points. Mavs had a total of seven players in double digits including Nowitzki (21), Parsons (21), Aminu (16), Monta Ellis (14), Tyson Chandler (13), Devin Harris (12), and Brandan Wright (14). These Dallas Mavericks are an offensive juggernaut and can score with anybody in the league.
Lineup experiments continue- Coach Rick Carlisle played every guy possible in this game and had some interesting combinations. The intriguing lineup of the night was when he went small with newly signed J.J Barrea, Devin Harris, Richard Jefferson, Dirk Nowitzki, and Brandan Wright. The scoring was through the roof with the smaller lineup.
Minute management- Maybe it was the fact that it was the Utah Jazz and the Mavs were up by 30 in the first half, but Carlisle was Popovich-esque in managing minutes for all the players. No player hit 30 minutes for the game, as Monta Ellis led the team in playng time with 29:22.
Dallas hits the road to face the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday November 1st at the Smoothie King Center.
No comments:
Post a Comment