Game 4: Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks

[AnthonyTyrael]

Good team. Thanks for the W guys!

[asmarks18]

Hell of a win. This offense is going to be really good when Dirk comes back.

[thedfactor]

Incredible game, Mavs turned this from a close game to a rout like that.

[Thumper 88]

Love it!


Dare I say mavs for real?.....


Ill give it 10 games after Dirk comes back to see how this teams plays to make that assumption

[Romo2Witten82]

Missed the whole game but from the box score I like what I see!

Boy do I love our young bucks.

OJ Mayo for President and Darren Collison for VP. They got my votes

[montybeasty]

Gotta love this team and it's future

[LTBaByyy]

Hope OJ Mayo opts out and let's us sign him long term like a 5 year deal!

Him and Collison would be a nice guard duo for the next 10 years for Mavs

[LTBaByyy]

And no one is talking about Collison, he is avg like 16 and 9

He didnt even have those stats when he was ballin on the Hornets

I'm so excited with this team without Dirk, just imagine how excited I will be with Dirk!!!!

[LTBaByyy]

PS Kaman never misses!

This team could end up with the 3rd or 4th seed in West if everyone is healthy

[Diabolical]

The Mavericks are on fire. I am absolutely loving OJ Mayo and Collison.

Having said that, if the Mavericks want to get past the first round of the playoffs, they need to get the defensive rebounds. It is no excuse that Portland out-rebounds Dallas on the offensive glass, 23 to 2. 23 .... to 2... That is scary and needs to be corrected asap.

[nrvana]

Love what i'm seeing from our guys. Being a realist though.. I feel the guys should've gotten Kaman involved more on offense, particularly in the 3rd quarter. The offense died during that stretch because vince was forcing a few bad shots.

Overall though, these guys can ball. I'm gonna call it. Mavs vs Heat III

[Skizzik]

Honestly, we're a darkhorse candidate. The Heat are the favorites, the Knicks look good, the Thunder and Lakers will likely get it going and I will never rule out the Spurs or Celtics. That being said, if the Heat sustain a serious injury to one of the big three, I think this whole tournament gets blown wide open. I don't think anybody outside of Miami is just so far ahead of the Mavs that we couldn't put up a fight.

However, we MUST rebound better. Our rebounding has been atrocious. Our D is decent and will likely improve. The most stunning thing to me has been the lack of turnovers. Great job by the Mavs 4 games in to the season. Lots we can improve and build on. I'm excited.

[Diabolical]

Love what i'm seeing from our guys. Being a realist though.. I feel the guys should've gotten Kaman involved more on offense, particularly in the 3rd quarter. The offense died during that stretch because vince was forcing a few bad shots.

Overall though, these guys can ball. I'm gonna call it. Mavs vs Heat III

I have to agree with you. Vince Carter was forcing a couple bad shots and Kaman has been on fire. The Mavericks should ride Kaman when he's hot and put in Crowder when Vince thinks he is as hot as OJ Mayo. In all fairness though, Vince has looked quite good up until tonight.

I'd also like to see more of this line-up playing together when we are needing to play some defense and secure the defensive boards:
PG: Mayo
SG: Marion
SF: Crowder
PF: Brand
C : Kaman

[ThuglifeJ]

ya Vince was great up till this point. He looked tired this game. You can tell whne hes feelin fresh or not.

I keep forgetting DIRK hasnt been active..love the team right now hope they continue right when he gets back. I cant see them getting worse with Dirk. Kaman and Dirk will be a NASTY combo with there smooth shooting. and the rest of the squad is there. First time I can say I like the entire roster of a team I'm watching.

[Skizzik]

I can't wait to see a starting five of: Collison - Mayo - Marion - Dirk - Kaman. That group can play with anyone offensively and has respectable defense.