26 Apr 2008 20:52:58

Patricia Bender

Mavs News: New Orleans Game 3

Game 3: New Orleans at Dallas (April 25) Game 3 was in Dallas with Dallas facing almost a must win situation and the Mavs opted to go with a different starting lineup in starting Jason Terry in place of Jerry Stackhouse. Terry also took on the primary job of defending Chris Paul - and the Mavs also stopped simply switching on New Orleans' pick-and-rolls with Terry doing a good job of keeping on Paul after picks. Add in poor shooting by the Hornets to start the game to Dallas' good defense and the Mavs jumped out to a 12-2 lead with 7:20 to go - New Orleans opened the game shooting just 1-7 FG with 2 turnovers. After Morris Peterson hit a jumper, Terry knocked down a 3-pointer to give Dallas an 11-point lead - which would end up being the largest lead of the quarter. Jannero Pargo hit a jumper and David West hit 2 free throws to pull the Hornets within 16-21 with 1:40 remaining. A layup by Dirk Nowitzki with 15 seconds to go would be the only points the rest of the quarter. Dallas led 23-16 after 1. Dallas shot 9-21 FG and New Orleans shot a mere 5-19 FG. Dallas had a 15-10 rebound advantage. Terry opened the 2nd quarter with a layup, but New Orleans then went on a 12-2 run to take their first lead of the game at 28-27 with 8:10 left. A jumper by Peja Stojakovic gave New Orleans their largest lead at 32-29 with 7 minutes remaining. New Orleans led 36-34 with 4:30 left and Dallas then rattled off the next 8 points (by 4 different players) to re-take the lead at 42-36 with 2:20 to go. Nowitzki hit a jumper near the end of the quarter and Dallas actually (in a change from the first 2 games) played defense on Paul that helped prevent him hitting a quarter ending shot. Dallas led 47-40 at the half. Both teams scored 24 points in the 2nd quarter. Nowitzki found Erick Dampier for a dunk to open the 3rd quarter. Paul answered with a 3-pointer to pull the Hornets within 6 points, but Dallas would go on a 9-2 run to go up 58-45 with 8:45 remaining. New Orleans had picked up their 5th foul at that point and it was a free throw shooting quarter for the Mavs as they continued to attack. New Orleans pulled within 6 points twice, but Dallas again rebuilt up their lead and lead 72-59 with 2:15 remaining as Terry found Brandon Bass for a slam dunk. Dallas led 74-63 after 3. Dallas only shot 6-15 FG, but shot 15-22 FT (a heck of a lot of free throws) in the quarter. New Orleans shot 7-22 FG and 7-7 FT. The only thing the Hornets had going for them was a white hot Pargo, who had 11 points in the 3rd quarter. Terry hit a jumper and Nowitzki nailed a 3-pointer to open the 4th to give Dallas a 79-63 lead a minute into the quarter. A 3-pointer by Terry gave Dallas their largest lead at 82-65 with 9:25 to go, but Pargo answered with a jumper and 3-pointer to make it a 12-point game. Dallas' lead ranged between 12 and 15 points over the next 5 minutes. Dallas led 90-76 with 4:45 left, but New Orleans scored the next 7 points as Dallas missed 4 straight shots as a lob pass from Paul to Chandler (their only alley-oop of the game) pulled New Orleans within 83-90 with 2 minutes remaining. But Terry drained a 3-pointer near the end of the shot clock and the teams traded jumpers and Dallas led 95-85 with 1:15 left. Stojakovic missed and Dallas ran the clock down before Josh Howard hit a jumper with 30 seconds to go. As Paul made the quick drive, Dampier shoved him and was assessed a flagrant foul (Paul wasn't in the air so it wasn't too dirty - flagrant, yes). Tyson Chandler took exception and got in Dampier's face and the two were quickly separated and both given technical fouls. Paul's 2 free throws with 27 seconds left capped the scoring. Dallas won 97-87. New Orleans leads the series 2-1. It was the type of performance that Dallas needed to get back in the series. Granted, New Orleans did simply miss some good looks, but a lot of their problems were due to Dallas' much improved defense. Dallas' shot wasn't that great either, but the Mavs kept attacking the basket instead of settling for jumpers and that resulted in them getting to the line a ton. My favorite stat from the night is that Dallas out-scored New Orleans 23-4 in fastbreak points (a huge turnaround from games 1 and 2 where New Orleans held the fastbreak edge) - New Orleans had 2 fastbreak points in the 1st half, 2 in the 3rd quarter, and none in the 4th quarter. I didn't doodle down the final points in the paint numbers, but Dallas held a 26-18 edge through 3 quarters and I'm sure that they finished the game with more points in the paint than New Orleans - again a change from the first 2 games where New Orleans had a large edge. As for the usual stats, Dallas shot 42.7% (32-75) FG including 5-17 3-pointers. New Orleans shot 37.9% (33-87) FG including 8-16 3-pointers. Dallas shot 28-38 FT (including 15-22 FT in the 3rd quarter when the Hornets got in the penalty so early). New Orleans only shot 13-13 FT, but they did become the first Dallas opponent to make all their free throws in a playoff game. Dallas out-rebounded New Orleans 52-43 (Dallas held the rebound edge in all but the 4th quarter) and both teams had 14 offensive boards. Dallas also did a better job with the ball and only had 8 turnovers and New Orleans only slightly upped their turnovers numbers and had 10 (still a good number). Dallas needs to have the same type of game for Game 4 (and maybe with better shooting) to tie up the series. Dirk Nowitzki once again had an outstanding game. Nowitzki had 32 points including 9-10 FT, 19 rebounds, and 6 assists. In addition to some good defense on Chris Paul, Jason Terry had 22 points including 3-8 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, and 6 assists in 40 minutes. Josh Howard struggled again with his shots, but got to the line. He had 18 points on 5-16 FG and 8-10 FT and 4 rebounds. The 3 were the only Mavs in double-digits scoring. Jason Kidd only had 8 points, but his 11 rebounds and 5 assists provided bursts of energy and extra possessions in sparking the team at times. Erick Dampier had 4 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive in 25 minutes. Brandon Bass had the rest of the center time and had 8 points and 4 rebounds in 24 minutes. Devean George had 5 points and 5 rebounds in 12 minutes. Avery Johnson went with a short rotation as those 7 players played all but 10 1/2 minutes of the possible 240 minutes. As a result of his poor play in all 3 games, Jerry Stackhouse only played 7 minutes in the 1st half and sat (coach's decision) the entire 2nd half. Malik Allen didn't have a stat in his 3 minutes on the court. The shooting was way off for the Hornets as as their 3 big guns only shot 14-50 FG (and the other 2 starters shot just 3-7 FG). After 2 MVP-like games, Chris Paul had a poor outing with just 16 points on 4-18 FG and 7-7 FT and 10 assists. In the 2nd half, at times he looked hesitant with the ball (whether thinking if he should shoot or to whom he should pass the ball). Peja Stojakovic did have 10 rebounds, but he only had 13 points including 4-12 3-pointers (but 3 of those makes were 3-pointers). David West also struggled with 14 points including 6-20 FG. He had 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Tyson Chandler had 4 points on 2-5 FG and 11 rebounds in 32 minutes. Starter Morris Peterson only had 2 points on 1-2 FG and played just 9 1/2 minutes. Part of that was due to the excellent performance from Jannero Pargo. Some of Pargo's shots were just you-got-to-be-kidding-me's. It was like he had Paul had a personality switch. Who would have thunk before the game that the thoughts going through the minds of Mavs fans in the 4th quarter would be, "Keep the ball away from Pargo!" 20 of Pargo's 30 points came in the 4th quarter. He shot 12-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers in 32 minutes. Bonzi Wells had 6 points in 23 minutes. Julian Wright hit his only shot in 9 minutes and Hilton Armstrong missed 2 shots and had 6 rebounds in 12 minutes. Quotes [Johnson's, Nowitzki, Scott's, Paul's, and West's quotes transcribed by me] Avery Johnson: "Well, again, JET [Terry] was highly motivated, like all of our men. And, you know, fortunately Paul missed some shots tonight. But I thought JET had a lot of energy and it takes a lot of energy to guard Paul." Johnson on free throw difference: "Well, like we say, we think if you're going to be aggressive, sometimes overly aggressive, if you're going to make strong moves, during this time of the season, that's what's going to be rewarded. You're not going to get rewarded for shooting fallaway 3s. You've got to make strong, physical moves; and I thought we did that tonight." Johnson on Paul and Pargo: "Well, first of all, we didn't shut down Chris Paul. He missed a few shots. I thought we brought a lot of energy to our defense. And we simplified pretty much every single thing we were doing against him so our guys minds were just free to just do what we do. But Pargo got away from us tonight, and that's something that we'll have to take a hard look at it. But that's how every game a different guy can step up. But fortunately West and Paul didn't have their best games." Johnson on the change in the lineup and defenses: "Well, again, like I've been saying for a couple of days, we had 8 quarters to take a look at, what we were doing against this team. We had a chance to take a look at what we did against them post-all-star break and the last game of the regular season. And we just saw a few things. More than anything, our men hustled tonight. We rebounded the basketball. We were physical tonight, which this was the first time in the series that we've been really physical on both ends of the floor. So I think more than a lineup change or somebody starting on West or Stojakovic or Chandler, I just thought our men were very physical tonight." Johnson on Nowitzki: "Well, again, you know, we tried ...[broadcast glitch]... and Dirk's one of the best rebounders in the league. And he was mixing it up in there. He was really making strong contact. We really didn't really get any dirty rebounds in this series. And I'm just actually waiting for this series to really, really get going and really keep hopefully improving every game for our guys." Johnson on Terry's defense on Paul: "He wasn't a lock-down defender from what I saw tonight - I thought Paul missed a few shots. But Terry brought a lot of energy and, fortunately, Paul missed a some shots. I thought the guys did a good job of communicating. We weren't as much out of kilter as we were in Game 2." Johnson on halftime: "Well, again, coming out of the locker room, we we'ren't going to have any in-between situations, our first play was a drive to the basket. And what ever happens, happens. We weren't going to come out of the locker room and shoot 5 jumpshots, just wasn't going to happen. So fortunately, we tried to get the ball to the basket." Dirk Nowitzki on getting physical at the end: "Oh, not much. You know, it's playoff time. We needed to get on the board. We needed to get this win. I mean, it's just part of the game." Nowitzki: "I think our home crowd really energized us, you know. Our defense was great early. You know, we only gave up 87 points. We were scrambling for each other, we were rebounding. And then we got the ball in Kidd's hands and we got a lot of transition points and I think that was a big key for us. Nowitzki: "I think overall just the energy was great in the building for us. I think the fans really got us hyped early. You know, I think our defense was a lot better. We were just scrambling more, going after loose balls, getting long rebounds, and just, you know, once we got the rebounds, Kidd was off to the races. We got a lot of fastbreak points, lot of good looks in transition, and you know, that's our game. We feel like we just didn't get the stops in the first 2 games for our game to really develop and play Mavericks basketball. So, I think today, definitely the defense helped and then we were off to the races." Nowitzki on Terry: "He was great. Just his ability of making shots, stretching the defense. But he's a great player in transition also. When Kidd has the ball, he's always running with him. He's running and spotting up at the 3-point line or taking it to the basket. You know, JET to us is one of the best clutch shooters this league has. So he definitely stepped up big. He played a lot of minutes. And definitely I think his defense was good - Paul, when he was on him. So he played a great all-around game for us." Nowitzki on Game 4: "Yeah, I mean, we're still down, you know. We're down 2-1. But at least we wanted to get on the board. You know, it just didn't have a great rhythm there the first 2 games. They really took it to us. So we wanted to make sure to make it a series and win this first one. I said it after the game - when we lost Game 2 - we got to take one game at a time. So this first step we took. It was a tough game. You know, we had them down early, but they just keep coming - that's how good a team they are. All of the sudden, Pargo comes out and shoots lights out. So they're a great team. They're going to keep coming. They're going to do the same in Game 4. You know, I think it's going to take the same effort, the same intensity, the same focus, and the ability of getting stops and playing Mavericks ball." Nowitzki on playing at home: "Yeah, you know, I think we've been a great home team all season long. But I think that's what separates the good teams from the great teams - is their ability to win on the road. So we got to get back like last year - we won almost 70 games - we just knew that we had the confidence down the stretch on the road too that, oh, we're going to get those stops we need and we're going to score enough points to win. And we got get back to that. And hopefully we can win with the same intensity on Sunday and hopefully go to New Orleans with a tied series. And I think it should be another fun game." Josh Howard: "Every guy on this team was wanting to win and we came out aggressive." Jason Kidd: "It was good to get one under our belt here at home. Everybody played well, everybody pitched in and that's the way we have to play for 48 minutes." Kidd: "We knew that we didn't play well in New Orleans and we're a veteran ball club and much as everyone has written us off and said the series is over, we feel that there is a lot of basketball to be played and we can take a page from New Orleans and understand that they protected their homecourt and we have to do the same and try to tie this series at 2-2." Kidd on Paul: "We want to make him take tough shots and then on the other end we try to make him work a little bit too. We're just trying to take some of that energy away from him and make him work on both ends of the floor." Kidd: "For us it's been the 3rd quarter in this series. No matter if we've had the lead or not, we've come out kind of flat; and tonight we were aggressive, took the ball strong to the basket and trying to get to the line, and we did that tonight." Kidd: "When we're good, we play defense. That's when we're at our best. Jason [Terry] is extremely quick. And he accepted not just the challenge of making it tough on him [Paul], but to take some of that energy away from him and make him work at both ends of the floor." Jason Terry on the win: "We have welcomed ourselves to the series. Thank God for that. We came out with great energy, the intensity was there, and that was playoff basketball. Throw out the first 2 games for us." Terry: "The thing about me in the starting lineup is I get a chance to set the tempo, set the tone for us on both ends of the floor, getting out in transition, and defensively picking up guys in the backcourt and getting out in the passing lanes, just whatever I can do to be a factor out there. We did a good job of that tonight, but it's only one game and we have to come back here on Sunday and really have a great defensive performance." Terry on Paul: "We're just trying to make it as hard as possible for him, contest his shots, and see what happens. He's a great player and you are not going to stop him, but as long as we limit the guys around him and not let him get 30 points, 20 assists then we put ourselves in a good position to win and that's what we did tonight." Terry on Paul: "He's such a handful. If you give him 30 points and 20 assists, you don't have a chance. Part of that is to try to stay in front of him and contest him. But at the same time, don't allow those other guys to kill you. Those 17 assists really hurt you and get everyone else involved. We've got to continue to stay focused and do the job in that department." Terry: "When you come home and the fans are behind you and you just have another level. And this is just one game and we're not going to get too excited. We need to come out with the same focus, the same intensity, and have another great effort on Sunday night." Terry on Nowitzki: "He's been great. He's been great all season long, actually. He's been a lot more vocal and he's shown a lot of enthusiasm when someone else makes a good play, and that's all part of being a leader." Terry on Paul's poor night: "Don't read into that. We just wanted to make it tough for them. They just missed some shots they were hitting at home. He [Johnson] told us the matchups and I got the task tonight on Paul. It may be Devean George or JKidd the next game. It's going to take a team effort. He's a tough cover. And they just missed some shots they usually make." Jerry Stackhouse on if his groin injury: "No worse than it was when I came back the last game of the season. I don't know how much better it is, but it's no worse. I don't think that had anything to do with it [not playing much]" Byron Scott: "It's was pretty much like we expected. They came out with Game 7 type mentality. I thought our guys came out with just Game 3 mentality. They were very aggressive and played pretty well on both ends of the floor." Scott on Terry starting: "Well, Jason brings a lot of energy. Jason Terry is probably their biggest energy guy. We knew they were going to do something different. And I was thinking maybe even Brandon Bass might start, so you know, I wasn't surprised by the change and, like I said, wasn't surprised defensively what they did as far as with CP [Paul], trying to keep him out of the paint. So it was just a matter of our guys making shots, that's the bottom line. We had so many open shots and so many good looks, we just missed it - and that was the bottom line." Scott: "And, like I said, I thought they made some good adjustments. I don't think our guys were surprised by them. I just think we had one of those nights on the offensive end where we just couldn't make shots like we normally make them." Scott: "Well, like I said, they pretty much tried to go under the screen with CP, wanted to force him to make jumpshots, which he wasn't knocking them down tonight on a consistent basis; and neither was DWest. But I would love for them to get 38 more shots on Sunday because I just don't think between the two of them they'll make 10; you know, I think the amount that they make on Sunday will be a whole lot higher. But, again, you got to give them credit. I thought, like I said, from the start of the game they just came out, they out-worked us - that was the first thing, they just out-worked us. They were more physical, more aggressive, and they out-worked us." Scott on Pargo: "He played extremely well. You know, he made shots. And luckily he did because if he didn't, we'd probably lose by about 25. But, you know, I might have to bring him in early [in Game 4], especially if they continue to start Jason Terry because, like I said, I think he matches up with him as far as his speed and his quickness and he's one of our most energetic players as well." Scott on the learning experience: "Well, we'll know how much we've learned tomorrow. And then we'll learn a little bit more hopefully Sunday. You know, you're talking about a young team that's this is our first year being together in this situation, being in the playoffs. So, we're all learning. I think those guys are learning as we go along. And, like I said, from a coaching standpoint, I'm just trying to forewarn them on things that I think are about to happen and how the game is going to be played. And, like I said, I can only go by my experience of being in it as a player and as a coach. And, like I said before the game, they can't think of it as being up 2-0 because then you have the tendency to go in there and kind of relax because then you feel you have some leeway, and I thought that's what happened in Utah [vs Houston], that's what happened in Washington [vs Cleveland], you know, and the same thing in Toronto [vs Orlando]. So we have to treat Game 4 like it's Game 7, just like Dallas did. You know, we have to come with that intensity." Scott: "I don't think the pressure has really changed. There's pressure on both teams, you know. Momentum-wise, yeah, they probably have a little bit more momentum now shifted their way because of the win. But pressure's on both teams. I know they don't want to go back to New Orleans down 3-1. You know, to be honest with you, we'd rather not go back at it tied 2 a piece. So there's pressure on both teams for Game 4. And, like I said, hopefully we'll come out and match their intensity. And if we do, then it's going to be a great game." Scott on Nowitzki: "Dirk played great. That's why his an All-Star, you know, that's why he's a former MVP. He was big tonight, on both ends - rebounding, making shots. You know, you could tell from the start that he was really in to it. And, again, from a mental standpoint, I thought we had breakdowns right from the start of the game, because our assignments were broken right away. You know, he got a layup of the first play. So you got to give them credit. You know, he's a warrior; I mean, he comes to play every night." Chris Paul: "I think we got a lot of the shots that we wanted. You know, we just missed them. And that was from early in the game. You look at the boxscore, I think I'm 4-18 [FG], DWest 6-20 [FG]; and we're just right there." Paul on missed shots: "Na, I think it just had something to do with basketball - you're going to miss sometimes. You know, like he [West] said, they didn't trap ball-screens, they went under and stuff like that. You know, we tried to get a lot of easy buckets early in the game to open it up, and those easy buckets weren't coming. And defensively, we weren't as good as we been in the past 2 games. But at the same time, anybody shoots 22 free throws in a quarter is going to hurt you. I mean, they shot 22 free throws in the 3rd quarter, you know." Paul on free throws: "We made all of ours, we just couldn't get to the line." Paul: "That 3rd quarter, they were in the bonus - it felt like they were in the bonus right when they entered the ball to start the 2nd half. You know, 5 fouls in 1, we pretty much can't touch them the rest of the quarter. And like he said, 22 free throws - they shot more in one quarter than we did for the game. So we lost it." Paul on if the loss changes the series: "To me it doesn't change. It just means that now if we try to win this thing, we're try to win it 5 games. I was telling the guys after the game, this is fun. I love this. You know, the fun thing about this playoff thing is the fact that we lost tonight and it's not that we play another team tomorrow or on Sunday - we get to see them on Sunday for Game 4. And that's why it's not the end of the road, you know, we start again 0-0 on Sunday." Paul on Pargo: "Man, unbelievable. But we see that everyday in practice, we see that every day. JP is one of the best shooters in this league. And, like a fire, once he gets lit, he's going to burn you. So, great performance by him. He kept us in the game all night. We're going to need that again in Game 4." David West on the problems: "We missed shots. We missed wide-open shots." West on Dallas: "I thought they came out a lot more aggressive, but we can't have type of stretch that I had to start the game off. I was 1-8 or 1-for - you can't do that. And that really put us in the hole. Don't going to getting a lot of opportunities to score buckets for the team. But I think that, you know, they didn't do anything, you know. They didn't trap him [Paul]. They weren't more aggressive defensively; I think offensively they were." West on the free throws: "I don't know. I just know, I said they were a lot more aggressive on the swing passes. Instead of settling for jump shots, they were driving the ball. It's going to be difficult when we shoot 13 free throws and they shot 38. They were a lot more aggressive in terms of putting the ball on the floor. Had us in scramble mode more than we've been in the last 2 games." Peja Stojakovic: "Our shots didn't fall, but that wasn't the only thing. I think they were more aggressive and they wanted this game more than us. They played the same way like we played in New Orleans. They had more energy. They were real aggressive from the very beginning and they were more consistent. And we've got to come back for Game 4 and play better basketball." Stojakovic: "You can look at the stats and they shot more free throws. They shot a better percentage at the end of the game with 3 or 4 minutes to go. We've got to be more patience defensively and offensively and play our game." Stojakovic on Dallas' defense on Paul: "They threw different coverages at Chris, and he had a rough night shooting. His whole team did. We've got to come back next game and help Chris be more effective. We all have to be aggressive and be on the same page on both ends of the floor." Tyson Chandler: "I felt like we had our chances. We pretty much weathered the storm the 1st quarter. We knew they were going to throw everything at us, and we still took the lead. In the 2nd quarter, or 3rd quarter, we had the lead at one point and we allowed them to go to the free throw line and too many fastbreak points. That's why they were able to extend the lead on us." Chandler on the free throw difference: "I think they were just a little more aggressive team. They came out more aggressive than us. A lot of times in the playoffs, the team that's the aggressor gets the calls. They came out playing with a lot more fire and desire than we did, and that's why we were kind of on our heels throughout the game." Chandler on New Orleans' offensive problems: "I think it was more our spacing - we kind of waited to get to our spots and they were taking that away and we weren't knocking down jump shots, so that kind of never loosened them up. But that's expected and I didn't think we were going to shoot as poorly as we did tonight." 2008 NBA Playoffs, First Round, Game 3 Dallas Mavericks 97, New Orleans Hornets 87 at Dallas (April 25) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% Dallas 23 24 27 23 - 97 .466 .294 .427 .737 New Orleans 16 24 23 24 - 87 .352 .500 .379 1.000 Halftime: Dallas 47-40 3rd Q: Dallas 71-63 Technicals: Tyson Chandler (NO) 0:27 4th, Erick Dampier 0:27 4th Flagrant fouls: Erick Dampier (level 1) 0:27 4th Refs: Ron Garretson, Tony Brothers, Joe DeRosa Attendance: 20,839 (sellout) IL: Dallas - Tyronn Lue, Jamaal Magloire, Antoine Wright New Orleans - Chris Andersen, Melvin Ely Dallas Mavericks REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Josh Howard 43 5-16 0-2 8-10 18 2-4 2 1 1 1 0 Dirk Nowitzki 44 11-20 1-4 9-10 32 1-19 6 2 2 0 2 Erick Dampier 25 1-4 0-0 2-6 4 5-6 0 0 3 1 1 Jason Terry 40 8-18 3-8 3-4 22 1-3 6 1 5 2 0 Jason Kidd 41 3-6 0-1 2-4 8 2-11 5 2 1 2 2 Jerry Stackhouse 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Bass 24 2-5 0-0 4-4 8 3-4 1 0 3 0 1 Malik Allen 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Devean George 12 2-4 1-2 0-0 5 0-5 0 1 1 0 1 Totals 48 32-75 5-17 28-38 97 14-52 20 8 16 6 7 New Orleans Hornets REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Peja Stojakovic 40 4-12 3-5 2-2 13 1-10 0 1 2 0 0 David West 40 6-20 0-0 2-2 14 3-9 3 1 4 1 0 Tyson Chandler 32 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 4-11 0 1 5 0 0 Morris Peterson 10 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1-2 0 0 3 0 0 Chris Paul 42 4-18 1-3 7-7 16 1-2 10 1 5 0 1 Hilton Armstrong 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3-6 0 2 3 0 1 Jannero Pargo 32 12-20 4-7 2-2 30 0-1 2 3 2 1 0 Bonzi Wells 23 3-7 0-0 0-0 6 0-1 2 0 2 0 2 Julian Wright 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1-1 1 0 1 0 1 Totals 48 33-87 8-16 13-13 87 14-43 18 10 27 2 5 patricia Go Mavs! -- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html