Browsing Tag Shawn Marion
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21 December 2011 at 12 : 14 PM
Shawn Marion feels disrespected
Shawn Marion probably burned more than his scalp with the new bleach he applied to turn his hair blonde. In an interview done by ESPNDallas.com writer Jeff Caplan, Marion is 'ticked' that people aren't giving the Mavericks respect for winning the NBA title. The interview begins with Marion getting offended when someone referred to him as a world champion. ...
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14 June 2011 at 23 : 53 PM
NBA Finals Game 6: Mavs Win 105-95, Mavs Win Championship
The Dallas Mavericks were just one win away from their first NBA title; just one win away from avenging the Miami Heat from beating them in 2006; just one win away from leaving behind all the bad names and phrases they were given: "one and done", "soft", "too old"; just one win away from proving everyone wrong. Well, in Game 6, the Mavs fought hard and ...
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11 June 2011 at 22 : 22 PM
NBA Finals Game 5: Mavs win 112-103, Mavs Lead Series 3-2
The Mavs stepped foot onto the AAC floor one last time this post-season for Game 5 with the hope of taking a 3-2 series lead before heading back to Miami for Game 6 and 7. Game 5 was a journey in itself, but the Mavs accomplished the task of getting the victory to advance to one win away from being crowned the 2011 NBA Champions after a 112-103 ...
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11 June 2011 at 22 : 39 PM
NBA Finals Game 4: Mavs win 86-83, Series Tied 2-2
The Mavs hoped to win Game 4 to avoid falling in a 1-3 hole, and with Nowitzki battling a 102 fever, their supporting cast stepped up and managed to get the 86-83 victory after an outstanding comeback with a 21-9 run tie up the series, 2-2. Carlisle made a game time decision of starting JJ Barea in place of DeShawn Stevenson. Brendan Haywood was also ...
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6 June 2011 at 03 : 38 AM
NBA Finals Game 2: Mavs Win 95-93, Series Tied 1-1
The Mavericks entered Game 2 of the Finals after losing Game 1 on Tuesday night, which put them down 0-1 for the first time this postseason. The team, as well as the fans, were stunned to find out that Dirk tore a tendon in his left middle finger in the final minutes of Game 1 after battling with Bosh for the ball. With their leading scorer battling a ...
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25 May 2011 at 15 : 33 PM
Western Conference Finals Game 4: Mavs vs Thunder
After grabbing a victory in Oklahoma City Arena in Game 3, the Mavs entered their opposing team's arena again looking for another win to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Dallas did just that after making a historic comeback, overcoming a 15-point deficit in the final minutes of the fourth to send it into OT and eventually win it, 112-105. Much like the ...
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23 May 2011 at 23 : 30 PM
Western Conference Finals Game 3: Mavs vs Thunder
The Dallas Mavericks, one of the leagues' best road teams, stepped foot in the Oklahoma City Arena to try and regain the lead of the series and reclaim home-court advantage. After a 20+ Dallas lead and a nail-biting Thunder comeback, the Mavericks went home with the 93-87 victory to go up in the series, 2-1. Dallas had a great start to the first quarter ...
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19 May 2011 at 01 : 19 AM
Western Conference Finals Game 1: Mavs vs Thunder
After resting for 8 full days after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers, the Mavericks finally returned to the AAC to battle the Oklahoma City Thunder in what would be a historic night for Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Both teams opened the first quarter constantly passing the ball to their best players as Nowitzki and Durant went ...
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8 May 2011 at 01 : 26 AM
Round 2, Game 3 Recap: Mavs vs Lakers
The Mavs returned to Friday night's game in Dallas after winning 2 straight on the two-time defending champs' home floor, looking for their 3rd win-5th straight in the playoffs-and move 1 game away from the Western Conference Finals. Dirk Nowitzki took matters into his own hands down the stretch in the fourth quarter and helped his team gain a 98-92 ...
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7 May 2011 at 03 : 57 AM
Round 2, Game 2 Recap: Mavs vs Lakers
After coming back from a 16-point deficit in Game 1, the Mavericks were well aware that the Lakers would look for revenge in Game 2; but the Mavs stayed focused and were able to get a big victory, 93-81, going back to Dallas with a 2-0 advantage. The Lakers hit their first four shots of the first quarter before Dallas' defense stepped up. DeShawn ...
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