Game 28: Atlanta VS Dallas Game Thread

[gsuteke]

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The Good Guys

The Bad Guys

ESPN.com Hawks/Mavs Preview

The Hawks look to win six straight for the first time this decade as they try for a sweep of their season series with the Mavericks on Saturday.

Atlanta has already beaten Dallas once this season, winning 101-94 in its season opener behind 28 points from Johnson on Nov. 2 to snap a four-game losing streak against the Mavericks. This would be the Hawks' first series sweep of the Mavs since 2003-04.

A 107-95 win over Indiana on Wednesday night gave Atlanta a 9-3 record in December, marking its first nine-win month since going 9-7 in March 2002.

Dallas, meanwhile, has struggled on offense in two straight losses. After a five-game winning streak, the Mavs are averaging 85.5 points while shooting 39.6 percent in their last two contests.

In an 88-81 loss to Cleveland at home Thursday night, Dallas shot 20.0 percent (4-for-20) from 3-point range.

Dallas is 13-3 at home, where it has won three straight and eight of nine against Atlanta.

Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points in November's matchup with the Hawks, and is averaging 27.5 in his last four games against them. He paced the Mavs on Thursday with 19 points and 20 rebounds, but played the whole game with tape around his shooting wrist and thumb and complained of a groin problem after the third quarter.

The Mavs are all about Dirk and so is this thread

Cheryl Miller: Dirk, do all women in Germany hide muskrats in their armpits?

I gotta throw a Penalty Flag on this German chick

It's so bad over there.....

Dirk: Dunkashein. I am honored to be named the Fairest Maiden in all of Germania

How bad is it over there?

Nowitzki Family Photo

Seriously, does this guy not have the figure of a 12 year old German girl?

And what is it with these Pro Athletes and their affinity for the same gender?

Dirk and an anonymous partner participate in a birthing class

Eeeewwww stop it Dirk that tickles!

David Hasselhoff is playing Dallas? Hell Yes!!!!

Dirk you do know you don't have to wear that uniform everywhere you go, don't you?

I didn't know they let white guys be Globetrotters!

Hey Dirk, that's the wrong trophy buddy. DWade got YOUR trophy!

That Sucker got Owned

And they KNOW it!

Biggest playoff choke in history.... Hasselhoff cancels his US Tour

That's O.K. there's always the Bar my friend!

Viva la Hawks!

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[Yubs]

Epic gamethread. Kudos

[gsuteke]

thanks.

I just noticed on another computer in this office that while it doesn't on mine, the picture of the hairy chick elongates the thread on that other monitor.

hopefully chillz can fix that.

[DrReality]

A bit over the top for me.

[MikeWilksBooth]

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A bit over the top for me.

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Not at all. It was funny.

[gsuteke]

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A bit over the top for me.

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that's fair.

Looking back at it the ugly chick with the armpit hair didn't really add anything.....

[pound4pound]

I vote more hairy pits!!!

[gsuteke]

Get some game flow going in the thread. I can't watch the game

[KB21]

Well, I won't get to see this game. I'll be at the Liberty Bowl at that time.

[MikeWilksBooth]

I don't have a good feeling about this game

[AtLaS]

get some confidence in this team! We've won five in a row and are playing great defense, this is a winnable game IMO. Defensive rebounding and slowing down their "nobody" players is important.

[MikeWilksBooth]

Devin Harris and his beating the man off the dribble is what im worried about. Luckily they dont really have any low post scorers or guys who are athletic finishers.

[lifelong]

best game thread ever!

[JJJJ]

Wow, they couldnt hit anything against CLE, figures that they would hit everything against us. I kinda had a feeling this hot start was coming though, not this bad.

[BusBoyIsBack]

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Wow, they couldnt hit anything against CLE, figures that they would hit everything against us. I kinda had a feeling this hot start was coming though, not this bad.

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That's the type of schedule from hell we've had this season and it only gets worse in January

[TroyMcClure]

I just thought of a helluva drinking game. Take a shot every time Smitty pronounces Dirk's name NoWitski, not the german way, Like NoVitski. Last Mavs game he said Dirk's name wrong about 50 times!

[TroyMcClure]

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That's the type of schedule from hell we've had this season and it only gets worse in January

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It gets a lot better at the back end of the month. Many games we should feel confident about.

[LongTimeHawksFan]

is there something special you have to do to get the atdhe.fr site to play the game? Click on the link and it comes up saying some foreign language but no game.

[BusBoyIsBack]

WTF are they going to shoot perfect from the three point line all night?

That one was a desperation shot 7 feet beyond the arc by a guy who shot 0/10 in his last game

Man our luck sucks with this schedule

[MikeWilksBooth]

yea blame it on the schedule....