NBA Playoffs Rd 1: Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trailblazers

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(3) Dallas Mavericks (57-25)

STARTING 5

PG #2 Jason Kidd

6'4 210 lbs

California '94

7.9 PPG 8.2 APG 4.4 RPG 1.7 SPG 34.0 3PT%

SG #4 Rodrigue Beaubois

6'2 182 lbs

Guadeloupe '09

8.4 PPG 1.9 RPG 2.3 APG

SF #0 Shawn Marion

6'7 228 lbs

UNLV '99

12.5 PPG 6.9 RPG 52.0 FG%

PF #41 Dirk Nowitzki

7'0 245 lbs

Germany '98

23.0 PPG 7.0 RPG 51.7 FG% 39.3 3PT% 89.2 FT%

C #6 Tyson Chandler

7'1 235 lbs

Dominguez HS '01 (Compton, CA)

10.1 PPG 9.4 RPG 1.1 BPG 65.4 FG%

BENCH

PG-Jose Juan Barea

SG-Jason Terry

SG-DeShawn Stevenson

SF-Peja Stojakovic

SF-Corey Brewer

PF-Brian Cardinal

C-Brendan Haywood

HEAD COACH

Rick Carlisle

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(6) Portland Trail Blazers (48-34)

STARTING 5

PG #24 Andre Miller

6'2 200 lbs

Utah '99

12.7 PPG 7.0 APG 3.7 RPG 1.4 SPG

SG #2 Wesley Matthews

6'5 220 lbs

Marquette '09

15.9 PPG 2.0 APG 3.1 RPG

SF #3 Gerald "Crash" Wallace

6'7 220 lbs

Alabama '01

15.7 PPG 8.0 RPG 49.8 FG% 33.8 3PT% 2.3 APG 2.0 SPG

PF #12 LaMarcus Aldridge

6'11 240 lbs

Texas '06

21.8 PPG 8.8 RPG 50.0 FG%

C #21 Marcus Camby

6'11 235 lbs

UMASS '96

4.7 PPG 10.3 RPG 1.6 BPG

BENCH

PG-Patty Mills

SG-Brandon Roy

SF-Nicolas Batum

PF-Chris Johnson

HEAD COACH

Nate McMillan

[Millions]

Portland in 6 Aldridge will continue to show why he's one of the best/most slept on big man in the NBA. I see him becoming a STAR in this series while abusing Dirk in the process..

Here's hoping to Crash having some highlights in this series btw good to see him in the playoffs again.

[HeatCheck]

Yeah I love LMA, he will be in contention for most improved player and he was a big reason my fantasy team won the title this year hah. But yeah I agree Portland in 6.

[Millions]

Yeah I've been a big fan since he's came in the league love his game.

[King Taharqa]

Im taking Portland in the upset over Dallas in 6.

[Panthers128]

I have Dallas in 7. I want Portland to win but Dallas is so good

[King Taharqa]

Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Rodrigue Beaubois, a starter until being benched in the regular-season finale, will miss Saturday night's first-round Game 1…

Guess DeShawn Stevenson will get the start in his place.

[theyhateme45]

Gotta go with G-Force and the trailblazers.... I've been a fan of theirs since the trade and after Wallace got in the starting linup they've been playing well.

[HeatCheck]

Guess DeShawn Stevenson will get the start in his place.

See KT, there's a reason I had him there ha.

[HeatCheck]

Kidd playing like his young again. Dirk needs to step up.

Dallas only leads by 4 after 3. They were up 10 at half.

It's so weird to see Brandon Roy in a diminished role for Portland. I'm sure that injury earlier in the year has been a factor.

[HeatCheck]

Wallace has been bringing the ball up the court for Portland some possessions, weird. You'd never see that here in Charlotte.

LMA having a big game.

[KBRed]

Good game all around, would like to see G-Force pull this one out.

[KBRed]

I will say they are calling ticky tack fouls when Dirk has the ball.