Cruzin Courtside by CruzDude.... real-time today!!

[CruzDude]

Huh oohh!!! about 175 3rd-4th graders just inhabited one entire section and provide a nice high pitch scream much of*the time. Half rooting Knicks, and Half Spurs. arrrggghhh.

 

[CruzDude]

No Shelden today. Hawkins starting at SF. Ewing apparently had leg injury, unknown, was at hotel aƒter game with big ice pak.
Hawes intercepts an alley oop by the Mavs. He is aggressive today.

 

[CruzDude]

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[NME]

No Shelden today.

So, what's happening? All I've got is the live box score. I see three boards and a three point play from JT.

 

[CruzDude]

Walsh getting his initial playing time. Hawes mucho aggressive to this point, 2:47 left in 1st qtr, Kings 11, Mavs 8.

Singletary sees the court really well. Hawes hit 18 ƒt jumper. next time down Walsh throws up a brick 3, not very close. He's a frizzy headed white kid with a goatee.

Darren Townes in as well ƒor Jason.

 

[NME]

8 pts already for Hawkins, so he has improved on Ewing's scoring average by, let's see....Infinity%.

 

[CruzDude]

McCalleb in too, just travelled into a blocking foul, got lucky. Kings running well and cooperating on D. 19-10 Kings 36sec left in 1st. end quarter#1 Kings 21-11
Hawes and Douby in the entire quarter.

 

[CruzDude]

Was just reminded that ESPN updated the #1 draƒt picks based on some games so far at summer league and indicated they thought Jason wouid play the 4 in the NBA but could also play the 3. Not THAT'S interesting.

 

[CruzDude]

flurry oƒ transition scoring by the mavs, a long 2, a 3, and 3 more jumpers and voila... Mav22Kings21. Jason came back in quickly. No transition deƒense at all. Walsh, Towne, Palacios playing oƒƒ*the ball too ƒar.

 

[CruzDude]

3 mavs fast breaks in a row, they up 34-28. Transition defense is Kings big issue now. 4th mavs transition score in a row. Kings D in breaks not there now.

Mavs have been small lineup past 5 min, 4 guys under 6-8 and consistantly beating the Kings big down the court, Mavs Gerald Green just skies over Hawes/Thompson to rebound-jam in 2.

 

[NME]

So, the Kings apparantly haven't scored in about half an hour?

 

[CruzDude]

Douby blocks frahms 3-ptr but gets ticky-tacky foul. mavs now up 43-30. Hawes on last 3 hook shots has missed rim. Bad quarter. The small mavs just ran the Kings into floor and Kings had no answer. Bad blocking call on Douby taking a charge with an awesome block by Hawes. 46-32 Mavs at halƒ

 

[NME]

Mavs 35-11 in the 2nd quarter? Hit that 1st quarter wall on the back to back?

 

[Vlade4GM]

Thompson's footwork needs work.

 

[Krunker]

I'm sitting about 5 rows above center court (not surprisingly occupied by the Maloofs). Funny exchange from guys in the row above me:

Guy: Hey, there's Kevin McHale (points to left)
Young guy: Who's he?
Guy: He played for the Celtics.
Young guy: He any good?
Guy: Yeah, he played with Larry Bird.
Young guy: I should get his autograph.

 

[CruzDude]

3rd qtr. Mavs just shooting better, Kings running better but now back 54-37.

Looking at Kings bench there are only 8 guys over there. No Malone, no Shelden, no Ewing.

Singletary just scored his ƒirst points oƒ the game, a stop and pop. TO, 5:40 to go in 3rd, 56-41. Almost all Mavs points are ƒastbreak, transition and jumpers. Very little now inside. But they are hitting most shots.