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If the Mavs can win the last four games of this regular season, they have a very good chance of moving up to sixth place in the Western Conference, which would mean they would avoid having to play Kobe and the L.A. Lakers or Chauncey and the Denver Nuggets.
The Mavs have a home-and-home set against the New Orleans Hornets starting tonight in Dallas, coming off two stellar performances against the Suns on Sunday afternoon and the Jazz Wednesday night, where they won both games by an average of 27.5 points.
Chris Paul has destroyed the Mavs both times this season. averaging 30 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds, and four steals.
Jason Kidd has done a good job running this Mavericks team this season, although when he guards CP-3 it's a completely different story.
Kidd has averaged just 10 points and 4.5 assists while shooting a lousy 6-for-20 (30 percent) from the field in the two meetings this season. So look for Wright and Berea to get a few more minutes guarding Chris Paul tonight. We may even see Josh Howard trying to maintain the six foot All-Star.
Kidd had 10 assists and Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points while going 12-for-18 from the field Wednesday night. Jason Terry added 21 points with five three-pointers off the bench, as the Dallas reserves outscored Utah's 63-30.
The best chance the Mavs have tonight, and throughout the playoffs, is for the bench to continue to contribute. The Mavs bench, led by the soon-to-be Sixth Man of the Year Jason Terry, is one of the best benches in the league. When the bench is at it's best, the Mavs are a very difficult team to beat.
"Knowing the importance of each game and the sense of urgency, we treat every game like it's a Game Seven playoff game," Terry said. "We go out there and fight and scrap and do whatever it takes to win. We've got each other's back."
That kind of determination and drive is whats going to get the Mavs (in my opinion) a lot further than what most people think in this postseason.
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