SB Nation Dallas - Mavericks Fall In Portland 104-101https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2011-03-16T00:21:36-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18163842011-03-16T00:21:36-05:002011-03-16T00:21:36-05:00Brandon Roy Leads Portland Past Dallas
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GvT769MZcBhoCqQhquFTMVRiuKg=/0x26:400x293/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/47828111/large_dallas.sbnation.com.minimal.0.png" />
</figure>
<p>(Sports Network) – <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21826/brandon-roy">Brandon Roy</a> made a key jumper with 47.8 seconds remaining, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blazersedge.com/">Portland Trail Blazers</a> snuck past the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a>, 104-101, in a possible first round playoff preview.
</p>
<p>Roy ended with 21 points off the bench for the Blazers, who snapped a two-game skid and have won five of their last seven games.</p>
<p><span>LaMarcus Aldridge</span> tallied 30 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which sits percentage points ahead of New Orleans for the sixth spot in the West. <span>Wesley Matthews</span> donated 18 points.</p>
<p><span>Dirk Nowitzki</span> played through a left shoulder injury to record 28 points and 11 boards for the Mavericks, who are 2-4 since an eight-game winning streak.</p>
<p><span>Shawn Marion</span> and <span>Rodrigue Beaubois</span> chipped in with 18 and 16 points, respectively, for Dallas, which fell to third in the conference standings. <span>Jason Terry</span> added 14 points off the bench in defeat.</p>
<p>The Blazers held their largest lead of the fourth at 100-94 on Aldridge’s slam with 3:51 remaining.</p>
<p>But a Nowitzki jumper and a Terry three-pointer cut the gap to 100-99 with 2:56 to play. Roy was off the mark with a jumper at the other end, but Dallas failed to take advantage.</p>
<p>Roy made two from the line with 1:38 left to give Portland a 102-99 edge. <span>Jason Kidd</span>, who had a game-high 14 assists, turned the ball over on Dallas’ ensuing possession. Roy then made a seven-foot jumper to make it a five-point game with 47.8 seconds to go.</p>
<p>Nowitzki made a pair of free throws to cut the gap to three, 104-101, and Aldridge missed a jumper for the Blazers. The Mavs dribbled the ball up the court and took a timeout with 8.8 ticks remaining.</p>
<p>Dallas gave the ball to Nowitzki, who was off the mark with a three-pointer from the corner as time expired.</p>
<p>The Mavericks came out of the gates on fire, making their first 11 shots of the game. Portland, though, kept it close and got within three, 32-29, by the end of the period. The Mavs shot 73.7 percent from the field over the first 12 minutes of action.</p>
<p>Dallas cooled off a bit in an evenly played second stanza, which resulted in the Mavericks holding a 56-53 edge at the half.</p>
<p>Trailing by six, 76-70, with under four minutes left in the third, Portland closed the period out on a 12-4 run to go in front. Roy tallied seven points during the burst, including a jumper to make it 82-80 heading to the fourth.</p>
<p>Game Notes</p>
<p>Dallas had won three straight versus the Blazers…The Mavericks were without center <span>Brendan Haywood</span> (back)…The Blazers started a three-game homestand on Tuesday…Dallas shot 59.7 percent from the field, while Portland made 47.1 percent of its shots…The Mavericks turned the ball over 15 times, leading to 22 Portland points…Dallas fell to 23-10 on the road this season.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2011/3/16/2053616/brandon-roy-leads-portland-past-dallasJP Starkey2011-03-15T12:46:59-05:002011-03-15T12:46:59-05:00Dallas Mavericks Vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Mavs Look To Rebound In Portland
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GvT769MZcBhoCqQhquFTMVRiuKg=/0x26:400x293/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/47828111/large_dallas.sbnation.com.minimal.0.png" />
</figure>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; line-height: normal;"> </span></p>
<p>(Sports Network) - Western Conference contenders meet in Rip City Tuesday when the <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Mavericks</a> kick off a brief two-game road trip against the <a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Portland Trail Blazers</a>.</p>
<p>The Mavs, who will also visit Golden State on their quick trek, have faltered a bit recently, losing for the second time in three games on Saturday when <span>Kobe Bryant</span> scored 16 points despite rolling his ankle during the third quarter, and the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Los Angeles Lakers</a> got back in the win column with a 96-91 victory in Dallas.</p>
<p><span>Dirk Nowitzki</span> and <span>Shawn Marion</span> scored 25 points apiece to lead the Mavericks, who are just 2-3 since their eight-game winning streak and are now just percentage points ahead of the Lakers for the second spot in the West.</p>
<p>"I was proud of the team on a night that a lot of the shots that we normally make weren't going down, we kept our energy, kept battling and kept fighting," said Dallas head coach <span>Rick Carlisle</span>. "We just didn't quite have enough tonight."</p>
<p>The Blazers, who are opening up a three-game homestand tonight, return to the Pacific Northwest after finishing 2-2 on a four-game road trip. Most recently Portland fell in Atlanta when <span>Jeff Teague</span> matched a career high with 24 points and <span>Jamal Crawford</span> scored all 20 of his points in the second half as the <a href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Hawks</a> handled Portland, 91-82.</p>
<p><span>LaMarcus Aldridge</span>, a Dallas native, finished with 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds while <span>Wesley Matthews</span> added 19 points as the Blazers dropped both games of a back-to-back after beginning their trip with wins in Orlando and Miami.</p>
<p>"We were missing shots like crazy," Blazers coach <span>Nate McMillan</span> said. "You shoot 35 percent, pretty much shoot under 40 percent the entire game, you expect to lose. I thought [our team] made the effort but we gotta make shots and take care of the ball."</p>
<p>Portland is currently seventh in the West, making this a possible first round playoff preview.</p>
<p>Dallas has won three straight overall versus the Blazers, including two matchups this season.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2011/3/15/2331620/dallas-mavericks-vs-portland-trail-blazers-mavs-look-to-rebound-inJP Starkey