Mavs Beat L.A....101-96

by K.K
Mavericks beat the Lakers in front of a sell out crowd of 20,505. Jay-Z and Beyonce' were among the attendance in the crowd. Jay-Z was in concert Tuesday night at the American Airlines Center. I sat on the floor, literally taking pictures, and a Laker ran out of bound, step on my left leg, my shin. Ouch!!!I was sore the rest of the night..I Love It!!!!

Caron Butler did not play in the win against the Lakers, he suffered from an allergic reaction to medicine....but the Mavs didn't him Dirk Nowitzki scored 31, Jason J.T. Terry put up 30 points leading the Mavericks to a much needed win against Kobe and the Lakers.

Mavs new center, Brendan Haywood had 3 block shots and 4 offensive rebounds, the most any Mavericks has had in Maverick History. The teams defensive mind set seem to have changed since the acquisition of the trade.. Pre trade, the team seem to have lost their fizzle, coach Rick Carlise, couldn't figure it out only tosay that "it's up the players to change their minsdset." coach Carlise said. "They do what to do some how I've got to try to get them to change their mindset".

Shawn Marion said the their mindset has always been there. "We lost our fizzle along the way first half of the season, now we're back". He agree that the new acquisition has made the difference. Fans can count on Dirk to score 25 30 points a game, against the Lakers he scored 31 pts. Kobe was held to 20 points, Mavs defensive stops paid off well holding the Lakers to under 50% shooting of the night.