The Mavs! Well it’s been nine years since they lost five straight games and about the same time since they lost playing at home against the Magic.
The Mavericks are holding a dominance over Orlando and surely they want things to stay the same, that is why the coming game between these two teams hold a great deal of importance for Dallas as they are looking to win their first game of season.
The Mavs have been one of the best teams in the NBA for nearly a decade, and this basically their worst 8-game start since the 98-99 season. Dallas splited losses and victories for the first four games and then went on to loose 4 straight, so if they lost this game against the Magic, it would be the first time to loose 5 games on a row since the 2000 season.
Maybe part of the problem for Dallas is that they do not play defense that much, instead, they are a very offensive squad but are aware of the need of some players to defend well.
On the other hand, the Magic have won five of their last six matches and resembles the team that finished with a 52-wins record last season. Proof of how well they are playing was the their match against the Oklahoma City Thunder, a team that they beat easily by 109-92 with 30 points and 19 rebounds from Dwight Howard
Howard is a excellent player, and the Mavs know of his potential. He led the NBA with sixty nine double-doubles last season and is the current leader in rebounds in the league averaging 15.0 per game. Of course the NBA star will try to come up with the same or better numbers this season, and the game against Dallas is proving to be an excellent test for him.
