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Found February 02, 2012 on Pro Sports Blogging:
PLAYERS: Ian Mahinmi,  Delonte West,  Dirk Nowitzki,  Kendrick Perkins,  Serge Ibaka,  Jason Terry,  Kevin Durant,  James Harden,  Vince Carter,  Russell Westbrook
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks,  Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder  beat the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night for their league-best ninth road win. The most compelling storylines are below. The More Things Change . . .  It is impossible to watch a Thunder-Mavericks clash in 2012 without thinking of the bloodbath the two teams endured in the 2011 Western Conference Finals. Tonight’s home team was clearly not last season’s Dallas Mavericks, not with the wispy Ian Mahinmi starting in Tyson Chandler’s place, or Delonte West’s tattooed neck replacing J.J. Barea’s close-cropped dome. The most obvious difference lay in the shift from The Unguardable Dirk Nowitzki (2011 Playoffs Edition) to Mortal and Guardable Dirk Nowitzki. This version’s knee troubles appear to have slowed him enough that Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka, who Dirk torched last spring, had little trouble staying in front of him. Jason Terry remained as conscience-free as ever, repeatedly finding openings for the dagger threes ...
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