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Despite being without Dirk Nowitzki for another game, the final of his initial four game conditioning period, and also without Delonte West, and then only a little over 2 minutes into the game, they lose floor general Jason Kidd, the Mavericks put the whoop on the Utah Jazz and get a 116-110, the second victory within a week. The Mavericks had beaten the Jazz in Utah, and now they have beaten them before the home crowd. It really seemed that the team was geared up and was ready and was playing on all cylinders and they were pumped to the hilt. It was evident that Dallas was a little more ready than they have appeared in previous games because at times during the first half, they were shooting over 60% from the field and ended the night shooting 54.9% to Utah’s 46.4%, not bad for a bunch of old guys and left overs. Since JKidd got hurt right after the game got started, due to a strained right calf, Roddy B took over the show and finished the night with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7 ...
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