Knicks-Mavs Previews
The Knicks meet Dallas at 1pm today. I'll try to take in the game, but I think I'll be preparing for the Jets game which is at 3 pm followed by the Vikings-Saints game.
My allegiances are conflicted. I love the Jets since my fifth grade-eighth grade "I Love Cool New York White Men" phase, when I just loved renegade Joe Namath (the others included Joe Pepitone, Mickey Mantle, Elvis Presley and Walt Frazier).
O.K. I lied to be funny. It was a "Cool Dudes With Sideburns Period" which included Richie Allen and Tom Jones. I loved Mickey Mantle because of his role in the movie Safe At Home (1962). I thought he was cool even though he didn't have sideburns. Anyway, I really love underdogs and I like the Jets and Mark Sanchez. On the other hand, I remember when Peyton Manning was the underdog and I love the Colts because of him and Tony Dungy, two dudes the opposite of 1960s-cool. Back in the day, I took the Jets in the Superbowl because everyone else had the old-school Colts and my favorite old quarterback Johnny Unitas. (Yeah, I know Earl Morrell quartebacked most of that game). So today, for this website, I'm going to stick with the Jets -- unless the Colts win. LOL.
LET'S GO JETS
Anyway, since I spent so much time talking football, I don't have time to do a preview of today's Knicks-Mavs contest. So check out the following about the Mavs from the Dallas News:
Scouting the MavericksIf you're looking for a Mendoza line for the Mavs, it's 97 points. When they score that many or more, they are 19-2 since Nov. 16. When they post 96 or fewer, they're 2-10. ... They have won six of their last seven visits to Madison Square Garden, including the last three. Last season, their 124-114 overtime win ended a horrific 2-7 start to the season. ... They shot only 17 free throws in Friday's loss at Philadelphia. Said Jason Terry: "We got to get into the paint, get to the basket and get to the [free throw] line. I shot zero free throws. That's unacceptable." ... Terry was 2-of-12 from the field against the Wizards and is 21-of-55 (.382) on the road trip.
And check out the stats from CBS Sports:
| Game Odds | |||
| Away | Line | Home | Line |
| Dallas | -2.5 | New York | 2.5 |
| Standings | |||||||
| Team | Standings | W | L | Pct. | GB | L 10 | Strk |
| Dallas | 1st Southwest | 28 | 15 | .651 | 0 | 5-5 | Lost 1 |
| New York | 3rd Atlantic | 17 | 25 | .405 | 11.5 | 5-5 | Lost 1 |
| Key Players | ||||
 Dirk Nowitzki, PF |
38.2 | Min. Per Game | 37.0 |  David Lee, PF |
| 25.3 | Pts. Per Game | 19.4 | ||
| 2.5 | Ast. Per Game | 3.4 | ||
| 7.9 | Reb. Per Game | 11.4 | ||
| 47.7 | Field Goal % | 55.6 | ||
| 38.4 | Three Point % | 0 | ||
| 88.3 | Free Throw % | 78.3 | ||
