The Mavs' 3 game winning streak (beat Indiana, Washington, and
Cleveland) was the Mavs' first pre-season 3 game win streak
since 1986 and the first 3 game win streak since mid-November
in the '91-'92 season.  The Mavs had only won 2 pre-season
games total in '93 and '92.  [But Cleveland did not play their
starters at the end of the game.]

Popeye shaved his head.  I don't even want to think what he looks
like without any hair.

If you haven't seen him, Kip Motta looks exactly like his dad.

Jamal Mashburn has controlled his 3-point shooting so far.  He has
only shot 3-7 3-pointers over 5 games.  Last season he averaged
3.8 attempts per game.

The affects of having Jason Kidd is most notable with Jim Jackson.
Last season Jim averaged a league high 4.07 turnovers per game.
So far (not including last night's game) he has had only 6 turnovers
in 5 games.

Roy Tarpley had his first solid game of the pre-season last night.
He had 16 points and 13 rebounds in about 26 minutes.