Antawn Jamison was named as the winner of the NBA's 6th Man of the Year award. Jamison received 43 of a possible 120 1st place votes and had a total of 338 voting points. Al Harrington (Ind) finished 2nd and received 27 1st place votes and a total of 275 voting points. Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA 3rd team. It is the 4th straight year for Nowitzki to be named to an All-NBA team (though he was named to the 2nd team the last 2 seasons). Game 3: Sacramento at Dallas (April 24) Dallas jumped out to a 9-0 lead with 9:10 remaining as Sacramento missed their first 4 shots. Sacramento finally got on the board 10 seconds later when Peja Stojakovic nailed a 3-pointer. Dallas took their largest lead of of the quarter on a jumper by Marquis Daniels which gave the Mavs a 25-14 lead with 3:40 to go. Sacramento answered with a 9-2 run to pull within 23-27 with 1:25 left. Steve Nash picked up his 3rd foul with 1:25 left. Antawn Jamison's hook shot went in at the quarter buzzer. Dallas led 33-25 after 1. Mike Bibby had 15 points. Dallas shot 14-29 FG and Sacramento shot 10-21 FG. Dallas out-rebounded Sacramento 17-8 including 8-2 offensive. Sacramento opened the 2nd quarter by scoring the first 8 points to tie the game at 33-33 with 9:10 left. Dirk Nowitzki finally scored for Dallas in the quarter with 7:40 left (and the Kings did not score since 9:10) to give Dallas back the lead. Don Nelson's gamble of playing Nash with 3 fouls failed when Nash picked up his 4th foul with 6 minutes to go. Dallas continued to hold a small lead and the poor shooting quarter continued as both teams went scoreless for a minute and a half span near the end of the quarter. Dallas closed the quarter with a 6-1 mini-run over the last minute of the quarter, capped by a layup by Jamison near the quarter's end. Dallas led 49-42 at the half. Dallas shot 7-22 FG in the 2nd quarter while Sacramento shot 7-23 FG. Dallas scored the first 5 points of the 3rd quarter to go up 54-42 with 11 minutes remaining. Dallas led 60-51 with 7:15 left and things fell apart for Sacramento as Dallas went on a 19-4 run to go up 79-55 with 1:30 to go. Sacramento shot 1-7 FG and committed 4 turnovers during Dallas' run. Dallas led 83-59 after 3. Daniels had 11 points in the quarter. Sacramento only shot 4-16 FG in the quarter while Dallas shot 12-23 FG and out-rebounded Sacramento 14-11 and the Kings had just 3 offensive rebounds despite their many misses. A 3-pointer by Michael Finley gave Dallas their largest lead of the game at 93-64 with 8:10 left. Sacramento did score the next 8 points, but were unable to get closer than 20 points. Dallas won 104-79. It was a win that Dallas needed to stay alive and they won it easily. Dallas played a good (but not great) game and Sacramento played poorly. Sacramento committed 26 turnovers (Dallas opponent record) which Dallas convert into 29 points. Part of the turnovers was that Dallas had a team record 19 steals (3 less than the league playoff record). Sacramento only made 28 shots (also a Mavs' opponent record). The Kings shot 37.3% (28-75) FG including 2-12 3-pointers and only had 11 offensive rebounds. And they only had 11 assists (again a Mavs opponent record) - including none in the 3rd quarter. As I said, a really poor game by the Kings. Dallas shot 44.6% (33-74) FG through 3 quarters - a sloppy garbage time dropped their shooting down to 40% (40-100) FG for the game. Dallas out-rebounded Sacramento 56-46 including 23-11 offensive. And in a change from the first 2 games, Dallas out-scored Sacramento 50-40 in the paint. Sacramento never led in this game. However, it is just one game and Sacramento still leads the series 2-1 and Dallas again needs to take care of business in game 4 on Monday night. Dallas had lots of players give solid contributions. Rookie Marquis Daniels led the way with 22 points and 3 steals in playing a game high 42 minutes (but did have 5 turnovers). Dirk Nowitzki chipped in 21 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Finley finally showed up (but it was an up-and-down game for him) with 18 points. Antawn Jamison celebrated his 6th Man award by contributing 20 points (but just 8-22 FG, but a number of his misses came in garbage time) and 9 rebounds including 8 offensive off the bench. Steve Nash was limited by foul trouble, but the rook did fill in nicely for him. Nash had 7 points (just 3-6 FG), 5 rebounds (4 in the 1st quarter), and 5 assists in his 28 minutes. Josh Howard is still struggling with his shot in shooting 2-9 FG as part of his 6 points, but played an active role with his rebounds. He had 14 rebounds (only 2 came in garbage time) including 6 offensive. Antoine Walker had 8 points on 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds including 4 offensive. I'm listing him last, but his role was key. Eddie Najera only played 9 minutes and had just 2 points and 2 rebounds. But he came in the game early into Dallas' pull away 3rd quarter run and Dallas out-scored Sacramento by 14 points during Eddie's 9 minutes on the court. Sacramento didn't have much positive to take from this game. Only Chris Webber and Mike Bibby were in double-digits. Webber had 22 points and 5 rebounds, but also had 7 turnovers. Bibby had 22 points, but only 7 after the 1st quarter. He had just 2 assists. Bibby was playing with a sore right hip muscle, which he injured during Friday's practice. Doug Christie had a poor outing with just 5 points including 2-10 FG - he didn't score his first points until less than 6 minutes left in the game. He did have 5 steals, though. Peja Stojakovic also had an lousy night with just 7 points including 2-9 FG. He did have 8 rebounds. The center duo was seldom heard from as Vlade Divac had 4 points including 1-5 FG and 5 rebounds and Brad Miller had 5 points including 1-4 FG and 7 rebounds. Ref Jim Clark had a terrible officiating performance. Quotes Don Nelson: "Well the Mavericks showed up tonight, I was glad to see that. And just a really nice game for us. I think the shooting percentage should have been a little bit better. Didn't shoot it very well in the last 6 minutes of the game and that probably brought it down a little bit. But anyway, our hands were really active and did a lot of good things defensively. They followed our game plan and made the adjustments that we thought would be good for us and were. Then I think we probably got a factor in the game was that they didn't play very well. We know that feeling, we didn't pay very well in game 1, especially in the 4th quarter. So there is ups and downs and I still think it's going to be a really good series. About all we can say right now is we've won our 1st game. We're going to have to win both of them here." Nelson on Daniels: "He's such a neat kid. I could talk all day about him. I really think an awful lot about him. I gave him some opportunities down there. We talked about some mistakes I thought he was making as far as bring the ball too close to the basket - although that makes sense when you think about it, the closer the basket the easier the shot, it's not necessarily so when there is big players involved. So he took what was there and really settled down in the 2nd half. He afford me the ability to play the game without Nash when he was in foul trouble and he kept a good control over the game the entire time. We did more things through him tonight and, we were going to do that anyway, and he responded with an excellent game." Nelson on defense: "I thought we did a good job following our game plan. We want to keep them guessing and not knowing when we're coming and when we're not. So we have different keys that we have and they were pretty successful. They caught us a few times in between guesses, but I thought we were pretty active. And the steals, I don't know, that's got to be a playoff record. 19 steals, that's a lot of steals in a playoff game. Good grief. And the turnovers, that's a lot of turnovers. I thought we were good, but they weren't as good as they normally are. It wasn't just us, by the way. But we did play a very good game." Nelson: "The guys that don't show much on the sheet, I thought Najera was terrific when he was in the game and his sheet looks terrible, his line looks terrible. And Howard, 14 rebounds and he wasn't able to make a shot here, was quite a factor with his athletecism and going hard, playing hard. And everyone else just kind of chipped in very nicely." Nelson on if he changed the defense much: "No, we didn't. We tweaked it a little on a couple of things and we changed during the course of the game a couple of things that were hurting us. I think any time you play them, they are such a good team and they are so intelligent and great passers that any time you do something too long, they're going to find a way to beat you. We are trying to be flexible and before they make the adjustments, we'll make one. And I thought it was pretty successful tonight." Nelson on if it was the Mavericks or Kings in the 3rd quarter: "It's hard to say. Sometimes, you know, like which comes first. Or like the thermos. How do it know? The thermos. You put hot in it, it stays hot. You put cold in it, it stays cold. How do it know? Who knows." Nelson: "Well there are 2 parts of the game. I thought our defense was solid in game 2, but we still lost because our offense wasn't where it needed to be. So we had a bit of an emphasis on trying to make some corrections on how they were playing us and I think we did a good job, really in both areas. How do you hold a guy down, you got to be a little lucky. Peja can get 28 in a minute, in a phone booth as they say. Christie is just a marvelous player and he just flows off of the game. Sometimes he's needed to score and sometimes he isn't and does what ever's necessary. It's nothing we did other than we really worked, tried not to leave them, tried not to make sure they were open at any time, and then when they made shots, they had to make a shot with a hand in their face. Pretty simple stuff." Nelson if he expects a 7-game series: "I don't expect anything in the playoffs. I just go with the flow. Whatever happens. I have a responsibility really to react with whatever happens and try to counter. When we're playing well and if it doesn't need fixing, don't fix it. And if it does, we try to do something about it. Just make sure that the intensity level is there, guys play hard and play the game for all the right reasons, and that's to win." Nelson on Finley: "It wasn't necessarily a great game for him, but he was really positive and aggressive. And in game 2 and game 1, I didn't think he was aggressive. His work ethic is second to nobody I've ever coached. He kind of found his way in the last couple of practices through hard work and I thought it was going to carry on through the game. I loved his start and, of course, he went cold in the 2nd period and couldn't get anything to drop, but he stayed aggressive. That's the key, that was my key to the team going into this game. You want to be aggressive throughout the game. You want to take some chances - make sure they are good gambles - but you want to be aggressive and get into the slots, get into the areas that are going to hurt them. And Mike did that tonight. Shot his first free throws in 3 games, I think that tells you something." Donn Nelson on Finley: "Michael is one of our top players, our locker room leader and we really need him to break out of this little funk. And I think tonight was a real good solid step for him. As far as the 2 rookies and Antawn, look, this is their first playoff experience and so they're really having to learn on the fly. There is no replication for that experience that you get in the playoffs. Especially for the young rookies, it's been tough because they don't get many breaks. We understood that that's the way it would be when we threw them in there. But we think that again with their length and their athletecism and just how confident they're playing right now is going to pay dividends in the future." Dirk Nowitzki: "We really wanted this game. This was the biggest game of the year as far as the playoffs is concerned. It was about time we got on the board. We had 2 great chances in Sac and we just couldn't come out with the win. So it was just great today that we found a way to win at home. Monday is another big game. We can't go back to Sac down 3-1. We have to tie this up. And then I think we have a whole new series." Nowitzki: "I think it was a great all-around effort, especially I think we were more active on defense - stepping up on penetration, contesting every shot. I think that's huge for us, if we can be solid defensively. We're never going to be the best defensive team, but if we just don't give up layups all the time, make them beat us from outside and contest the jump shot when they're there, rebound and then run the ball, I think that's our game. Actually, last 2 games I think our defense looked pretty good and finally today our offense was clicking too. We got a couple of good looks. We were shooting the ball a lot better. And hopefully we can do the same effort on Monday." Nowitzki on Daniels: "He's big for us pretty much for a couple of months now. He's playing at an unbelievable high level. I thought it took him a little while to get used to the playoff intensity, but he's been playing really well. He's making shots, but he's also playing well on defensive end. He's not making any mistakes. Hopefully he's going to stay around for a long time. He's going to be a really special player in this league. His contract's up at the end of this year and hopefully he's going to stay here." Michael Finley: "Personally, I just wanted to make the most of the opportunities. I wanted to be aggressive and not only set the tone for myself, but set the tone for the team. Be aggressive by going to the basket, making things happen, getting fouls, finding my teammates, and just trying to get into a comfortable rhythm that way. And from there, just go out there and play." Finley on Najera: "Eddie is a big catalyst coming off the bench. He brings a lot of energy. He does all the dirty work for us. He seems to pick us up when we're in a little bit of a drought. The crowd seems to get him going. He's just a guy who is full of energy and his aggressive play on the court definitely helps our team." Finley: "Our defensive strategy is to just make them work. I think when Sacramento is at their best is when they are able to do what they want to do on the offensive end, whether it is making you pay on the screen-and-roll, make you pay if you make a defensive mistake by making their passes to open shooters. For us, we just wanted to make them earn each and every point, whether it was contested jump shot or a contested layup. We just want to make our defense more of a factor in tonight's game." Finley: "Soft, I don't think we're soft. A lot of people may want to categorize us soft because we have guys who like to shoot jump shots. They call us soft because what we do on the offensive end. Defensively, we do the best that we can. Some nights it's good and some nights it's bad. But it's not like we're going out there playing dead and letting teams just roll over us. And coming into the playoffs, the coaching staff put us in a good defensive scheme where we'll be in positions to contest their shots and make their offense a difficult one. So it was up to us as players. The coaches can only do so much, but they put the onus on us as players to go out there and make their offensive end a tough one for them." Finley on giving Nowitzki help: "A little bit, a little bit. I've always said Dirk is one of the best players in the league. But, not taking nothing away from Dirk, it's going to be tough for him to win a series by himself. He's going to need some help on the offensive end just to take some of the pressure off of him. I'd love for Dirk to average 50 in this series, but it would be tough. But for him to keep his playoff numbers up and get a little bit of help from myself and the rest of the teammates would make his job a lot easier and usually ends in success for us." Finley on adjustments for Monday: "We've had to make adjustments because we've been down 2-0. If I'm Sacramento, I'm not going to make any adjustments because I'm up in the series. For us, we're going to stick with our game plan that we've had for the last 3 games. Just unfortunate enough for us, the first 2 we came up short. But this game, everything seemed to be clicking for us offensively and defensively. We'll still look at some tape and try to pick out some of the bad things that we can adjust. We dodged a couple of bullets defensively by making mistakes, so we'll try to fix those things up. But for the most part, we're going to keep our game plan as is." Finley: "This series has been interesting. Sacramento did what they had to do at home, and that was win their home games. So what we have to do is win our home games. And eventually someone is going to have to win on the road. But we're not looking that far ahead right now. We're just trying to go in and get our next home game and then cross that hurdle when we get to it sometime next week." Antawn Jamison: "I think game 2, I was very kind of passive a little bit and after sitting down for a while, I couldn't really get into a rhythm. Knowing I was going to accept this award before the game, I had the energy flowing. I just really wanted to come out and bring some energy. Like I said, my motto all year is to come in and really help the team and not hurt them. I just try to find a way to get involved and just be aggressive offensively." Jamison on the differences from game 3 from games 1 and 2: "The biggest difference is the 3rd quarter. The 1st half was kind of nick-and-tuck there. But tonight the 3rd quarter, we found a way to separate ourselves. In game 1 and game 2, we had the opportunity, but we didn't take advantage of it. Very fortunate to come in and defensively put up a great defensive game and offensively, our baskets were rolling. We were finding a way to get to the basket. The biggest difference was the 3rd quarter." Jamison on game 4: "We didn't really talk about anything. But I think as a whole, the guys realize that we need to keep that energy defensively, be a pest, make it difficult for those guys, and just continue to do those things offensively. I think defensively, when we have that mental state to come out and be aggressive defensively, not only do we stop them, but we also create easy opportunities for us on the offensive end. So I think if we are able to continue that, then come out of the gates very energized and come out of the gates like we did tonight, we'll be all right." Jamison: "We felt like we let 2 games slip away in Sacramento and we wanted to come in and defend our home court. We knew that they were going to come in and try to steal one. We wanted to bring a lot of energy in than those guys and feed off the fans and guys did that tonight." Jamison: "When we play defense like that it creates easy baskets on the offensive end." Jamison on home court: "In this series it is important. I think you have 2 of the best teams who will defend their home court. Offensively, both teams find a way to get it done at home and the crowd brings a lot of energy. I think home court is a big advantage." Jamison: "That was the frustrating part of the first 2 games. We really had an opportunity to separate ourselves. We just couldn't get it done there." Jamison on holding Sacramento to less than 90 points in consecutive games: "Let's continue it. I think that's the only way we're going to get it done, if defensively we make it tough on those guys. Now we're getting into that mode where we're scrapping a little bit. We can create havoc on that end." Jamison on Nash picking up 3 fouls in the 1st quarter: "That's a first. Marquis and Josh came in and did an excellent job, as far as filling the void and making it difficult. You would like to have Steve out there, but those guys made it to the point where we didn't really miss a beat on both ends of the floor." Jamison on Daniels: "He's a difference maker when he's out there. You hate to say he's a rookie because he's been through a lot. To make a difference in the playoffs on a veteran team is saying something." Jamison on winning the 6th Man award: "It's a very special award. It's nice to be recognized for my commitment and the things that I did this year. It's something I will cherish for a while." Eduardo Najera: "I think every team has one guy who does this stuff, the dirty work. The Kings are trying to do that with Darius Songaila. He came in and knocked the [heck] out of Dirk the last time they were here, and no one said anything about it. That's why we're here. We're not scorers. We're bangers." Marquis Daniels: "We just wanted to come out and have a lot of energy and be enthused about playing defense. We wanted to limit as many easy baskets as we cold. In Arco, they got a lot of easy layups and dunks and we tried to cut down on that as much as possible." Daniels on the quick start: "It was very important. Even though Bibby got off to a great start, we were able to hold Peja down and Chris Webber down as much as possible and I think that was big for us because those guys, they got off to great starts up in Arco. As long as we know we try to contain those guys and Bibby as much as possible, we'll be okay." Daniels on the 3rd quarter: "We notice that at Arco they'd come out every 3rd quarter and be more aggressive then we were. So we wanted to come out and try to change the game and be more aggressive on this end as well as on the defensive end. Our shots were going for us tonight and I think we were fortunate enought to get out of here with a win." Daniels on when Nash picked up his 3rd foul: "Actually, nothing went through my head. I just knew I had been playing backup point guard as much as possible. I just knew I was going to have to take care of the ball as much as possible and try to do the same things that he does while he's out there." Daniels: "I was getting to post up more and use my height advantage. I just wanted to be aggressive once I did get the ball and just take my time with the shots." Daniels: "With all the great shooters we have, they tend to leave me open because I'm a rookie. They want to make me make a play." Daniels: "Once I hit my first couple shots, coach started coming to me more. I just tried to keep it going. I was taking my time on my shots and they were going down for me." Rick Adelman: "I don't know what else to say. We got what we deserved. They get 25 more shots than we do on the road, I don't know how you expect to win a game. I don't ever remember our team having 11 assists and 26 turnovers. It's usually the opposite. If we don't get back to having better ball movement, we are going to have a hard time beating this team, especially on the road. So it's disappointing. They still only shot 40%, but they just killed us on the offensive boards. Pretty obvious." Adelman on if the top 4 don't produce: "It's going to be really hard. That's why I say we have to have more movement. I think our 3 big guys played 70+ minutes and had 2 assists and that's not how we play. So we are going to have to take a long look at that and see why, why is that happening. Unless they just suddenly became San Antonio, Indiana, Detroit all mixed into one, a lot of it has to do with us. I think we're going to have to look long and hard and find out why we aren't having more production from everybody and get them better shots." Adelman: "I think the one that it's the hardest on if we don't move the ball and we don't change sides on the court is going to be Peja. They're switching out on everything. When we try to run a play for him, they're switching out trying to take the ball away from him. But they can't do much if we move it and we have cutters and he's going to get opportunities. Even the 2nd quarter, we had a chance to have the 6 point lead ourselves at halftime. We were right there and we never caught them. And when they opened up the 6 points and blitzed us in the 3rd, we have to get Peja more involved. We just can't if the team's just going to switch out on him every time, that means something else is open. It's hard to pin point why this, why that. We got to look at the tape. We have to be more efficient. It's just not the way we play." Adelman on if he considered putting Bibby back in when Nash picked up his 4th foul: "But the problem is that I don't have a lot of depth and he had played the whole time up to that point. It's a good question. I could have easily put him back in the game, but then if Nash doesn't pick up his 5th or whatever, I have Mike playing 24 minutes the 1st half. That's a good thing to think about right now, but at the time I thought he was tired, he needed a blow." Adelman: "The way we played at the end of the season, I wasn't sure what to expect from us. But I knew that they were the best home team in the league and that they're hard to beat here. So it's important to us to win at home and we have to play a solid game here. So I felt we were going to be hard to beat at our place and they're going to be hard to beat at their place. Every series we've had - we kind of surprised them 2 years ago, we won 2 here. That kind of put them behind the 8-ball. I didn't expect a short series, not in this series, no." Adelman: "I think if you have been through the playoffs before, it doesn't really matter. You can say you lost by 25, who cares. You lose a game. I told them in the locker room, you're not 3-2 and you're not tied 2-2. It's 2-1. You still have the advantage. I think what we have to do is learn what we did right in the 1st half, 'cause there wasn't much right in the 2nd half, and find out what we have to do to right ourselves for the next game. But that game's over with. I've been through too many of these. I've been through games where I've been blown out of the 1st game of the series and won the 2nd game. Your mindset for these guys who have been through the playoffs, they should know that. But they also have to know, it's got to be a different script coming into this game on Monday. 'Cause these guys, they have some confidence going now. That's exactly what I told them. It's a 2-1 series right now. You got to come back on Monday and see if you can't get one here and go home up 3-1 and then the pressure's back on them. But we got to do a lot better job than we did today." Adelman: "I just got concerns with our team as to how we're playing the game. I think we're not playing the way we made it successful. I don't think we're not cutting the way that we were. We're not going to the weak side at all. There is one thing to say we want to go inside, hurt them inside. There is a lot of ways to go inside, it just can't be walking it down the floor and throwing it in and everybody stand around. You take away the strengths of all Vlade, Chris, and Brad if all we do is pass it in and stand around. We have to get more movement, take advantage of all their skills, not just the fact that they can do some things inside, take advantage of their skills." Chris Webber on missing Jackson: "I think any time you miss a player, it's going to be bad, but I can't put this that we needed Bobby to win this one. I'm disappointed the way we came out the 3rd quarter. I think the biggest thing is we have to realize the sense of urgency that teams have. More than anything, we need to lead, we need to be a collective unit and all have the same sense of urgency." Webber on the lack of offense in the 3rd quarter: "I think we have to give them all the credit. But looking at tape, I'm sure we'll see a lot of things we didn't do. I was watching the game before we played today and I think Doug Collins or someone alluded to how teams come out in the 3rd quarter and how you need to be warm and ready to go. They played a great game and they took it from us and they won. But at the same time that at the beginning of the 3rd quarter, we could have made a better effort. It was almost as if we were waiting for them to hand it over to us. I knew Finley was going to come ready. I knew these guys were going to come ready. And you have to meet their ability mentally and physically both. You have to want it just as bad. And in the 3rd quarter, the beginning of the first 5 minutes, I knew we were in trouble, just the way our body language was, our effort. Me and Mike kept talking, and Doug, just kept talking and us 3 just trying to get it going. But you need everybody on the same page." Webber on having only 1 assist: "I'd have to look at tape to see, but I think it could have been lack of movement or could have been that they took some things away from us. Every game you're not going to have the type of assists that you want. I know late in the game when we were down, I tried to force a lot of passes, which caused the turnovers. But early in the game, when it was kind of equal, I think you have to give them credit. I'm not going to sit here and say, 'We, we, we.' I think they did a lot of things tonight to deserve this game. Looking at film, I'll probably see they took a lot of things we like away." Webber on Finley: "One thing I love about competing is that you can see a man's will. You can see, for want of a better term, to go to war with, but who would you want to battle in competition with. I would always have a guy like Michael Finley, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie because I knew he was going to come have a good game today. You can't guarantee if you're going to play well. So it's not that he's following through more or he's doing this. He just had some games where he didn't shoot well. And there comes a time where you just say, 'I'm going to do it.' You don't just sit back or you don't think it's going to be handed to you. I'm sure he grew up where everything wasn't handed to him and so he had to just do it. The difference is he had 2 bad games and a guy like that is not going to have 3 bad games in a row. And if for some chance he has 3 bad games in a row, I don't even want to play him the 4th game. So I just think it is more of his will. You just know that you had some bad nights, but guys like that are going to find a way." Webber: "I think Marquis Daniels, like Mike said, hit some tough shots. He rebounded well and came in and played well. Tonight was his night and we'll be back Monday. On a personal note, it's really hard to lose games like this when you are playing in front of people that you admire, like Dion Sanders and other athletes, when you see them and all the things that they've done. It's a tough pill to swallow coming out here and laying an egg like that in front of guys that you know are the best of the gladiators, so to speak. So it's kind of tough to deal with. One thing that's good is we'll be back here on Monday." Peja Stojakovic: "They played excellent ball tonight. We knew they were going to be much more aggressive." Mike Bibby on his injury: "I feel good. I'm not going to put any excuses on it. I can feel it a little bit, but I'm still playing. Like they say on TV, win or go home. You might not get another chance at this." Bibby on Daniels: "He hit some tough shots. He got a lot of layups. The next game, I'll just try to keep him out of the key a little bit." Bibby on halftime: "We felt good. You could tell how we were going to come out by how we were warming up, kind of lackadaisical, just like the game was going to be handed to us. It showed in the 3rd quarter. They out-scored us by 17 points." Doug Christie: "In the 3rd quarter they came out with energy and ready to play. That's something that hasn't happened to us in the past - the 3rd quarter. This team is dangerous at home. They outworked us tonight. They beat us in just about every category." Dallas Mavericks 104, Sacramento Kings 79 at Dallas (April 24) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% Dallas 33 16 34 21 - 104 .411 .300 .400 .750 Sacramento 25 17 17 20 - 79 .413 .167 .373 .677 Halftime: Dallas 49-42 3rd Q: Dallas 83-59 Technicals: Sacramento defensive 3 seconds 1:40 3rd Refs: Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Tim Donaghy Attendance: 20,580 (sellout) Did not play due to injury: Bobby Jackson (abdominal strain) Dallas Mavericks REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Michael Finley 38 6-15 1-2 5-7 18 0-3 3 0 2 1 0 Dirk Nowitzki 32 7-14 1-1 6-8 21 0-8 0 1 3 2 0 Antoine Walker 27 4-11 0-1 0-0 8 4-9 3 2 1 2 0 Marquis Daniels 42 10-20 0-2 2-5 22 1-2 3 5 4 3 0 Steve Nash 28 3-6 1-1 0-0 7 1-5 5 2 4 0 0 Antawn Jamison 29 8-22 0-2 4-4 20 8-9 1 1 4 3 1 Josh Howard 22 2-9 0-1 2-2 6 6-14 2 4 3 4 2 Eduardo Najera 9 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 1-2 1 0 3 3 0 Scott Williams 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 3 0 1 Tony Delk 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 2 0 0 1 0 Totals 48 40-100 3-10 21-28 104 23-56 20 17 27 19 4 Sacramento Kings REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Chris Webber 31 9-17 0-0 4-8 22 2-5 1 7 1 0 0 Predrag Stojakovic 31 2-9 1-5 2-2 7 1-8 0 3 3 2 0 Vlade Divac 18 1-5 0-0 2-2 4 1-5 1 1 4 0 0 Mike Bibby 33 8-16 0-3 6-7 22 1-3 2 3 3 1 0 Doug Christie 36 2-10 1-2 0-0 5 2-4 4 3 3 5 1 Brad Miller 27 1-4 0-1 3-6 5 0-7 0 2 2 0 1 Anthony Peeler 27 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 1-6 2 4 0 2 0 Darius Songaila 17 1-5 0-0 2-2 4 3-4 0 1 2 0 0 Gerald Wallace 14 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 0-2 1 2 3 1 1 Jabari Smith 6 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 0-2 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 48 28-75 2-12 21-31 79 11-46 11 26 22 11 4 patricia