<><b>Notebook: Gimpy Dampier fills gap in middle for Mavs</b></P><>11:49 PM CST on Saturday, January 15, 2005</P><>By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News</P><>Erick Dampier spent the second half of the Mavericks\' 98-93 victory over New Jersey on Saturday splitting time. When he wasn\'t dragging his aching left leg around the court, he was doing his best Lance Armstrong impersonation on a stationary bike in a corner of American Airlines Center. </P><>And yet, the 6-11 center managed 11 rebounds to go with 10 points in 30 much-needed minutes on a night when many Mavericks were fatigued, ill or injured. </P><>\"I thought he was pretty good on one leg,\" coach Don Nelson said. </P><>Dampier, who bumped knees with an Indiana Pacer a week ago, was part of a strong rebounding corps for the Mavericks, who had three players with 10 or more boards, including Jerry Stackhouse (10). </P><>\"It was either good board work or a lot of missed shots, one or the other,\" Stackhouse said. </P><>Indeed, there were plenty of misfires as the Mavericks shot just 39.2 percent. The Nets weren\'t much better at 41.5 percent. </P><>\"They\'re not a very good offensive team,\" Nelson said of the Nets. \"They struggle to score. It was a good one to get over because we were running out of bodies.\" </P><P><b>Howard on the mend: Josh Howard touched a basketball Saturday for the first time after a week in which his head felt like it was the size of a basketball. </b></P><P><b>\"He lost eight pounds,\"</b> Mark Cuban said, \"which is about 40 percent of his body mass.\" </P><P>Howard isn\'t quite that thin, but <b>he\'s somewhat lighter because of the sinus and respiratory infection he has had.</b> </P><P><b>\"My head felt twice its size,\" said Howard, who could practice today and may be available Tuesday against Washington. </b></P><P>Shawn Bradley was nursing a bruised left thigh after getting kneed in Friday\'s game at San Antonio. Bradley played sparingly Saturday, grimacing often. </P><P><b>League admits mistake: Mark Cuban called the NBA office, and a league representative said Tim Duncan was guilty of goaltending in the final moments of Friday\'s 98-95 loss at San Antonio. Duncan touched the ball while it was still in the basket after Bruce Bowen \'s layup. </b></P><P>Cuban said the play was another indication that instant replay should be a viable option. </P><P>\"I would love it,\" Cuban said. \"My whole goal is just to get it right.\" </P><P>The instant-replay issue has not received much support in league meetings. Most coaches prefer the current rule, which allows only for review at the end of a quarter. </P><P><b>Stop the Vin-sanity:</b> Vince Carter made headlines after joining the Nets by saying he played less than 100 percent at times when he was in Toronto. Carter was good for a game-high 29 points in 45 minutes Saturday. </P><P>A few other players have since made similar comments. </P><P>\"He\'s responsible for his comments,\" Mavs coach Don Nelson said. \"For every player, there are games when they don\'t have it or they aren\'t 100 percent or don\'t play 100 percent all the time and turn it up in the fourth quarter. </P><P>\"I respect his honesty,\" Nelson added. \"But you probably want to keep those thoughts to yourself, don\'t you think?\" </P><P><b>Briefly:</b> New Jersey\'s Jason Kidd had the 61st triple-double of his career (10 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists). ... The Mavericks have won 10 consecutive games against the Nets, sweeping the season series the last five years. ... All the Mavericks starters scored in double figures, the second time that has happened this season. </P><P>---------------------------------------------------------------</P><P>体重减轻、身体虚弱的霍华德开始恢复训练了,一定要好好的,赶紧回来!</P><P>联盟承认错误:昨天对马刺的比赛,第四节还剩1分20秒时,马刺以91-88领先,<b>邓肯补鲍文的上篮</b>被裁判误判为好球(93-88),<b>实际是干扰球。</b>库班据理力争的结果。可是比赛结果无法改变,如果不算那个球,也许……可惜比赛没有假设。</P> |