NBA - Golden State v Dallas Mavericks

9 February 2010

Preview By Tipster Mafia

When these two teams meet, they always put up a great show for the crowd, those are all high scoring games with very high tempo, with both teams going over 100 points easily, and this will be the same case tonight.. The Warriors are now in a really bad form, they have lost 7 consecutive game, they are just trying to find a way out of this hole, so they will be looking for one inspired performance tonight in front of their great crowd.. The Mavericks on the other hand have one of the best records in the NBA this season, but at the moment they are struggling a little, they are just trying to find their rhythm, and they will also give their best game tonight, hoping to get a win here that could lead them back on the right track.. The Warriors are playing in one of the highest tempo in the league, esspecially at home where they have an average of 110 points per game, they like to run the court as much as they can throughout the whole match, and they are basicly concentrating only on offense, and their main goal in every match is to try to outscore their opponents, this is the only way this team can win some match, and i expect them to be on their high level in this game.. I expect them to have a great shooting game tonight, and seeing that the Warriors don't know the meaning of the word defense, the Mavericks will have to accept that high style of play, and they will also be able to score many points, so Warriors will have to go big here, and they will need one amazing effort from their best players.. So Monta Ellis is absolutely the best player in this team, he has performed just incredibly in this season, he is the great leader of this team, so great deal of responsibility is resting in his hands, and he will have to make the best of it tonight, and try to lead the Warriors to one big victory here.. He is an overall great player, he is an incredible shooter, and the most important thing is that he is taking a great number of shots in every game, so he always has a good chance to score many points.. He also really likes to play against the Mavericks, these teams have met twice in this season, and Ellis scored 37 points when they met in november, and amazing 46 points in their encounter just a couple of days ago.. So i expect Ellis to start strong from the beggining, he is always very motivated, he wants to prove himself in every single game, i think he will come with one amazing performance tonight trying to lead his team to an important victory, and considering the high tempo in which this game is going to be played, he should be able to go over this line.. The pick is Monta Ellis over 24.5 points, a little higher stakes, good luck..