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    The Mavs moved up a spot from No. 6 to No. 5 in the latest edition of the rankings, which can be found in their entirety by clicking here This week's comment about the Mavs: "A long-awaited road win over the Lakers, Josh Howard's potential return in a week's time and the bounce in Shawn Marion's step have almost made the Mavs forget how flat they looked on opening night against the Wiz. Almost." Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Full Article at ESPN
    A long-awaited road win over the Lakers, Josh Howard's potential return in a week's time and the bounce in Shawn Marion's step have almost made the Mavs forget how flat they looked on opening night against the Wiz. Almost.
    SOURCE: ESPN 4 weeks ago

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