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Jack Armstrong: Many good battles in Western Conference
Rick Carlisle is a top-notch leader but I really think they're going to miss Caron Butler in this series. You need an elite wing guy this time of year and the Mavs are getting a bit old with Jason Terry and Shawn Marion (still good players but a bit of slippage here). More...
Tim Chisholm: Western Conference predictions for Round 1
Even though Dallas possesses the best player in this series (Dirk Nowitzki), and even though they come into this series with home court advantage, it's just hard to look past their three first-round exists in the last four years when sizing up this matchup. More...
