03/23/2010 - 21:32
A Birthday Wish for J-Kidd
by Amy Azzi

When the Dallas Mavericks take the court tonight, they can give their point guard Jason Kidd the only birthday gift he desires right now: a streak-snapping victory.

The Mavericks dropped their second straight game on Monday night, falling 115-99 at the hands of the New Orleans Hornets. Jason believes the team has looked a little too relaxed on the court lately, as he told DallasBasketball.com.
"The big thing, we’ve just been inconsistent, maybe a little bit too relaxed … It’s something we have to look at."

J-Kidd scored six points, dished out six assists and coralled four rebounds on Monday. The 6-foot-4 guard even blocked 6-foot-10 New orleans center Emeka Okafor in the third quarter, leading to a Dirk Nowitzki layup, But Jason's athleticism and grit didn't show up on the scoreboard.

NEXT UP
No. 2 will celebrate his birthday at the American Airlines Center as the Mavericks play the Los Angeles Clippers but the birthday boy won’t get to do much relaxing as the Mavericks are heading into the second night of a back-to-back homestand looking to snap their streak.

The Mavs face the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at 7:30 p.m. CST on Fox Sports Network.

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Quoteboard: Hornets 115, Dallas 99 (DallasBasketball.com, March 23, 2010)
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Hornets at Mavericks Boxscore (NBA.com, March 23, 2010)
http://www.nba.com/games/20100322/DALNOH/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp002090104...

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