Not much to talk about ahead of this one, since we just played these guys on Friday. Needless to say it’s a big game with playoff positioning on the line. Keys will be getting some scoring help for Paul and West, and limiting the Mavericks’ second-chance opportunities.

Game tips at noon Central. Catch it on ABC.

Check the standings here. The Jazz lost last night, falling 1.5 games back. Winning two of our last three will ensure that they can’t catch us and we avoid dropping to the eighth seed.

Linkage:

• Journals: Hornets and the Western Conference Finals
• Lagniappe: The race for 8th, Stein disses CP, and much more.
  
• Rival bloggers: Mavs Moneyball | The Two Man Game

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