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Mavs hope to avoid another slow start

By Marc Stein
ESPNDallas.com

Friday, October 30, 2009

Three things to look for Friday night in the Mavs' ESPN showdown against the mighty Lakers: You hesitate to talk up Pau Gasol's absence and how it might benefit Dallas after the Wizards coped much better with Antawn Jamison's injury absence than the Mavs handled Josh Howard's. However ... It has to be better facing the Lakers when they're Pau-less compared to when they do have him. Doesn't it? With Gasol in the lineup and Lamar Odom coming off the bench, L.A. has two long-limbed defend ...

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