Break out the bubbly ...The Big 6-0. Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Club who notched their 60th win with a 105-103 win over the Bucks. It's the third time in the past five seasons that the Mavs have hit 60. The next one will set the franchise record. Dirk Nowitzki left the game early in the second half with a tweaked ankle, but it's nothing too serious. He was seen playing Dance, Dance Revolution after the game. Jason Terry had 27 points for the Mavs.
Happy Birthday, Coach. The Jazz didn't know what to get Jerry Sloan for his 65th birthday, so they pooled their money together and got him a Northwest Division title. ($89, Wal-mart.) Carlos Boozer had 25 and 11 rebounds and Mehmet Okur added 23 and 12 in the 108-102 win over the Wolves. Minnesota remains four games behind the Clips, who lost to the Rockets by 5, for the final playoff spot in the West.
Jockeying for Positions. Chris Bosh became Toronto's career leader in double-doubles with 13 points and 17 rebounds in a 96-83 victory that moved the Raps ahead of the Heat for third place in the Eastern Conference standings. If the season ended today -- I love that saying -- Toronto would play Miami with home court advantage. (And I would be in attendance!) Meanwhile, in Washington, the Wizards also jumped the Heat in the standings with a 111-108 win over the Sixers. Caron Butler scored 21 points in his return from a knee injury. DeShawn Stevenson added a season-high 28.
Boxscore Bonanza. Gerald Wallace: 31 points, nine rebounds, four steals and four blocks. Josh Smith: 25 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks. There's no point in telling you the final score of this game, because the real winner was Shoals.
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