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At 11-9, Charlotte is right in the thick of things in the Eastern Conference. Ty Lawson Kings Jersey . The same cant be said for the Dallas Mavericks, who at 4-15 languish at the bottom of the Western Conference.Hornets coach Steve Clifford has received contributions up and down his roster while Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle recently met with Dallas owner Mark Cuban about salvaging the season, saying, Were going to slug this thing out.Shorthanded and hurting, Dallas might seem like easy pickings for Charlotte when the two meet in Dallas on Monday night.Dallas is missing future Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki. He didnt play when the two teams met just a few days ago on Dec. 1 in Charlotte -- a 97-87 Hornets win -- and he wont play either on Monday.But if the Hornets think theyll be able to roll over the Mavericks, they might want to take a closer look at the video from Saturday night.Dallas bounced back from that loss to Charlotte and, without Nowitzki in uniform, the Mavericks handed the Chicago Bulls a 25-point loss on Saturday.Wes Matthews poured in a team-high and season-high-tying 26 points and buried a season-high seven of his 11 3-point attempts to give him 19 3s in his past four games.I am really happy for him, Carlisle said of Matthews. He is our leader right now with Dirk out. He really sets the tone for us in the locker room and on the floor.Matthews and Harrison Barnes are the veterans in the clubhouse, along with Andrew Bogut. Barnes leads the Mavs in scoring at 20.4 points per game and Bogut leads the team in rebounds at 10.7, but both are in their first season with Dallas. Thats why Carlisle believes its important for Matthews to take a leadership role.But theres no doubt the Mavs are not close to being the same team without Nowitzki. And there are some who might believe, the 19-year veteran is done. Dont tell that to Nowitzki.Im all-in. I want to play, Nowitzki told ESPN in front of his locker after his teammates pulled off the Mavs most lopsided win of the season.Theres still a lot of season left. December just started. We know that theres a lot of games coming, so hopefully sometime soon Ill be out there and then stay out there, he said. I dont want to jump in and out of the lineup with soreness or fight this whole year. Id love to be healthy and stay out there once I go.The Mavericks not only miss the offense from the sixth leading scorer in NBA history, they miss his leadership.Likewise, the Hornets are looking for more consistency from its leader, Kemba Walker, who leads the team with 23.8 points per game. In a loss to Minnesota on Saturday, the Hornets blew a seven-point lead with less than two minutes left.Thats when the intensity goes up this high, thats when you have to be at your best, Clifford said. Thats when its the most physical. Thats when guys have to step up and make plays.Unfortunately for the Hornets, it was the Timberwolves who made the plays. The loss has left a bad taste in the Hornets mouths.A lot of mistakes on the defensive end, Walker said. Too many mistakes. Gave up some big baskets, just some missed rotations by a few of us. We just got to be better down the stretch. DeMarcus Cousins Jersey . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Anthony Tolliver Jersey . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. http://www.kingsbasketballpro.com/Buddy-Hield-Kings-Jersey/ . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. FC Dallas will have an opportunity to improve upon Major League Soccers best record when it plays host to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.FC Dallas (15-7-6) sits atop the Western Conference with 51 points, seven points ahead of Real Salt Lake and the Los Angeles Galaxy, who are tied for second place. FC Dallas is unbeaten at home this season but most avoid the temptation of looking ahead to Tuesdays U.S. Open Cup final against the New England Revolution.Colorado (11-5-10) is fourth in the Western Conference with 43 points. The Rapids are 1-3-3 in their last seven matches and 2-5-6 on the road this season.FC Dallas is 1-0-1 against Colorado this season. FC Dallas eliminated the Rapids from the U.S. Open Cup in June and played them to a dramatic 1-1 draw in MLS competition in July.FC Dallas will keep close tabs on Colorados Shkelzen Gashi and Kevin Doyle. Gashi leads the team with five goals. Doyle has four goals and two assists. The Rapids are last in the league in scoring wiith 28 goals, but they are unbeaten when Doyle makes his mark on the score sheet. Mike Bibby Jersey. Colorado will focus much of its attention on Michael Barrios, Maximiliano Urruti and Mauro Diaz. Barrios leads FC Dallas with eight goals. Urruti has seven goals and three assists. Diaz has five goals and a team-high 11 assists.The Rapids have already been stung by Urruti, who scored an extra-time game-winner to knock them out of the U.S. Open Cup in June. FC Dallas is 9-0-1 this season when Urruti records a goal or an assist.On Thursday, FC Dallas announced that it had signed Paxton Pomykal from the FC Dallas Academy. Pomykal is a defensive midfielder and a member of the under-18 U.S. national team. At 16 years and 265 days old, Pomykal is the second youngest homegrown player in club history behind Alejandro Zendejas, who was 16 years and 236 days old when he signed with the club in 2014. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '