So you just know the Lakers are better than the Mavs, eh? And you are absolutely sure that the Cowboys aren’t gonna play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, huh? And no way Nolan Ryan is right about the Rangers winning 92, right?

    The race between the Mavs and the Lakers is getting just a little tighter. Same with the Rangers and Angels, I think. Meanwhile, the distance between the Cowboys and the mountain tip has tightened, too. But you know who really needs to loosen up?

   You.

   But it was another local hero, Deron Williams, who botched part of the plan. And then it was Carmelo Anthony who benefitted from the favoritism of his Denver coach, George Karl, that got in the way of Dirk’s final-possession opportunity.

   Final score, East 141, West 139 … and some good-natured frustration from the Mavs contingent over Dirk not getting one more opportunity.