Big night on the boards

The Mavericks outrebounded Milwaukee 51-25, which sounds impressive enough on its own merit.

Consider also that only one time in franchise history has an opponent grabbed fewer rebounds against the Mavericks.

Vancouver, the ancestor of Memphis, had 24 rebounds in a game against the Mavericks back in 1997. The amazing thing about that is that the Mavericks and Grizzlies weren't very good then. It's amazing there weren't more missed shots and more rebounds.

Anyway, here's what Bucks' coach Scott Skiles said about the rebounding: "Lately, our defense and rebounding have been slipping. We've been able to scre enough, but in general, when you're playing on the road, your margin of error is even smaller. They just dominated so bad that it's hard to weather that.''

--Eddie Sefko