Dallas Mavericks eye 3-0 lead vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night

The red-hot Dallas Mavericks aims to take a morale boosting 3-0 lead when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday evening in Game 3 of their best of seven National Basketball Association playoff series.Winning the first two games in Dallas, the Dallas Mavericks is the odds on favorite to win Game 3 over the home-team Portland Trail Blazers.

The experienced Dallas Mavericks team took a commanding 2-0 lead against the Portland Trail Blazers due to their superb offence and tough defense against the young Blazers team.To win for third straight time against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Dallas Mavericks need to continue their tremendous scoring and stone-wall defense against the Blazers team.

The superstars of the Mavericks point-guard Jason Kidd and power-forward Dirk Nowitzki need to take charge in scoring for their team to defeat the Blazers.The role players of the Mavericks lead by sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic and young center Tyson Chandler also need to contribute big in scoring and rebounds respectively to defeat the Trail Blazers.

The Mavericks have all the reasons to defeat the Blazers all they need to do is to play with focus and determination come game-time.The Blazers on the otherside of the coin can win this game and cut their deficit to 2-1 if ever they learn to play tough defense in this game and score big points at the same time.

The Blazers must do their best to stop or limit the production of both Kidd and Nowitzki for them to defeat the Mavericks.The home-team also need to get energized by its own fans and play with more intensity to bring down the visiting Mavericks.

Rising power-forward Lamarcus Aldridge also need to take charge in scoring and rebounding for his team to defeat the Mavericks.Blazers reliable guard Brandon Roy, who is a non-factor for his team in the first two games of the series also need to be assertive in scoring to defeat the Mavericks.

The odds of winning might be slim for the Blazers but the team can prove its critics wrong by playing their hearts out and giving their A-game come game-time.