| Dallas |
CATEGORY |
Phoenix |
17 (Jan. 27-March 11)
13 (Dec. 13-Jan. 5)
12 (Nov. 9-Dec. 1) |
Double-digit win streaks this season |
17 (Dec. 26-Jan. 28)
15 (Nov. 20-Dec. 19) |
| Ahead 2-0 in 2006 NBA Finals (before losing next four to Miami Heat) |
High point of the franchise |
Tied 2-2 in 1976 NBA Finals (before losing next two to Boston Celtics) |
Dirk |
SI cover involving BFF |
Steve |
| Big D |
City's overused nickname |
Valley of the Sun |
| Moody Madness: 105-104 OT win over Seattle to clinch first-ever playoff series victory in 1984 |
Most memorable game in team history |
Greatest Game Ever: 128-126 triple-OT loss to Boston in Game 5 of 1976 Finals |
Steve Miller, who grew up in Dallas, is tied for 64th on Golf Digest's rankings of the top 100 musician-golfers |
Local '70s rock star who loves to play golf |
Alice Cooper, who lives in Phoenix, is tied for 11th on Golf Digest's rankings of the top 100 musician-golfers |
| On Mavs owner Mark Cuban: "At times I think he loses control and that is not healthy for either him or the game." |
NBA Commissioner David Stern |
On Suns chairman/CEO Jerry Colangelo: "Universally accepted as the principal basketball expert among our Board of Governors." |
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Famous Cotton |
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| JFK assassination in downtown Dallas |
Infamous moment in state involving controversial shooting |
Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, 185 miles from Phoenix |
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Gratuitous shot of team dancer flinging her blond hair in provocative fashion |
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| Dallas Area Rapid Transit |
Public transit system for car-loving residents to ignore |
Valley Metro Light Rail (scheduled for completion in 2008) |
Dijon |
Official sister city in France that you'd love to visit |
Grenoble |
| Mark Cuban can't hold his tongue |
Biggest fear about the team's future |
Steve Nash can't play forever |
| Debbie Does Dallas |
City's inadvertent contribution to society |
Miranda rights |
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Popular TV show based in the city |
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| Everyone got rich during the oil boom |
Myth about the city's residents |
Everyone is retired and playing golf |
| It's damn hot in the summer! |
Truth about the city's weather |
It's damn hot in the summer! |
