Article: Defense is doing it for Mavericks, whose win streak reaches 11.

Byline: Eddie Sefko

DALLAS _ Jerry Stackhouse was doing his best John Stockton imitation. So was Erick Dampier.

And as good as the Mavericks were Saturday night at moving the ball from shooter to shooter, they still won because of their defense, not their offense.

One of Sunday's Super Bowl participants could guarantee a win if it would buy into the defensive formula the Mavericks have used lately. For the 11th consecutive game _ all of them victories _ they held an opponent below 100 points, and not just any opponent.

The Seattle SuperSonics are the second-highest-scoring team in the league. But the Mavericks shut them down in the ...

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