The sport of basketball has held a firm place among America's most beloved pastimes ever since it spun off from the popular breakfast spread NBA Jam. Spread your friends across a row of seats with today's Groupon, which gets you one ticket to a Dallas Mavericks basketball game. Groups who want to sit together must purchase their tickets in the same transaction. Choose from one of the following seating options (all service charges included):
- $36 for one platinum-club-level end seat in sections 201–205, or 222–225 (a $73 value)
- $39 for one plaza lower-level seat in sections 102–103, 110–111, 114–115, or 122–123 (a $79 value)
- $47 for one platinum-club-level corner seat in sections 206–207, 212, 215, or 220–221 (a $95 value)
Once you pick your seating option, choose one of the following five games:
- Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:30 p.m.
- Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m.
- Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m.
- New Orleans Hornets on Monday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m.
- Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Backed by the guidance of head coach Rick Carlisle, the Dallas Mavericks are busy crafting dizzying dribbles in the direction of another NBA playoff run. Inside the technologically advanced American Airlines Center, which features hi-def video and audio systems for enhanced game-time experiences, the Mavs will don jumpy shoes and pre-sweated jerseys to take on their challengers. Fans can lean back in cozy stadium chairs and follow the fast-paced basket-making action as perennial All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, Team USA gold medalist Tyson Chandler, Shawn "The Matrix" Marion, and the whole roster of talented teammates take the court, topple the throne, and set fire to the jesters.
Unlike other sports, basketball is renowned for being very mavericky, with rules changing as often and unpredictably as a frightening, adult trick-or-treater changing rubber president masks. Stop at the North Box Office on the night of your preferred Mavs game to exchange today's Groupon for a ticket, and gird your sports nodes for an evening of basket-based entertainment.
Groupon Says
Basketball 101
Basketball is so fast-paced that if you aren't up on all the latest rules (issued each September by the American Basketball Councilary), you may not be able to follow the game. Here are the basics you need to know to enjoy all four basketball periods:
The Hoop: This circular disc is adorned with eye-catching netting designed to confuse the eye and trap wandering players. Players score "points" or "tributaries" by maneuvering the ball into the hoop. The game ends when the team with the most tributaries is able to seal the hoop with the traditional lambskin sheath.
The Court: Made from springy balsa wood and coated with a friction-reducing polymer glaze, the basketball court opens at the center to reveal a healing pool of geothermally heated water that players and fans can use during half-time. (This is why basketball courts can only be built atop naturally occurring hot springs.)
The Refs: Basketball referees are widely praised as a model of our future workforce, as they are taken from their parents at birth and raised in training camps where they learn only the words that apply to basketball. During the off-season, basketball refs are kept in total seclusion except for a single mating week.
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