Judgment Day

If Cowboys rack up another embarrassing loss tonight against the Packers, expect coach Wade Phillips (left) to receive his pink slip Monday morning. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

I don't care what Jerry Jones says, Wade Phillips will be gone by Tuesday if the team gets demolished tonight - which they will.

Enjoy the game!

Small-Ball Prevails - Nuggets Win 103-92

The Nuggets small and pesky lineup gave Dallas trouble all-game long, culminating in a dominant fourth quarter. Carmelo Anthony (above) led Denver with 27 points. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

What used to be the Dallas Mavericks (3-2) greatest strength under head coach Don Nelson was used against them with great success Saturday night. The Denver Nuggets (4-2) pint-sized lineup (tallest on the floor at any time was Melvin Ely at 6'10) took advantage of it's speed and quickness by forcing 21 turnovers and decimating the Dallas zone defense from behind the arc.

"The other day [Wednesday night in Denver], we were caught by surprise by their zone," Carmelo Anthony said. "We wanted to be active in the paint and get open shots."

Dallas has now lost two of it's first three home games to start the season and this one was lost due to a pitiful final quarter of play by the Mavs.

Thriller in Denver - Mavs Win 102-101

Dirk Nowitzki (41) led Dallas with 35 points in a close contest against the Nuggets that went back and forth all game long. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Dirk Nowitzki loves to play against the Denver Nuggets (2-2).

The Dallas Mavericks (3-1) rode his strong play to their second-straight road victory to start the season against an injured and undersized Denver squad. The star power forward dropped an early season-high 35 points (on 15 of 31 shooting) and grabbed 15 rebounds for his 10th double-double in the last 12 contests, including the playoffs, against the Nuggets.

It was a back-and-forth contest in which both teams had double-digit leads at one point in the game, but it came down to one possession and Nuggets' All-Star Carmelo Anthony's 22-footer rimmed out as time expired.

"Definitely a grind-out kind of game," Nowitzki said. "Heck of a win."

The End - Giants Are World Series Champs After 3-1 Victory

Texas gave it all they had but, in the end, San Francisco is simply the better team. Tim Lincecum (above holding World Series trophy) dominated Texas for eight innings to lead the Giants to victory. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

With one pitch in the seventh inning, the San Francisco Giants changed the complexion of what was a 0-0 pitchers duel through 7 1-3 innings.

World Series MVP Edgar Renteria belted a 2-0 pitch right down the middle of the plate from Texas Rangers' starter Cliff Lee that gave the Giants a 3-0; just enough for the game five win and their first World Series title since moving to San Francisco in 1958.

Bumgarner'd - Rangers Shut Out 4-0

Giants' starter Madison Bumgarner (above) shut the Rangers down for eight inning, leading San Francisco to a 3-1 series lead. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The San Francisco Giants are one game away from winning their first World Series since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958.

The Texas Rangers, on the other hand, find themselves in the unenviable situation of trying to become only the seventh team in MLB history to come back from down 3-1 in the World Series.

"With a win, I usually sleep pretty good in the playoffs, with a loss pretty shaky. Hopefully we sleep good tonight. We've got a big challenge tomorrow with Cliff Lee," Giants first-baseman Aubrey Huff, who knocked in two RBI in game five, said. "We got him last game, but you know he's going to come out and really want to get us."

That is the one thing Texas has going for it going forward: Cliff Lee starts tomorrow night. As for Sunday night's game, Giants' starter Madison Bumgarden showed why he is one of the best young pitchers in the game.