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It’s always cool to hear stories about athletes and celebrities showing appreciation for their fans. The Mavericks have always been a franchise that liked to be involved with the community and this latest story is very cool.

The Matrix Shawn Marion treated some of his fans to a free showing of “Iron Man 2” on Thursday afternoon.

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Wednesday, the star sent a message through his Twitter account to his thousands of followers, stating that anyone who could make it out to a North Dallas movie theater the next day would be treated to a free showing. Thursday, Marion followed through on his end of the deal.

The player known as "The Matrix" and his fans took in a matinee showing of "Iron Man 2," seeing a film with all the flair and excitement that Marion displays nightly on the court.

The Mavs twelve game winning streak has been filled with great performances. Jason Kidd has been incredible, Dirk Nowitzki is the Western Conference Player of the Week for two straight weeks, Caron Butler looks more comfortable, and Roddy Beaubois busted onto the scene. I feel there is one Maverick that has been slightly overlooked though.

Shawn Marion has been fantastic as of late. Yes, he occasionally misses a close shot that he probably should have made, but for the most part, he has been solid. Over the past seven games Shawn Marion has been a huge contributor to this Maverick winning streak.

The Matrix over the past 7 games:

02/26 @ Atlanta: 7-11 for 14 pts, 5 reb, 2 blocks

02/28 vs. New Orleans: 4-8 for 9 points, 7 reb

03/01 @ Charlotte: 3-6 for 6 points, 5 reb, 1 block, 3 steals

03/03 vs. Minnesota: 8-14 for 17 points, 7 reb, 1 block

03/05 vs. Sacramento: 5-7 for 12 points, 7 reb, 1 block

03/06 @ Chicago: 9-12 for 18 points, 4 reb, 2 blocks, 2 steals

03/08 @ Minnesota: 14-25 for 29 points, 14 rebounds

Averaging 15 points and 7 rebounds per game over the last seven games.

The Matrix does the little things that sometimes get overlooked. The Mavs run no plays for him and he gets his shots by being around the basket and getting open. He is also a solid rebounder and arguably the Mavs best one-on-one defender. I know various fans have been disappointed with some of his performances this season, but Marion will be a huge key to a long Mavericks playoff run.

The Mavs twelve game winning streak has been filled with great performances. Jason Kidd has been incredible, Dirk Nowitzki is the Western Conference Player of the Week for two straight weeks, Caron Butler looks more comfortable, and Roddy Beaubois busted onto the scene. I feel there is one Maverick that has been slightly overlooked though.

Shawn Marion has been fantastic as of late. Yes, he occasionally misses a close shot that he probably should have made, but for the most part, he has been solid. Over the past seven games Shawn Marion has been a huge contributor to this Maverick winning streak.

The Matrix over the past 7 games:

02/26 @ Atlanta: 7-11 for 14 pts, 5 reb, 2 blocks

02/28 vs. New Orleans: 4-8 for 9 points, 7 reb

03/01 @ Charlotte: 3-6 for 6 points, 5 reb, 1 block, 3 steals

03/03 vs. Minnesota: 8-14 for 17 points, 7 reb, 1 block

03/05 vs. Sacramento: 5-7 for 12 points, 7 reb, 1 block

03/06 @ Chicago: 9-12 for 18 points, 4 reb, 2 blocks, 2 steals

03/08 @ Minnesota: 14-25 for 29 points, 14 rebounds

Averaging 15 points and 7 rebounds per game over the last seven games.

The Matrix does the little things that sometimes get overlooked. The Mavs run no plays for him and he gets his shots by being around the basket and getting open. He is also a solid rebounder and arguably the Mavs best one-on-one defender. I know various fans have been disappointed with some of his performances this season, but Marion will be a huge key to a long Mavericks playoff run.

The Mavs got a gritty win over the Lakers in L.A. last night 94-80. Let’s discuss…

- Neither team played great, but it was nice to see the Mavs pull out a win, on the road. The defense looked improved, and it was a much better effort than what we saw in the opener against Washington.

- Shawn Marion showed why he is a solid pickup for this team. He had a lot of key baskets in the 4^th and the two alley-oops he threw down were nice! It is so good to see a player on this team that is able to do the things this team has been missing for a while.

- Kobe had an off game. He finished with 20 points on 6-of-19 shooting. I don’t know how much you attribute that to the Mavs defense, or if he just had an off night. I do think the combination off Kidd and Quinton Ross did a really good job of slowing Kobe down.

- Kris Humphries showed why he is just as good as Brandon Bass but not such a liability. Humphries spent a lot of time guarding Bynum in the post. That is something Bass wasn’t good at because he was too undersized. Humphries has size, plus the ability to shoot if he needs to. Humphries finished the game with 8 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes. Not bad off the bench. Plus, he was talking noise to Kobe, you have to love that.

- The Mavs debuted their new alternate royal blue jersey last night. From all I have seen, most fans seem to really like them. Mark Cuban likes them because apparently, Cuban has already scheduled the Mavs to wear the alternate 15 times (the max # of time) but it seems he’s going to petition the league to up that number. I like them, but I still think I like the green ones better. I think they should have had a throwback Mavs jersey for the alternate, but that’s just me I guess.

Dallas has the Clippers tonight on the second night of a back-to-back. They have to keep the level of play and intensity up because the Clippers aren’t a bad team. L.A. will be without Blake Griffin, but if the Mavs lose tonight, it makes the win against the Lakers last night worthless. Catch the "Mavs GameNight" pre-game starting at 8:00PM on 103.3 FM ESPN Radio.

The Mavs got a gritty win over the Lakers in L.A. last night 94-80. Let’s discuss…

- Neither team played great, but it was nice to see the Mavs pull out a win, on the road. The defense looked improved, and it was a much better effort than what we saw in the opener against Washington.

- Shawn Marion showed why he is a solid pickup for this team. He had a lot of key baskets in the 4^th and the two alley-oops he threw down were nice! It is so good to see a player on this team that is able to do the things this team has been missing for a while.

- Kobe had an off game. He finished with 20 points on 6-of-19 shooting. I don’t know how much you attribute that to the Mavs defense, or if he just had an off night. I do think the combination off Kidd and Quinton Ross did a really good job of slowing Kobe down.

- Kris Humphries showed why he is just as good as Brandon Bass but not such a liability. Humphries spent a lot of time guarding Bynum in the post. That is something Bass wasn’t good at because he was too undersized. Humphries has size, plus the ability to shoot if he needs to. Humphries finished the game with 8 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes. Not bad off the bench. Plus, he was talking noise to Kobe, you have to love that.

- The Mavs debuted their new alternate royal blue jersey last night. From all I have seen, most fans seem to really like them. Mark Cuban likes them because apparently, Cuban has already scheduled the Mavs to wear the alternate 15 times (the max # of time) but it seems he’s going to petition the league to up that number. I like them, but I still think I like the green ones better. I think they should have had a throwback Mavs jersey for the alternate, but that’s just me I guess.

Dallas has the Clippers tonight on the second night of a back-to-back. They have to keep the level of play and intensity up because the Clippers aren’t a bad team. L.A. will be without Blake Griffin, but if the Mavs lose tonight, it makes the win against the Lakers last night worthless. Catch the "Mavs GameNight" pre-game starting at 8:00PM on 103.3 FM ESPN Radio.