Nico Rosberg is expecting Red Bull to be the dominant force at the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend as his team Mercedes plays down its chances.Mercedes struggled in Singapore last year and is still not sure whether the changes it has made to its car in the intervening 12 months will be enough to avoid a repeat. Rosberg, who has won the last two races, says rivals Red Bull will be the team to beat this year.Of course, it wont be easy, he said. This is a Red Bull track and we werent so strong there last year. But I have faith in the team and my belief in myself is as high as ever.I approach each weekend aiming to win the race. The points gap has gone up and down but Ive taken it one race at a time -- and thats the best way for me, as you can see by how the gap is now.Despite winning all but one race in 2016, team boss Toto Wolff still thinks Mercedes will face a tough weekend in Singapore.After a strong showing in Italy, we go to Singapore with a big challenge ahead of us. No team has ever scored a one-two finish there -- and with good reason. As we have seen before, its a race where a single problem can cascade into many more as the weekend progresses. We have to optimise everything to get a solid result. We didnt manage it last year and, although we believe we now understand why, only performance on the racetrack can prove our conclusions right. We are curious and excited to see how it goes.Ferrari were mighty around this circuit last year and it will suit the high downforce design philosophy followed by Red Bull, so we must not make the mistake of thinking we are favourites this weekend.Mercedes technical boss Paddy Lowe added: This was not a good race for us last year and a lot of work has been done during the intervening 12 months to understand why that was. Its a matter of great interest for us as a team to see if we can come back and get it right this time around. Of course, we havent been able to test on the circuit, so all of our theories are just theories at this stage.Weve got a lot more work ahead to get ourselves in a good position during practice, to qualify well and then to have a strong race. But we love a challenge and are looking forward to it. Its an atmospheric venue with plenty of fans turning out, so were aiming to put on a good show and compete strongly. Mens Fake Vapormax . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Fake Vapormax 97 . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. http://www.clearancevapormax.com/cheap-vapormax-2-clearance.html . 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Dirk Nowitzkis aching Achilles continued it off the court.Lillard scored 27 of his season-high 42 points in the second half to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-95 victory over Dallas on Friday night, sending the Mavericks to the first 0-5 start in their 37-year franchise history.Nowitzki sat out the second half with a sore right Achilles and after the game, the team announced he would miss at least the next week.Its just uncomfortable and sore, Nowitzki said. So we decided to just shut it down. Im already not moving great at 38 as it is, so to be out there moving on one leg is not helping myself and its not helping the team.The Mavericks were also without Andrew Bogut (personal reasons), and Lillard and the Blazers took advantage. With backcourt mate C.J. McCollum saddled with foul trouble for most of the game, Lillard had 18 of Portlands 25 points during a 14-minute stretch of the second half.Sensational. Amazing. All-Star. MVP, McCollum said of Lillards performance. He definitely saved us. He saves us all the time.Mason Plumlee had 19 points and Al-Farouq Aminu added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.J.J. Barea scored 23 points and Harrison Barnes had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks.The Blazers led by three at halftime despite shooting only 3 for 14 on 3-pointers in the first half, but started 7 for 8 from beyond the arc in the third quarter to open a 78-62 lead.However, Portland went 0 for 10 for the rest of the quarter and the Mavericks pulled to 79-76 entering the fourth.After Salah Mejris dunk closed the gap to one, Lillard scored two quick baskets at the other end, then made a 3 with 8:18 left to put the Blazers up 89-80. The Mavericks got no closer than six the rest of the way.When they got it to one, I knew coach was going to put me back in a little earlier than usual, Lillard said. As soon as he called my name, I ran to the scorers table and knew whatt needed to happen.dddddddddddd.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Coach Terry Stotts earned his 300th win as a head coach. . Lillard has scored at least 27 points in each of Portlands first six games. ... McCollum played only 24 minutes due to foul trouble and scored nine points, but his driving lay-up with 4:34 to go gave the Blazers a 95-87 lead. It was his only basket after the first quarter. ... Shabazz Napier tied the score at 26-26 after one quarter when he stole the ball from Barea in the front court and made a 32-footer at the buzzer.Mavericks: Devin Harris has missed all five regular season games after suffering a right big toe sprain in the teams final preseason game. ... The Mavericks scored more points (six) on the fast break in the first quarter than their game average of 4.5, the NBAs lowest.MISSING BOGUTLillard, who earlier this week said Golden States defense was just not the same without Bogut this year, began exploiting Boguts absence in the Dallas defense in the second quarter with an attacking style of play.Lillard scored 10 points in the quarter, all of them a result of drives to the basket that ended in lay-ups or foul shots.Hes a huge difference, Lillard said. He makes a huge difference for them defensively and offensively as a big that can catch the ball in the middle of the defense and make plays. And he protects the paint on defense.RALLY THE RESERVESThe Mavericks sliced into Portlands third-quarter lead, playing mostly with Barea and four reserves in the game. Justin Anderson scored two inside baskets and fired up the crowd with a block of Aminus layup at the other end.They went hard. They had energy. They ignited the crowd, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. Thats what this is going to take. Its a time when everyone is going to need to dig very deep.UP NEXTTrail Blazers: At Memphis on Sunday.Mavericks: Host Milwaukee on Sunday night. ' ' '