River Walk Chronicles ♦ ///

[Houndy]

Congrats for the Win and the advance!!
Now if you manage to stop Dirk,you're going to have an easy job.Mavs are an one man team...

Caron Butler= Monster in 2k
Beaubois= Monster in 2k

[Mavs4Life]

Congrats for the Win and the advance!!
Now if you manage to stop Dirk,you're going to have an easy job.Mavs are an one man team...

Caron Butler= Monster in 2k
Beaubois= Monster in 2k

Exactly what I was gonna say.

[kibaxx7]

2010-11 Playoffs: First Round Review, Eastern Conference ::
nba.com/spurs/beat | April 30th, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- As the San Antonio Spurs await the beginning of their Western Conference Semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks, we take a look back at the team’s first round win over the New Orleans Hornets and also review how the other seven series in the playoffs finished. Today, let's see how the East played out:

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(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New York Knicks

♦ Game 1 --- NYK @ MIA [0-1] --- Heat topple Knicks behind D-Wade; lead series 1-0: Dwyane Wade pushed the new-look Miami Heat past the New York Knicks, 100-75, in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series ... Wade (+20) had 24 points, five rebounds, five assists, a steal and two key blocks ... LeBron James (+18) added 20 points, seven boards and five assists for the Heat ... Chris Bosh had 19 and six rebounds, as the Big 3 combined for 63 of Miami's 100 points ... Amar'e Stoudemire led New York with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Wilson Chandler scored 21 points ... Anthony Randolph and Raymond Felton posted seven points apiece ... Mario Chalmers contributed with 12 points and seven assists for Miami, while shooting guards Kelenna Azubuike and Roger Mason Jr. combined for eight points and 2-of-11 shooting for the Knicks.

♦ Game 2 --- NYK @ MIA [0-2] --- A new big game from Flash lifts Heat to 2-0 lead over NY: Dwyane Wade scored 30 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 100-80 victory in Game 2 against New York ... Wade also had seven rebounds and six assists, and Chris Bosh (+18) added 23 points and 11 boards ... LeBron James switched to defense mode, scoring "only" 16 points but limiting Wilson Chandler to only 4 points ... Udonis Haslem (+18) and Bill Walker contributed with 11 and 7 points, respectively, for the Heat, both off the bench ... Amar'e Stoudemire finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks and Raymond Felton had 15 points and 10 assists ... Anthony Randolph scored 12 points as a reserve ... Miami now travels to New York for Game 3 and 4.

♦ Game 3 --- MIA @ NYK [3-0] --- LeBron gives Heat 3-0 lead against New York: LeBron James murdered the New York Knicks with his versatility as the Miami Heat rolled to a 107-84 victory to take a 3-0 series lead ... James (+14) scored 19 points along with (note this) eight rebounds, nine assists, six steals and five blocks ... Dwyane Wade added 24 points, five boards and six assists ... Chris Bosh scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Bill Walker (game-best +22) added 15 points and seven boards off the bench ... Raymond Felton had 20 points to lead New York, and Kelenna Azubuike scored 19 ... Amar'e Stoudemire, defended ferociously by Bosh, and Wilson Chandler had nine points each for the Knicks ... the Heat can sweep the series if they win Game 4.

♦ Game 4 --- MIA @ NYK [3-1] --- Amar'e, six Knicks in double figures scorch Heat to prevent sweep: Amar'e Stoudemire bounced back from a tough game as the New York Knicks avoided a first-round sweep at the hands of the Miami Heat with a 92-77 win ... Stoudemire (+17) had 19 points, 18 rebounds and four rejections, leading six Knicks in double figures ... Stoudemire played an interesting duel with Chris Bosh, who scored 22 points to lead the Heat ... Wilson Chandler (+16) and Anthony Randolph scored 13 and 12 points, respectively ... Randolph also grabbed ten rebounds ... Timofey Mozgov, Toney Douglas and Raymond Felton all scored 11 points each for New York ... Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and LeBron James was limited to 12 for Miami ... the Heat can close the series on Game 5 at their home court.

♦ Game 5 --- NYK @ MIA [1-4] --- Wade, Bosh, Heat close book on Knicks with Game 5 victory: The Miami Heat dispatched the New York Knicks with an 101-83 Game 5 victory ... Dwyane Wade (+22) had 34 points and six rebounds and Chris Bosh scored 26 points, to go with nine rebounds and six blocks, for Miami ... LeBron James played the defensive role again, closing Wilson Chandler, who had nine points ... James (+22) had only seven points for the Heat ... Amar'e Stoudemire led the Knicks with 20 points and 10 rebounds ... Raymond Felton had 16 points and six assists ... Anthony Randolph posted another double-double for New York, with 10 points and 16 boards ... the Heat now await for the start of their Semifinals series against the fourth-seeded Chicago Bulls.

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(4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks

♦ Game 1 --- ATL @ CHI [1-0] --- Johnson, Beasley silence Bulls in Game 1: Joe Johnson scored 33 points as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Chicago Bulls, 98-96, in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series ... Johnson also had seven rebounds and six assists, and Michael Beasley added 16 points for the Hawks ... Derrick Rose had 32 points and Joakim Noah scored 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead Chicago ... Carlos Boozer finished with 14 points but only three rebounds ... Richard Jefferson shot 0-of-7 from the field for only 2 points ... Josh Smith and Al Horford had 12 and 10 points, respectively, for Atlanta ... Horford also grabbed 15 boards ... Luke Ridnour added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench for the Hawks.

♦ Game 2 --- ATL @ CHI [1-1] --- Bulls even series behind Rose, Boozer; Hawks lose Horford: Derrick Rose scored 25 points and 10 assists as the Chicago Bulls played smothering defense for a 99-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 ... Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the 1-2 punch ... Richard Jefferson added 13 points for the Bulls ... Michael Beasley led Atlanta with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Joe Johnson added 16 points ... Al Horford had five points and four rebounds before suffering a torn hamstring; he will miss the rest of the playoffs ... Marvin Williams filled in for Horford and had 13 points in 13 minutes ... Joakim Noah had another double-double for Chicago with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... the X-factor was Taj Gibson (+17), with seven points, six boards and his defense on Josh Smith (7 points) ... Atlanta will now host Game 3 and 4.

♦ Game 3 --- CHI @ ATL [2-1] --- Rose, Boozer team up, propel Bulls to 2-1 lead over Hawks: Derrick Rose scored 22 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 95-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and a 2-1 lead ... Carlos Boozer added 19 points and nine rebounds and Richard Jefferson had 17 for Chicago, who regained home-court advantage ... Kyle Korver had his first double-figures game of the series with 13 points ... Josh Smith led Atlanta with 21 points and Michael Beasley chipped in 20 and 10 rebounds ... Joe Johnson added 14 for the Hawks ... Joakim Noah couldn't find his shot for Chicago, scoring only five points ... the Hawks will look to tie the series at 2-2, hosting Game 4.

♦ Game 4 --- CHI @ ATL [2-2] --- Ridnour steps up for Hawks, pull even with Bulls after OT win: Luke Ridnour and Joe Johnson scored 17 points each as the Atlanta Hawks bounced back from Game 3 with a 94-93 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls, tying their Eastern Conference first-round series at 2-2 ... Michael Beasley had 16 points and a season-high 17 rebounds ... as a reserve, Jeff Teague added 10 points for Atlanta ... Josh Smith posted a double-double with 13 and 11 boards ... Derrick Rose led Chicago, scoring 26 points ... Carlos Boozer had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Richard Jefferson 16 and 8 for the Bulls ... Ronnie Brewer contributed 10 points off the bench ... Game 5 is back in Chicago.

♦ Game 5 --- ATL @ CHI [2-3] --- Jefferson, Rose, Bulls send Hawks to verge of elimination: Richard Jefferson and Derrick Rose combined for 49 points as the Chicago Bulls played a perfect second half for 114-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series ... Rose had 23 points and 11 assists while Jefferson (+15) added 26 points for the Bulls, who can wrap up the series and advance to the Semis against Miami with a win at Atlanta ... Ronnie Brewer had 16 points ... Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 25 points and six assists ... Michael Beasley had 18 points while adding 13 boards ... Mike Bibby had his first impact of the series with 16 points, 7-of-10 shooting, for the Hawks.

♦ Game 6 --- CHI @ ATL [4-2] --- Rose, Boozer direct Bulls to East Semis: Derrick Rose's 32 points and nine assists gave the Spurs an 102-83 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and closed out their first-round series in six games ... the Bulls advanced to the conference semifinals and will face the Miami Heat ... Carlos Boozer controlled the game with 21 points and 15 boards ... Ronnie Brewer (+16) and Richard Jefferson added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for Chicago ... Michael Beasley led Atlanta once again, with 19 points and 11 rebounds ... Josh Smith scored 17 and 12 ... Joe Johnson had 14 points for the Hawks ... Joakim Noah was asked to play more defensively and answered the call with 7 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks.

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(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Washington Wizards

♦ Game 1 --- WAS @ BOS [1-0] --- Arenas, Wall, Wizards surprise Celtics in Game 1: Gilbert Arenas scored 31 points in 11-of-18 shooting and John Wall, in his playoff debut, added 28 and 10 assists to lead the Washington Wizards to a 127-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round series ... Wall also had five rebounds and four steals for one of the best postseason debuts in recent history ... Josh Howard (+27) scored 17 points and Yi Jianlian contributed with 15 and six rebounds for the Wizards ... JaVale McGee had only 2 points ... Boston, playing without an injured Ray Allen, was led by Paul Pierce's 20 points ... Shaquille O'Neal scored 18 points with seven rebounds and Kevin Garnett also scored 18 for the Celtics ... Rajon Rondo added 16 points and "only" five assists.

♦ Game 2 --- WAS @ BOS [1-1] --- 20-point trio lead Celtics to 1-1 tie with Washington: Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 13 rebounds, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 106-80 win over the Washington Wizards ... Paul Pierce (+23) and Rajon Rondo added 20 points and six boards each ... Shaquille O'Neal had 10 points as the only other Celtic in double figures ... Delonte West could score only 4 points ... Yi Jianlian led Washington with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Howard contributed 17 points ... Rondo limited Gilbert Arenas to only six points ... Andray Blatche had 13 points and John Wall scored 12 and 10 assists for the Wizards ... the next two games of the series are scheduled for Washington.

♦ Game 3 --- BOS @ WAS [2-1] --- Pierce, sixth man Wafer power Celtics past Wizards for 2-1 lead: A 93-77 decision gave the Boston Celtics a 2-1 lead over the Washington Wizards ... The Celtics got 18 points and eight rebounds from Paul Pierce and an outstanding effort as a reserve from Von Wafer, who scored 15 points in only 10 minutes ... Rajon Rondo (+17) was versatile with 14 points, 12 assists, six boards and four steals ... Shaquille O'Neal added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Boston ... John Wall had 20 points to lead Washington ... Yi Jianlian and Andray Blatche scored 15 and 13 points, respectively ... Gilbert Arenas again struggled, shooting 3-of-13 from the floor for only six points ... Kirk Hinrich had 10 points off the bench for the Wizards.

♦ Game 4 --- BOS @ WAS [2-2] --- Arenas returns, Blatche defends as Wizards tie series at 2-2: Gilbert Arenas bounced back and scored 22 points as the Washington Wizards defeated the Boston Celtics, 109-89, to tie their first-round series at two games apiece ... Andray Blatche added 16 points and 12 rebounds and John Wall posted 13 points and seven assists for the Wizards ... Kevin Garnett led Boston with 19 points ... Rajon Rondo hounded Washington, flirting with a triple-double, 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists ... Paul Pierce struggled for only 13 points ... Shaquille O'Neal had only seven points for the Celtics, defended by JaVale McGee, who had his best game of the series with 8 and four boards.

♦ Game 5 --- WAS @ BOS [2-3] --- New Big 3 leads Celtics over Wiz in troubled Game 5: Paul Pierce (+30) scored 30 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards, 109-77, and take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series ... Rajon Rondo scored 25 points in 10-of-18 shooting with 10 assists and six rebounds, and Kevin Garnett (+38) had 21 points, 14 rebounds and five assists for Boston ... Jermaine O'Neal was the X-factor with 13 points for the Celtics ... in a bizarre collision, both Josh Howard (sprained shoulder) and Sam Young (broken jaw) left the game and will miss the rest of the series ... Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 20 points and five rebounds, while John Wall had 15 points and seven assists ... Andray Blatche shot 4-of-17 for only eight points.

♦ Game 6 --- BOS @ WAS [4-2] --- Again, Pierce, Rondo spark Celtics into Semis: Paul Pierce scored 28 points to lift the Boston Celtics to a 95-92 victory over the Washington Wizards and into the Eastern Conference semifinals ... The third-seeded Celtics await the Orlando Magic for the Semis ... Rajon Rondo collected 16 points, 11 assists and four rebounds ... Kevin Garnett had only 10 points, but Jermaine O'Neal proved a big injection, making up for him, with 10 points and 12 rebounds ... John Wall had 22 points and eight assists to lead the Wizards ... Gilbert Arenas added 17 and 7 ... Yi Jianlian and Andray Blatche scored 13 apiece ... rookie Trevor Booker scored six points for the Wizards before fouling out ... Glen Davis added eight points for Boston.

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(2) Orlando Magic vs. (7) Indiana Pacers

♦ Game 1 --- IND @ ORL [0-1] --- Despite Howard's foul trouble, Magic take series opener: Jameer Nelson scored 24 points and seven assists as the Orlando Magic defeated the Indiana Pacers, 117-93, to take a 1-0 lead in the first-round playoff series ... Even with Dwight Howard battling foul trouble, scoring only five points, and five Pacers in double figures, the Magic were able to get the rout ... Nelson shot 7-of-13 and Vince Carter (+16) added 21 points and 12 rebounds ... Rashard Lewis scored 16 points and Brandon Bass (+20) contributed 14 and 10 boards ... rookie Paul George led Indiana with 21 points and Danny Granger scored 18 ... T.J. Ford added 17 points for the Pacers ... Roy Hibbert and Darren Collison notched in 13 points apiece ... Serge Ibaka was held scoreless by Bass.

♦ Game 2 --- IND @ ORL [0-2] --- The real Dwight returns, Pietrus contributes as Magic take 2-0 lead: After a five-point statline in Game 1, Dwight Howard answered the call and scored 17 points and 14 rebounds as the Orlando Magic thumped the Indiana Pacers, 110-71, to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series ... Mickael Pietrus finished with 24 points and Vince Carter added 19 ... Pietrus and Carter combined for 27 free throw attempts ... Quentin Richardson contributed 14 points off the bench for Orlando ... Danny Granger kept Indiana in the game with 29 points, but it was too late ... Paul George was the only other Pacer in double figures with 12 points ... Darren Collison shot 2-of-15 for eight points and Brandon Rush was scoreless ... the series now shifts to Indiana for the next two games.

♦ Game 3 --- ORL @ IND [3-0] --- Magic's own Big 3 gives them hard-fought Game 3 for a 3-0 advantage: Vince Carter had his second double-double of the series for the Orlando Magic to deliver a dramatic 94-91 Game 3 victory at Indiana, and take a commanding 3-0 lead in this first-round playoff series against the Pacers ... Carter had 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Magic ... Jameer Nelson (+22) added 16 points and seven assists ... Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis scored 15 points apiece; Howard grabbed 16 rebounds ... Darren Collison ended with 22 pointss and eight assists for the Pacers ... he got help from rookie Paul George (14 points), Danny Granger (13 points) and Roy Hibbert (10 points) ... the Magic can sweep the series in Game 4.

♦ Game 4 --- ORL @ IND [3-1] --- Pacers trio do it all to keep Pacers alive: Danny Granger led the Indiana Pacers to a last-minute, 99-98 Game 4 victory against the Orlando Magic ... Granger scored 23 points to go with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals ... Darren Collison and T.J. Ford were his sidekicks, with 19 and 18 points, respectively ... Collison also had nine assists ... rookie Paul George struggled, 4-of-13 from the field, for nine points ... Mike Dunleavy Jr. had eight points in only five minutes ... despite five players in double-figures, Orlando couldn't close out the series ... Brandon Bass led the team with 19 points, while Vince Carter scored 16 ... Dwight Howard contributed with 14 points, three blocks and a series-high 20 rebounds ... Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson had 13 points each ... the Magic have the chance to close the series at their arena, in Game 5.

♦ Game 5 --- IND @ ORL [1-4] --- Magic quiet some doubts with series-clinching win over Pacers: The Orlando Magic closed out the series, 4-1, against the seventh-seeded Indiana Pacers, in a 112-103 triumph ... Vince Carter led the team with 31 points and seven rebounds ... as a reserve, Ryan Anderson scored 16 points in only 12 minutes ... Anderson made up for Dwight Howard, who again had problems with his fouling and only had eight points ... Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson had 14 points apiece for the Magic, who will battle the Boston Celtics in one half of the East Semis ... Brandon Bass (+19) again held Serge Ibaka, this time to only five points; Bass had nine ... Danny Granger had a game-best 33 points for Indiana, and Darren Collison added 21 points ... Roy Hibbert and rookie Paul George contributed with 13 points each.

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[kibaxx7]

Congrats for the Win and the advance!!
Now if you manage to stop Dirk,you're going to have an easy job.Mavs are an one man team...

Caron Butler= Monster in 2k
Beaubois= Monster in 2k

Exactly what I was gonna say.

I was gonna say that too. Butler was hard to contain, and now that the Mavs traded Barea, Beaubois has more minutes as Kidd's main backup.

Tomorrow --- Spurs vs. Mavs series preview (with the starting lineups slides!)

[Valor]

Haven't checked in for a while, congrats with the first round victory nice looking review

[George7]

I really hope the Bulls' series IRL will go just like in your Association!

[kibaxx7]

Playoffs Preview: (1) Spurs vs. (4) Mavericks
nba.com/spurs/beat | May 1st, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- POOF. Just like that, it was done. Even after losing Game 2 and playing Game 5 without their leader, Tim Duncan, the San Antonio Spurs, behind a suffocating defense from DeJuan Blair and Drew Gooden and riding the offense of Tiago Splitter and Larry Hughes, dispatched the New Orleans Hornets to win their first-round series, 4-1. In doing so, the Spurs are now enjoying a huge confidence booster for this Semis against the Dallas Mavericks. Tomorrow, the team with the best record in the NBA, the Spurs will kick-off the Western Conference Semifinals by hosting the fourth-seeded Mavericks; the Spurs won the last three games of the season series for a 3-1 record between the teams.

Despite a tough Game 5, 4-of-12 from the field, Manu Ginobili is still the guy every team says they will stop heading into a playoff series with San Antonio; even more now that Duncan is out. Hughes bounced back from a bad Game 4 (four points)) to be a big-time difference maker in Game 5, with a team-high 18 points. Splitter answered the call for Duncan's absence with 15 and a game-best 13 rebounds, easily, his best game of the series; something that we hope will become a precedent for the Spurs in coming years. The Brazilian had a more offensive role in Game 4 with 19 points; he was asked by coach Gregg Popovich to carry a different burden in the clinching game. Give credit to New Orleans for never really backing down during this series, but they just didn't have the scoring when they needed it the most, in the last two games. The loss to injury of Marco Belinelli was a big blow for them; Trevor Ariza and Antawn Jamison were near unstoppable in some passages of the series, but the truth is, at times it seemed they knew the enevitable end for their season. They face a long summer of change having ten players with expiring contracts, including Belinelli, David West, Marcus Thornton, Jerryd Bayless, Willie Green and Aaron Gray, among others.

But the season ain't over for San Antonio, not yet: up next is Dallas, who also needed 5 games to defeat the Utah Jazz. It was an interesting series until minutes remaining in Game 1... Mehmet Okur broke his left foot with moments left in the fourth quarter and the Jazz couldn't recover from that punch. Despite that, the Jazz were able to tie the series at 1-1 behind Deron Williams' 21 points and 12 assists. Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler then steered the Mavericks to the Semis without any big brakes from Utah; Al Jefferson had his efforts, but it was not enough. A 11-15 FG game by Nowitzki in Game 5 ended the series. Now, onto the Semis. You'd think the Mavericks would have the advantage in the first couple of games since the Spurs won't have Duncan; a point many of us would've agreed with, until Splitter, along with Blair and Gooden, had their own in Game 5 against the Hornets. The Spurs proved they are up to any challenge with that win. Can they duplicate the effort against the Mavericks?

They have a big chance, even with Dallas enjoying a completely healthy roster; that could be a big key for the Mavs in a possible Game 5 or 6. Tyson Chandler had a torn MCL in one of the first games of November but had a miraculous recovery and returned in the beginnings of March. With the loss of Duncan, the Spurs are younger and more interesting to watch, but where the Mavericks really have an advantage is late in the ball-game. Every single one of us knows the Spurs have become the anti-definition of execution in the 4th quarter in the first half of the regular season; I can remember them losing at least eight games where they had a double-digit lead in the first half. But in the second half they concentrated and played much better defense in the second halves. Can't wait for the series to start...




♦ 2010, November 26 --- DAL @ SAS --- Spurs ripped by Chandler & Mavericks, who win 3rd straight; more boos from AT&T Center crowd: Even a huge injury bug has not stopped the Dallas Mavericks from the best start to a season in team's recent memory. Tyson Chandler scored 22 points and 17 rebounds and Jason Kidd added 17 points and 11 assists as the banged-up Mavericks never trailed in the game, cruising to a 101-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Despite a recent injury whirlwind, the Mavericks have the best record in the West with 13-2, their best record since 2002-03, when they opened the season 14-1. Dirk Nowitzki started despite suffering from migraines in recent days. “I took a lot of pills,” Nowitzki said, “I felt the headaches during the game, but I did not want to leave him (Chandler) out there all by himself.” He was sent home from yesterday's team scrimmage to rest and briefly left for the locker room in the third quarter, with the Mavs up by 13, and returned in the fourth to score 10 of his 16 points, as Chandler scored 18 of his 22 in the first half. (Read More ... )

♦ 2010, December 30 --- SAS @ DAL --- Duncan, Parker, Ginobili combine for plus-minus of +44 in win over struggling Mavericks: The Dallas Mavericks wish they could win without Tyson Chandler and Brendan Haywood. Rookie James Anderson scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, helping the San Antonio Spurs hold off the Mavericks for a 106-103 victory. “This was a huge win for us on the road,” Anderson said. “Specially after the loss to the Lakers. Dallas had great defensive tactics, I'm not even sure how we won this game.” The Spurs had a season-worst 22 turnovers. Dallas made 44 percent of their field goals and had just seven turnovers, but were doomed to a loss after letting the Spurs made 9-of-12 shots from 3-point territory. The Mavericks started the season 13-2, but are 5-11 since losing Chandler and Haywood to injuries. “It's killing us,” Dallas' Jason Kidd said. “We have been searching for ways to be successful but we are failing, badly.” Despite trailing by 11 midway through the fourth period, the Mavs had a 13-4 run to cut the deficit to 2. They had a chance to force overtime after Corey Maggette made 1-of-2 free throws. Following a timeout, with 5.4 seconds left, Kidd had a pick-and-roll with Dirk Nowitzki but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. (Read More ... )

♦ 2011, January 14 --- DAL @ SAS --- Spurs ride “Fantastic Four” effort; recover from 16-point deficit to defeat struggling Mavs: Even recording superstar deadmau5 had to marvel at the San Antonio Spurs and their West-best 30-10 record. A day after Cream & AEG Live recognized him as the first electronic artist ever to sell out London's Earls Court, Joel Zimmerman (that's his real name) caused quite a stir from courtside and again in the Spurs locker room after the game. Despite being from Canada, Zimmerman said he's a big fan of both the Spurs and of course, the Toronto Raptors. Zimmerman watched the Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks, 120-111; it was the 4th straight victory for the Spurs. George Hill scored all of his 10 points in the second half and Matt Bonner had 11 points and four rebounds staying perfect from the field, while Tiago Splitter added 9 points and 7 rebounds to help San Antonio avenge one of its worst losses of this season (November 27). Bonner was 4/4 from the floor, including 3/3 from 3-point territory for a +19. Splitter was a game-high +21, as he played the entire fourth quarter, where the Spurs posted a key 12-2 run to escape with the win. Hill also added 11 assists -- +18. Corey Maggette posted 19 points, three boards and three assists, as this 4 Spurs combined for a plus-minus of +70. (Read More ... )

♦ 2011, March 17 --- SAS @ DAL --- Manu, Parker, Spurs pull away from Nowitzki, Mavericks with big third quarter surge: The San Antonio Spurs didn't need Manu Ginobili's crunch time heroics: they had Tony Parker. Parker scored 18 points -- 10 in the third quarter -- and Ginobili added 18 points and four boards to help the Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks, 104-89 for their eighth consecutive victory. The Spurs finished a small three-game road trip with a perfect 3-0 record, that also included wins against Houston and Miami. “The run couldn't appear on a better time. We were kind of at a low offensively when Tony started getting some shots and started knocking them down,” Ginobili said. “He got going a little bit. If you hit like two, then you start feeling good. I'd say he didn't feel like I needed to and he just was playing. That's Tony.” The Frenchman capped a 14-2 run with a pair of jumpers in the third, that essentially clinched the win for his team. “We are a team of spurts,” Parker said. “I came in for the team and got us going. In the third period we really locked down on defense and Manu and Tim played one of their usual great performances.” Tim Duncan contributed with 14 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for the Spurs. (Read More ... )

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[kibaxx7]

Haven't checked in for a while, congrats with the first round victory nice looking review

Thanks man, nice to know you are still checking

I really hope the Bulls' series IRL will go just like in your Association!

IMO, it would have gone to 7 games if Horford didn't get injured. It will be an interesting series in real life.

Tomorrow -- Game 1!

[Houndy]

Nice review

[Mavs4Life]

It looks like The Mavs have some great 3pt shooters... Terry,Novak,Kidd, & even big men like Dirk & Cardinal. Watch out

[dare]

Beat them badly, raped them, murdered them or something else just beat them badly.

[Justine.]

Texas matchup! Goodluck

[Lamrock]

No Duncan but with Spaggetti and a developed Banana Splitter, I'm sure you can handle the Mavs.

[hova-]

What the heck? Chandler is averaging 22 and 17 against you? Watch out for this Mavs team. Without Timmy, they can kill you on the inside and also you're help defense makes no one fear you (with Banana & Gooden).

I hope you win this, because you deserve it for your great D. But the Mavs will be tough to handle.

[Bucket]

Chandler will kill you.

[Justine.]

Chandler averages against your team is crazy, hope you can eliminate them

[shadowgrin]

That Chandler average was only for one game. I doubt he would 'murderize' the Spurs.

[rise]

22/17 for Chandler?

Sounds like the Tyson Chandler in my Domination franchise.

[kibaxx7]

Nice review

Thanks man, gonna play Game 1 now...

It looks like The Mavs have some great 3pt shooters... Terry,Novak,Kidd, & even big men like Dirk & Cardinal. Watch out

Yeah will have to up my defense.

Beat them badly, raped them, murdered them or something else just beat them badly.

I'll try I think Duncan returns for Game 5 or 6...

Texas matchup! Goodluck

Thanks a lot man

No Duncan but with Spaggetti and a developed Banana Splitter, I'm sure you can handle the Mavs.

I hope. Dirk had great games against me. But then Butler, Terry will be hard to stop too.

What the heck? Chandler is averaging 22 and 17 against you? Watch out for this Mavs team. Without Timmy, they can kill you on the inside and also you're help defense makes no one fear you (with Banana & Gooden).

I hope you win this, because you deserve it for your great D. But the Mavs will be tough to handle.

Chandler will kill you.

Chandler averages against your team is crazy, hope you can eliminate them

22/17 for Chandler?

Sounds like the Tyson Chandler in my Domination franchise.

That Chandler average was only for one game. I doubt he would 'murderize' the Spurs.

Shadow said it. Chandler had that huge game against me, then had that torn MCL, and in the trade deadline I don't know what happened and all injuries were deleted.

Game 1...

[Grandmama Johnson]

Nice job setting up the matchup. It's gonna be a great series.

[kibaxx7]

Splitter, Blair spark Spurs to Game 1 win; big blow for Mavs as Terry breaks his wrist
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SAN ANTONIO, May 2 -- DeJuan Blair provided a spark that eventually lit a fire under his San Antonio Spurs teammates. Blair scored 17 points, to go with 10 rebounds, and was part of a second-half surge as the Spurs raced to a 110-100 Game 1 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, in the Western Conference Semifinals. Tiago Splitter added 18 points and 11 boards, and off the bench, Drew Gooden and James Anderson contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Spurs, who looked as crisp as they have this postseason despite the absence of injured star Tim Duncan. “DeJuan made a couple shots in the first half and then got his energy level up,” said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. “He was a big part of our second half run.” Blair scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the second half, helping San Antonio to a 85-72 lead entering the fourth quarter. The Spurs took control of the game at the end, with a 54-38 advantage in the paint, and their reserves, who won the bench battle 47-35. “Everybody knew what was at stake here,” said Duncan, in street clothes. “It's easy for players to say it's just another game. But everybody knows it wasn't just another game: Game 1 of the Semis. It was a game that both teams felt they had to have.”

Splitter again started for Duncan; in addition to his 11 boards, he also had a career-high 5 blocks in 41 minutes, because of Gooden's early foul trouble. “Drew started off pretty well, but then he got into foul trouble so quickly,” added Popovich. “Fortunately, both DeJuan and Tiago were there to give us a lift.” Blair looked tentative and overmatched at times in the first round series against New Orleans, but his confidence never wavered. “I can't get down on a couple of bad games,” said Blair. “Today I was able to get a big contribution for the team, but I can't rest on the laurels. We only won one game.” The game was tied 58-58 midway through the third period when the Spurs took control with a 17-2 surge. Blair and Manu Ginobili scored six points each in the run, which opened a 75-60 lead. Ginobili shot a terrible 3-of-17 from the field, but found his way for 11 points. Tony Parker shot 3-of-14 for eight points, as he shot a combined 6-of-31 with the Argentinian. “When my shots weren't falling I started to get more nervous. Tony is still wondering what happened with his shots,” said Ginobili. “We both must relax for Game 2 and hopefully we can give the team a bigger presence.”

“They shot the ball well, played great defense, and got less turnovers than us,” said Mavericks forward Caron Butler. “We just couldn't seem to stop them in the second half.” Butler scored 21 points for Dallas to go with nine rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki posted 22 points and 10 boards to lead the Mavericks, who suffered Jason Terry's broken wrist in the fourth quarter. Terry will miss the rest of the series; he was able to add 14 points for his team before going down. Jason Kidd had nine points and eight assists for his team, but six turnovers that proved costly in 37 minutes. His backup, Rodrigue Beaubois, had nine points too, but with zero turnovers and in only 12 minutes. Both teams got to the charity stripe constantly, 33 free throws for San Antonio and 37 for the Mavs. Nowitzki and Butler had six free throw attempts each, while Terry had eight for Dallas; Blair had six, Splitter and Ginobili had four apiece and Larry Hughes had seven for the Spurs; Hughes added 11 points off the bench. “It's been a long time since we've given up 36 points in a period,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. “That's a lot. We're a better team then we're showing. I just hope we start showing it.”

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[kibaxx7]

Nice job setting up the matchup. It's gonna be a great series.

Thanks man. More interesting now that Terry is out for them. Waiting on TD to return, but with Splitter and Blair playing like that, I'm not sure

Tomorrow -- will try to get Game 2 here.

[Mavs4Life]

oooh Terry Gone. 2k beast.

[Houndy]

Mavs still gonna come back with Beaubois

[KidJustin]

Splitter was a real Splinter for the Mavs

I never had faith in him in RL...but at least he's helping you out here good, job

maybe u can try to sweep before TD returns...rest him up for the WCF