Spurs vs Mavericks

First game to the Mavericks, 113-110. Duncan had 40 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, while Nowitzki had 38 and 15. The big three combined for 86 of the 113 points, while Duncan was the only Spur to score more than 20. The Mavs were also fairly accurate from the foul line, to say the least.

Sign of what the rest of the series will be like, or are the Spurs still a little worn out from giving the LA series everything they had?

spurs were hot from the start. but dallas was able to withstand it.  coach nellie's hack-a-bowen strategy didn't work out for the mavs, but i was happy to see they at least tried one gimmick scheme.

if duncan & ginobili weren't in foul trouble, i'm thinking the spurs would be up 1-0. duncan's foul trouble forced the spurs to put a inadequate defender on the diggler. manu was breaking ankles and playing out of his mind. their absences contributed to dallas coming back from a 18 point lead.

but let's the mavs some credit also. they hit 40 something FT's in a row, najera's hustle & Orebs were key, and the big 3 all had their moments. 

while dallas made 40 something FT's, duncan 3 FT misses in the final minute were the biggest FT's of the game


btw- on the play where van exel drew a foul on Rose for 3 Ft's, the replay clearly showed he stepped over the 3pt line when he shot the ball

mavs hit 49 of 50 ft's by the way

Duncan is 50/50 in clutch situations.

Geez, I love Duncan. If they could get some more support down the stretch, then I like the Spurs' chances.

This will go at least 6, if not 7.

(Man, this is weird. I'm so used to having my team knocked out by the Lakers.)

the spurs do get support down the stretch, its not just Duncan
Ginobili,Parker,Jackson and Bowen all hit big shots created by Duncan.

go to hell SPURSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
i wish DALLAS SWEEPS YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hack-A-Bowen? lol! I stil ldon't understand how someone can shoot 44% from 3 point land, but LESS from the FT line...

I don't think this will work all series, the Spurs are a better freethrow shooting team than this. Also, their defense doesn't look that good from this game, they need to step up their game, maybe get a bit of rest.

Dallas missed their first free throw and then converted 49 in a row, including 20 in the fourth quarter.

Airball!

That is what Duncan did when he had the ball with 6 seconds remaining in a one point game, and just 7 feet from the basket. Then Nowitzki drops two free throws giving Dallas a lead of three, he drew a foul from Van Exel which was by design so San Antonio didn't get a three, Duncan needed to make the first and miss the second to keep things going, but he bricked it. I remember him missing all sorts of important free throws, he missed a pair with 3:01 remaining, then hit two 2:45 remaining and didn't score again.
It's just amazing how different people see the game. I don't remember Ginobili doing much at all, let alone "breaking ankles". (3 of 8 field goals and 6 fouls in 22 minutes.)

Andrew wrote:

or are the Spurs still a little worn out from giving the LA series everything they had?

Didn't Dallas just play two 7 game series'? Scoring huge points against Sacramento on a couple of occasions. (setting an NBA Record with 83 points in a half.) Including a back-to-back following a Double overtime 141-137 win.

limpdilznik wrote:

btw- on the play where van exel drew a foul on Rose for 3 Ft's, the replay clearly showed he stepped over the 3pt line when he shot the ball

Your point being?

limpdilznik wrote:

spurs were hot from the start. but dallas was able to withstand it. coach nellie's hack-a-bowen strategy didn't work out for the mavs, but i was happy to see they at least tried one gimmick scheme.

I heard Dirk say after the game it didn't work out, but I disagree.
Down the stretch when they may have thought of him shooting the three, the ball never went to him, knowing he would just be fouled, also they started switching him out of the game on offense with Ferry and not with
Ginobili due to fouls. When Ferry shot the three he was unsucessful, as well as fouling and looking very old on defense. I believe the fouling of Bowen worked. He made 5 of 10 (they did this 5 times, twice he missed both free throws and twice he made both, once he split.) but Duncan never got involved and the lead was cut from 18 to 9. Maybe Charles Barkley thinks 9 is not better than 18, but I believe Don Nelson would differ. Also I believe it got in Bowen's, Duncan's and the rest of the Spurs heads, especially Popovic and Bowen's.

It's think it's wack when people, especially NBA Analysists say that because so & so (EG: Tim Duncan) were in foul trouble; that the Mavs or whoever won the game.

First off, it's a part of the game; and in game 1 between Mavs & Spurs, everybody was in foul trouble. They both had 40 fouls apiece, if I clearly remember the box score for nba.com?

Secondly, when the Mavs were down 18 points, I knew they were going to come back because: the Spurs (especially later in games struggle to score), they can start out hot as can be, but their not going to keep hot all night long, unless the Mavs don't play at all!


For those backing the Spurs ot win it, remember this.... if the Mavs win the series; whether in 5, 6 or 7 games, Do not make any excuses as to why they lost. Because I'm telling you if the Mavs win game 2 on Wednesday, the series is over.... Mark my words.

Nick Van Exel was quiet, & don't count on him staying that way for long...

limpdilznik wrote:

btw- on the play where van exel drew a foul on Rose for 3 Ft's, the replay clearly showed he stepped over the 3pt line when he shot the ball

Your point being?

my point is he that should have been awarded 2 FT's instead of the 3 that he got. the mavs got an extra point that they shouldn't have had. this game was very close, so i believe you understand the significance of this.

limpdilznik wrote:

spurs were hot from the start. but dallas was able to withstand it. coach nellie's hack-a-bowen strategy didn't work out for the mavs, but i was happy to see they at least tried one gimmick scheme.

I heard Dirk say after the game it didn't work out, but I disagree.
Down the stretch when they may have thought of him shooting the three, the ball never went to him, knowing he would just be fouled, also they started switching him out of the game on offense with Ferry and not with
Ginobili due to fouls. When Ferry shot the three he was unsucessful, as well as fouling and looking very old on defense. I believe the fouling of Bowen worked. He made 5 of 10 (they did this 5 times, twice he missed both free throws and twice he made both, once he split.) but Duncan never got involved and the lead was cut from 18 to 9. Maybe Charles Barkley thinks 9 is not better than 18, but I believe Don Nelson would differ. Also I believe it got in Bowen's, Duncan's and the rest of the Spurs heads, especially Popovic and Bowen's.

good points with the ferry thing. but i think ferry was also in there because duncan was in foul trouble so they needed a big man to guard Dirk. out of himself, Willis, and D-rob..Ferry was the 'best' option.

as for manu being not doing much, that's just a matter of opinion. you see 3/8 field goals, 6 fouls, etc... i saw ginobili in a few strecthes where dallas couldn't find an answer to stop his dribble drives and dishes to open 'mates for easy baskets.

About the missed call on the Van Exel three, if you went over every play in the game, you coould find things like this. Many games have been decided on such calls. It is not something that makes a difference or matters, it was one point, and only because Van Exel converted the free throw, nothing can be done about it and a team and fans must learn to move on and win the game. I don't think San Antonio points to it the way you do. No offense but it's too late and doesn't make any difference to complain or point out a mistake. Throughout a game there are mistakes and you must live with them.

Didn't Dallas just play two 7 game series'? Scoring huge points against Sacramento on a couple of occasions. (setting an NBA Record with 83 points in a half.) Including a back-to-back following a Double overtime 141-137 win.

They have, and by all rights, should be more tired than the Spurs. However, Dallas is a younger team, and doesn't mind playing run and gun night in, night out if they have to. The reason I asked the question is that it's unusual that the Mavericks defeated the Spurs, the team that defeated the Lakers, but if it were Mavericks vs Lakers, it would likely be the Lakers who would win.

(And I'm glad I'm typing, because I'd be tongue-tied by now )

I was just asking whether anyone thought the reason for the Spurs' loss after playing so well against the Lakers was the result of an inability to fully rest up and recover.

I guess the question I really wanted to ask was, do you think this game is an indication of the eventual result (Mavericks win), or simply just a hiccup before the Spurs prevail?

that's fine, you're an entitled to your opinion. i think it's still worth mentioning considering it was in 4th quarter during the mavs comeback. yes mistakes happen and so and so. most of them happen on judgement calls. but van exel stepping over the line does not fall under that category... regardless i think discussing this even further is pointless....but i don't know if i can live with that travesty....

game on...

Game 2 tomorow, and this should be a war. I'm excited and not going for anyone, I just want to see a game similar to the 1st.

What a great season this has been

Now that's just cynical.

The Spurs did manage to get the split though, winning 119-106 in Game 2. Free throw attempts were not in the range of 3-1, though they did attempt 45 to the Mavericks' 22. The boxscores seemed to indicate a better performance by the Spurs, and that Shawn Bradley was a non-factor.

Dallas at San Antonio, Game 2 Box

is that for real?
where did you get it

Lol, man. I wonder what happened to the memo from the league that was sent out to the referees during the spurs/lakers series.

And while we're at it, Stern is behind MJ's firing, KG going to chicago and detroit getting demolished by the nets.

Speaking of Shawn Bradley, what about that block Malik Rose got on him!!! What's that a 7'6 guy getting blocked by someone 6'7''. Damn Bradley sucks

Heheh, and Kendall Gill blocked him and he is 6"5, and way back in the day (1994 i think) Robert Pack dunked on him

a lot of T's handed out today. personally i wouldn't mind more T's getting called. the league shouldn't allow the players/coaches to complain to the refs about every single call being made

Can somebody please tell me that that post made by legoSHAQ is fake

Yes, it's fake, just a cynical joke. A good one though.

Well, Spurs are up 2-1 after a 96-83 victory. Nowitzki went down with a knee injury, and Duncan had a huge game.

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