11/17 - SPURS vs MAVERICKS - Game Blog

[VBM]

The $## are these fouls?!?

[cnyc3]

oh man thats a brutal 4 pt swing

[sammy]

I am so sick of this shit that Duncan gets fouled and no call and that bitch Dork gets the whistle everytime! FUCK!

[slick'81]

duncan waaay off dallas ball up 1

[ulosturedge]

lol @ these refs calling every little ticky tack for Dirk and nothing for us.

[ElNono]

Everything is a and1 for this guy???
I guess timvp was right... This game gets decided by Dirk shooting FT

[Rummpd]

damm

[Shastafarian]

I'm still looking for this "contact" Mark Jackson keeps referring to.

[Johnny RIngo]

Damn it Duncan.

[ffadicted]

Fucking Dirk getting to the line time and time again

[Crookshanks]

Man - Dirk gets some pretty questionable calls

[slick'81]

spurs down 3

[dbestpro]

Timmy trying to do too much going back to old bad habits and not trusting his team mates.

[timvp]

where is the god damn foul.

[Rummpd]

Tim getting hammered

[FromWayDowntown]

Apparently, contact is no longer a prerequisite for Dirk to get the whistle. Just the illusion of contact will suffice.

[WildcardManu]

tim can't get to the line on the otherside against dirk

[smrattler]

Tim's just throwing stuff up now. No rythm, nothing. Game over with Dirk's dagger.

[ElNono]

Tim mugged, no call :td

[Death In June]

A timeout would be nice right about now. Also, the calls for the mavs/lack of calls for duncan is getting ridiculous.

[lurker]

Dirk is a bad, bad man!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Game :(

[sammy]

It's over! Fucking refs aren't calling shit! Duncan got hacked and no call!

[u4lakers14]

lol, mavs owning spurs without how many of their starters?

[slick'81]

game set match

[Capt Bringdown]

Yep, that 5 point swing of a missed tip-in will likely mean an L for the Spurs.

[Shastafarian]

I don't usually complain about officiating but this game has been atrocious.

[da_suns_fan]

Ball game.

[Bartleby]

That's gonna do it.

[Ice009]

Tim blew the game. ouch.

[Juanobili]

That's the game.

[td4mvp21]

If Tim would have made that easy fucking layup...

[Danny.Zhu]

Duncan looks awful.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

ROFL

okay
game over

like i said

duncan missed the tip
that's all the refs needed
now they give us no foul calls

[gaKNOW!blee]

how the fuck does he get so open

[da_suns_fan]

Good effort Spurs.

[ffadicted]

Fucking cock and balls fuck fuck fuck fuck

[Spurs Brazil]

TD miss layup was ball game

[Chomag]

We look at dirk "whistle" Timmy gets hammered oh well...

[HarlemHeat37]

Duncan's missed chip-shot was the difference in this game..

Can't blame him though, he was the only reason we were in it..still sucks though..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The moment Tim missed that tip I knew it was over. Fuck. Can't do it all on his own.

[itzsoweezee]

duncan has been garbage in overtime. dallas is daring him to shoot.

[dallaskd]

lol that was good defense by Dirk on Duncan. come on.. his hands were straight up..

[Crookshanks]

well - this game is over. God, I hate that smug look on Dirk's face. How good would he be if he didn't get a call every time down the floor?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

damn if timmy could have finished that put back .... we would be up by 4...

[Texas_Ranger]

fuck this shit.

[Johnny RIngo]

Dirk gets a whistle on every layup attempt.

It's fucking ridiculous. Even worse is that Duncan gets hammered on his attempts and gets no respect.

[Quiet Strength]

TD miss layup was ball game

Yup I agree

[u4lakers14]

Tim owned, no call :td

fixed it for ya

[timvp]

Dirk gets every fvcking whistle and then Duncan gets nothing.

I guess I should be used to it since the 2006 debacle ...

[Supergirl]

ok i am going to bed. refs decided to give this one to dirk...i mean to the mavs. spurs played well despite the bs....

[dbestpro]

You know you are not going to get the call so you got to take it back out instead of throwing up a wild shot.

[LA24]

Dirk is a bad, bad man!

[murpjf88]

0-4 on the road and counting

[rayray2k8]

Damn, I'm not sure I would have feed duncan the rock at the end..

[ulosturedge]

Refs really need to quit sucking Dirk's cock.

[dolacheck]

This is why the NBA has NOOO credibility. Dirk gets touched and its a foul, time gets HAMMERED, nothin. Typical NBA

[Ice009]

That tipin that missed was huge.

TIM HAS GOT TO GET MORE ELWVATION on that.

And Dallas fans just when I was about to give Dirk credit it's a fucking joke that he gets soft touch fouls yet Tim can't buy shit from the refs.

[SA210]

That's what happens when Tim doesn't dunk the ball! If he woulda dunked it, none of this shit that just happened would have happened.

:pctoss

[Capt Bringdown]

Dirk and Kobe = Spur killers

[Quiet Strength]

lol that was good defense by Dirk on Duncan. come on.. his hands were straight up..

Yup i agree with that but dirk has been getting to the line when he is not even fouled.. they owed that to duncan

[Whisky Dog]

Fuck that's probably game. Timmy shorting that put back slammed the momentum shut

[G-Nob]

where's blair. I thought he was good.

[Death In June]

lol, mavs owning spurs without how many of their starters?In case you're blind, or legally retarded, the spurs are w/o manu and parker.

[slick'81]

i dont know what that was but theres no way dirk gets that open of a look

[redzero]

Ubermensch > All

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Dirk's confidence level is opposite of what is was during 2007 playoffs...

:lol

I'm just glad this is still the regular season. I'd hate for this to be a playoff game.

[Shastafarian]

:lol at Laker fans coming in here. Didn't your team lose to Dallas IN Los Angeles?

lol 80-94
lol 105-79

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I was going to say very disappointing loss, but not really. We were horriblle for most of the game.

I just wish these fucking homer commentators would fuck off.

[sammy]

Dirk is a bad, bad man!

Please this clumsy bitch gets bailed out everytime! Bitch should put a bag over this head! Ugly ass mother fucker!

[slick'81]

dallas ball

[Riverwalkman]

fuck fuck fuck

[timvp]

Barea flop #2345235

[Velo]

Tim had hit the flor Twice in a row. That concerns me a little....

[dbestpro]

lol, mavs owning spurs without how many of their starters?

You must be talking about Parker and Ginobili.

[RedsLakers24]

Spurs Fans Sounding like Laker Fans Blaming the Refs

[rayray2k8]

fucking bullshit man.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:lol at Laker fans coming in here. Didn't your team lose to Dallas IN Los Angeles?

lol 105-79

???? nuggets

[Spurs Brazil]

another flop

[ffadicted]

Manu injured and a loss to a division rival logging in OT minutes in the front end of a back to back

Fuck sakes what a terrible night

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This game was lost on the Hill reverse-Duncan missed tip in.

After that all the mavs had to do was hit a clutch jumper and get to the line.

Set and match.

[41times]

Dirk is jordan-esk
unbelievable

[holcs50]

Refs were bad but spurs blew it. Chip in by TD most likely means a win, instead go back for a 3 point play....game over. Spurs lost not refs.

[Rummpd]

crap call

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Which is worse - Dallas home-cooking or Faker home-cooking? i think Dallas get more dubious calls at home than any other team by a long way.

[lurker]

JJ's annoying-ness really does come in handy sometimes.

[dallaskd]

Dallas has 5 turnovers. San Antonio has 17.

Thats the reason the spurs lost.

[murpjf88]

goerge hill is NOT a leader.

[Libri]

That's it.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

That's what happens when Tim doesn't dunk the ball! If he woulda dunked it, none of this shit that just happened would have happened.

:pctoss



That's Tim's kryptonite. Finishing strong in the clutch. Sure he can jam the ball in the middle of a game. But he keeps relying on Finesse/Touch in the clutch. It's annoying.

[dbestpro]

Barea has been getting away with that flop pretty regular now.

[slick'81]

time for utah tomorrow night (4-5)

[smrattler]

Did we really need to see Bonner dribbling up court like that?

I won't be able to sleep now...

[ElNono]

Well... Another game where we confirmed Mason is no longer an NBA player...

[sammy]

Thanks refs for giving the game to the Dallas Donkies!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

duncan gave as the overtime but also gave away the game :(

[VBM]

The fuck bonner...foul that dude...lol

[SA210]

That's what happens when Tim doesn't dunk the ball! If he woulda dunked it, none of this shit that just happened would have happened.

:pctoss

[dolacheck]

Congrats to the Refs on thier win tonight, they deserved it!

[Shastafarian]

???? nuggets

I added the rockets score too. The nuggets one was just funnier.

[TampaDude]

TD miss layup was ball game

Yup...always is in a close game...Timmy misses the gimme, Spurs lose...seen it time and time again...but did you really think the Spurs would win without TP and Gino??? :lol

November...no worries... :hat

[rayray2k8]

How the fuck does tim misses those easy 2 footers??

[spursfan09]

It's Bullshit for the Spurs to be playing 5 on 8.

[timvp]

Spurs gave up pretty damn easily at the end.

Ah well.

[SA210]

That's Tim's kryptonite. Finishing strong in the clutch. Sure he can jam the ball in the middle of a game. But he keeps relying on Finesse/Touch in the clutch. It's annoying.

Thank you. Exactly.

[dbestpro]

The saddest part is the players quit at the end. There might have been a play on the inbounds if they had gotten back.

[Spurs Brazil]

And we'll have a tough one tomorrow against the Jazz

[td4mvp21]

Annoying loss because we made so many stupid fucking errors this game.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Dirk is jordan-esk
unbelievable

Bullshit.

2006.

Dirk is a great player, but he's no Michael, not even close. Michael WON things. :lol

[da_suns_fan]

Manu injured and a loss to a division rival logging in OT minutes in the front end of a back to back

Fuck sakes what a terrible night

:whine

You cant depend on an injury-prone player and then blame every loss on their absence.

[sammy]

Spurs Fans Sounding like Laker Fans Blaming the Refs

You are ones to talk ater your fucking team just lost recently by 20+ points so shut the fuck up!

[dallaskd]

Dallas didnt even have Howard or Marion. This is going to be a tough year for San Antonio if they dont get their shit together.

[Death In June]

I don't know why I'm watching games this early. This team is going to suck for another month or two.

[rayray2k8]

Why do I get the feeling that Utah is gonna kick our ass tomorrow?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Painful loss. I almost got tickets to this game. Glad I did not. choderegulator just texted me and said he threw up all over himself after that nocall on Duncan.

I can only imagine the shit I'd be talking to mavfan next to me after that shit.

Watching it from TV I can say we brought it on ourselves. That missed tipin was the breaking point.

See the mavs next time.

[SA210]

duncan gave as the overtime but also gave away the game :(

[holcs50]

That's Tim's kryptonite. Finishing strong in the clutch. Sure he can jam the ball in the middle of a game. But he keeps relying on Finesse/Touch in the clutch. It's annoying.

not so much anymore, his elevation (well what he had) is a lot less now days, he just can't get up like he used to.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

duncan gave us the overtime but also gave away the game..0-4 on the road?? unheard of of the spurs

[Shastafarian]

Bullshit.

2006.

Dirk is a great player, but he's no Michael, not even close. Michael WON things. :lol

Dirk has a Western Conference Title under his belt. He's also a master at beating up exercise bikes.

[spursfan09]

Bullshit.

2006.

Dirk is a great player, but he's no Michael, not even close. Michael WON things. :lol

Yeah thats an insult to Jordan.

[VBM]

Erin Andrews needs to work NBA games...

[dbestpro]

Congrats to the Refs on thier win tonight, they deserved it!

Don't whine. The Mavs deserved the win. We should have played better.

[timvp]

Good game, Mav fans.

Both teams played hard.

[dirk4mvp]

Remember when spurfans thought Dice was the new Dirk stopper?

[slick'81]

dirk deserves a bj from heather cox after that game lol

[lurker]

Please this clumsy bitch gets bailed out everytime! Bitch should put a bag over this head! Ugly ass mother fucker!
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq142/bigzeesh92/u-mad1.jpg

[quentin_compson]

Too bad, but God, one of the ugliest games I've seen in a long time.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Making it even worse.....Dirk a season high 41 points....

Isn't it funny how every time Duncan scores big the spurs undoubtedly lose? I miss seeing Duncan score alot of points and us winning gutsy wins.

Terrible, just terrible.

[NZ Spurs]

What a great basketball game. Get over it.

[Creation88]

Does anyone get more phantom foul calls than this glassman motherfucker?

[Chieflion]

Dallas didnt even have Howard or Marion. This is going to be a tough year for San Antonio if they dont get their shit together.
Parker was not playing. Manu left in the 1st quarter. I know you guys lost Dampier but Gooden was huge for your team.

[da_suns_fan]

LOL @ Dirk talking about missing guys.

[Rorschach]

I love SA, but ....... words cant describe how fucking frustrated I am. Shit effort on D and 17+ turnover = FAIL

[u4lakers14]

we was wobbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mugen]

spurs had every opportunity to win.

but you gotta give credit to dirk, nobody steps up in the 12th game of the season like dirk nowitzki!

[Ice009]

Well Jefferson kind of stinks for the money we are paying him.

I am also learning he sucks in crunch time.

George Hill is better in crunch time for 1/15th the pay.

Tim is playing better. he is in good shape. Anyone that is saying he sucks is a RETARD. STRAIGHT UP RETARD.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason playing PG cost us a W

[Shastafarian]

Dallas didnt even have Howard or Marion. This is going to be a tough year for San Antonio if they dont get their shit together.

The Spurs were without two of their best players. Bullshit that the teams weren't evenly matched.

[Ice009]

Well Jefferson kind of stinks for the money we are paying him.

I am also learning he sucks in crunch time.

George Hill is better in crunch time for 1/15th the pay.

Tim is playing better. he is in good shape. Anyone that is saying he sucks is a RETARD. STRAIGHT UP RETARD.

[VBM]

l

November...no worries... :hat

I'm tired of hearing this...this ain't the mid-decade...we can't flip that switch...the West is too strong to think we'll just lap people in the spring...

[superfedja]

Carlisle is one of the good coaches in the NBA, but this is ridiculous. How many times are they gonna do a pick n' roll with Dirk and Terry before we decide to adjust ?

Playing 1 vs 1 on Dirk Nowitzki when your defenders are Matt Bonner, an old Antonio McDyess and DeJuan Blair ???

Finally... down by 6... 30 seconds left ... he chooses not to foul ? lol, of course they were gonna run down the shot clock, what were the spurs gonna do ? score 7 points in 6 seconds ???

I'm not saying Pop is a bad coach ... he's obviously a great coach, but he took some obviously stupid decisions tonight.

[Crookshanks]

Turnovers really killed us - and that's most likely the result of not having Tony on the floor. Man - this season started so good and I was so pumped - now I am depressed and can hardly watch a whole game unless it's a blow out. The Spurs just can't close out games the way they used to.

On another note - the Suns were the 1st team to 10 wins - and the Spurs have only PLAYED 9 games. I hate the NBA and the Refs and Dirk and Mark Cuban and the announcers - have I missed anybody?

[Johnny RIngo]

Dallas didnt even have Howard or Marion. This is going to be a tough year for San Antonio if they dont get their shit together.

Get out of here with that weak shit. Spurs didn't have Parker/Ginobili and almost won the game in Dallas.

[timvp]

BrOH-KHxXg0

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

No one outside of Dice proved themselves to be potential crunch time performer today.

Hill scored some, but he made rookie decisions on both offense and defense, and didn't know where his best player was.

At the moment RJ's effectiveness is a big question mark. He's aggressive, but hasn't gotten results outside of the Manu led team those two games.
So far his usefulness just feels weird.

[smrattler]

The real loss here is Manu and TP.

Back to backs coming... no Manu and TP... TD was injured already earlier this season.

Injuries are playing a role already, and it's only Mid-November.

[ace3g]

although the Spurs lost, one positive I found from the game is that Dice can sometimes stay with Dirk's multiple pivot moves and get a block from time to time

[dbestpro]

I don't know why I'm watching games this early. This team is going to suck for another month or two.

That's why you can't take this too seriously. It is time to quite screwing around with the lineup and run some early plays for Dice.

[ulosturedge]

Dallas didnt even have Howard or Marion. This is going to be a tough year for San Antonio if they dont get their shit together.

We fucking beat your team without Tim or Tony already and our team didn't even have Tony or Manu this game. If our team is in trouble then your team is definitely in trouble.

[Velo]

This is promising for a lot of the 2nd/3rd yr. guys. They held their own against a fairly tough albeit weakened Dallas team in Dalllas.

[WildcardManu]

Could be worst... 0-12 like the nets... :lol

[bdictjames]

Personally I liked the effort. We did good, considering Tony and Many were out.

[G-Nob]

Spurs gave up pretty damn easily at the end.

Ah well.

No pop did. No time out to stop the mo w/ 1:20 left in OT.
TD misses tip in, there's your ball game.

[TDMVPDPOY]

what happen to the D in teh 2nd half? in the first half we limited dirk to 9pts, and then he scores 30+ in the 2nd half, what fkn went wrong besides Turnovers, and 2nd chance points the mavs received....

fkn bs

[Libri]

Could be worst... 0-12 like the nets... :lol

There's always somebody worse. lol

[The Red Hood]

How many times was Dirk at the line?

[ffadicted]

:whine

You cant depend on an injury-prone player and then blame every loss on their absence.

I wasn't blaiming the loss on manu's absence, I was saying that all we got out of this game was another injury to ginobili, a loss to a division rival, and OT minutes in the first game of a back to back

[DesignatedT]

i felt that we played hard in the second half and POP misused his timeouts both at the end of regulation and in the overtime. you could tell are guys were dead tired with a minute left in out and he still didnt call timeout. went to duncan in the post.. got hammered no call. dirk 3... thats the ball game

[spursfan09]

For no Tony and Manu, I think we did okay. Just got tired there at the end. Dirk made some great shots. Oh well... Hopefully we can get this shit together...

[edgar]

Come on where are yall at? Those who love to use that as an excuse..the spurs suck balls! Yup I said it..cant beat a crippled Dallas team..sad

[SA210]

Duncan should have dunked it, this shit wouldn't have happened if he quit acting soft.

[bbarry]

Ponies took 22 more FGA and Spurs only lost by 3 pts.... pathetic.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Could be worst... 0-12 like the nets... :lol
That's brutal.
When are the Spurs going to be playing the Nets??

0-12 start :lmao
I 'd hate to be the first team to give them a win.

[Quiet Strength]

The spurs are crippled...

[Chieflion]

I think we should get someone who would be able to bring the ball up.

[TampaDude]

I'm tired of hearing this...this ain't the mid-decade...we can't flip that switch...the West is too strong to think we'll just lap people in the spring...

Hey...whaddaya want with TP and Manu out??? Gonna be more Ls than Ws for awhile...get used to it.

[Death In June]

I was hoping for a time out considering how out of control people were playing during stretches of the OT. I'm not sure what pop was thinking, but whatever.

[dirk4mvp]

Funny how spurfans are conveniently forgetting 3 of the Mavs best players were out.

[murpjf88]

How the fuck does tim misses those easy 2 footers??

Get use to it, thats his game now.

[dirk4mvp]

Duncan missed that layup cuz he thought Diop was on him back in 06.

[dbestpro]

I'm not saying Pop is a bad coach ... he's obviously a great coach, but he took some obviously stupid decisions tonight.

The correct phrase is "was a great coach". Maybe his time has come and gone. He always blames the players of late and never takes any responsibilty as the coach.

[Mugen]

Funny how spurfans are conveniently forgetting 3 of the Mavs best players were out.

lol.

[u4lakers14]

How many times was Dirk at the line?

spurs 24 freethrows
mavs 21 i believe

stop whining dude

teams lose games sometimes

[timvp]

:lol @ Spurs fans blasting Duncan. Duncan almost carried this team to a win by himself. He missed a chip shot. It happens.

[murpjf88]

Hey...whaddaya want with TP and Manu out??? Gonna be more Ls than Ws for awhile...get used to it.
The spurs should of planned for this. After all, isn't that why they went after fuckin' RJ?

[siraulo23]

We competed, dallas hit some big shots
good game

Effort was there

Mason sucked

[The Red Hood]

stop whining dude
I wasn't.

[duncan228]

:lol @ Spurs fans blasting Duncan. Duncan almost carried this team to a win by himself. He missed a chip shot. It happens.

Duncan fan still here.

[redzero]

The Big German is a licensed Spurs killer.

[bdictjames]

If the Spurs play like this, we're still getting to the playoffs. Was I the only one pleased with the effort? It wasn't a blowout of any sort.. like Chicago.. Portland.. Utah

[VBM]

The Big German is a licensed Spurs killer.

It's true...he'll choke 99% of the time...but dude continues to wreck shop against SA...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Get use to it, thats his game now.

I'm used to it. I remember in game 5 in 2005, Tim missing the potential put back game winner and really being shaken after it.
That's why I don't get mad when Timmy's the only one there to carry the team, like in today's game .

Tony and Manu helped mask that aspect to Tim's "failed" put backs, and his occasional two foot misses. :lol

His ratio of makes to misses is usually in our favor in spite of the weak sauce. People forget he made clutch FT's today to at least give us a chance. Just like in that Game 5.

[NFGIII]

Standing around and waiting for TD to win the game? Hill waiting for the players to come up court and set the play when he has the ability to attack tie irm and doesn't? I understand this is a work in progress but we need some practice time or something. This is ugly and very frustating to watch. This team sometimes has no idea where anyone is on the floor is at times. RJ needs to pay attention and get eye contact before passing the rock. This one was there for the taking and we didn't execute. As time goes on hopefully this will start to dimish but I need to see that happening before I'm hopeful.

I'm not a happy camper right now.

But it is early and there is time ot adjust. No Manu and Tony and we lose in OT. I believe things will get better.

It's a long season.



Believe!

[Budkin]

Not taking this loss too hard. We fought well in their building and it's still so early in the season.

[Chomag]

I was hoping for a time out considering how out of control people were playing during stretches of the OT. I'm not sure what pop was thinking, but whatever.

Guess he wanted to just get the game over so he can hit the wine.

[Ice009]

Funny how spurfans are conveniently forgetting 3 of the Mavs best players were out.

The two Spurs that are out a better than those 3 Mavs.

[TDfan2007]

:lol @ Spurs fans blasting Duncan. Duncan almost carried this team to a win by himself. He missed a chip shot. It happens.

Yeah, but it wasn't just the chip shot. He tossed up two absolutely horrible shots with DIRK guarding him after that miss. If Tim can't score on Dirk I don't know who he can score on consistently.

His numbers were great, rebounding was great, defense was fantastic in the 2nd half, and he made great passes. However, his post offense was horrendous tonight. No excuse for letting Drew Gooden and Dirk lock him down.

[Ice009]

Duncan missed that layup cuz he thought Diop was on him back in 06.

Don't come into the thread after the game.

LAME fucking faggot fan. You should have been in here during the game.

[alchemist]

This is going to sting for a while, but that's how it is sometimes. :toast

[Ice009]

yeah, but it wasn't just the chip shot. He tossed up two absolutely horrible shots with dirk guarding him after that miss. If tim can't score on dirk i don't know who he can score on consistently.

His numbers were great, rebounding was great, defense was fantastic in the 2nd half, and he made great passes. However, his post offense was horrendous tonight. No excuse for letting drew gooden and dirk lock him down.

man listen up yet again. Like i have been saying tim is not in form yet.

Stop fucking bagging on td. He is in good shape and his game is coming back to him. You can't expect him to have it all going yet.

[EricB]

Tough loss but a good loss. Defense was damn good at the end of the 4th on nowitzki. A typical early in the season spurs loss.

[u4lakers14]

how many more freethrows did the spurs have over the mavs?

[Ice009]

:lol @ Spurs fans blasting Duncan. Duncan almost carried this team to a win by himself. He missed a chip shot. It happens.

Anyone calling out TD tonight is a retard. Plain and simple, more simple than plain ;).

[trajik dark]

he just sit there and let bonner get torch and abuse

[dirk4mvp]

Don't come into the thread after the game.

LAME fucking faggot fan. You should have been in here during the game.

I was.

Enjoy your post game tacos.

[alchemist]

If the Spurs play like this, we're still getting to the playoffs. Was I the only one pleased with the effort? It wasn't a blowout of any sort.. like Chicago.. Portland.. Utah
This is totally different considering the opponent, this wasn't only a L on the board but an L mentally for the players.

[SpurmzKilla]

he just sit there and let bonner get torch and abuse

LMAO spurmz fanz.

[silverblackfan]

Better D on the road, so that was a good thing to see. Offensively, the team still seem disjointed. Looked like Gooden had a message to deliver and played well offensively and grabbed some athletic boards. Shame they didn't pull it out, but it still seems like progress on the Defense.
And hey, I got to see some Hairston out there!

[Johnny RIngo]

Despite some of Duncan's weak finishes he played well. Almost carried us to a win. Only thing that bugs me is that he gets no respect from the refs.

Jefferson was disappointing. I expected to see more urgency from him. He's definitely not worth his salary.

Mason is absolutely horrible. I don't know what happened to him over the off-season. Maybe the news that he was almost traded during the summer shook him up and he's resigned himself to put no more effort into the team. I'm still hoping we can package him in a trade.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

:lol @ Spurs fans blasting Duncan. Duncan almost carried this team to a win by himself. He missed a chip shot. It happens.

nevertheless that was the indisupted tipping point of tonight's game.

[JustinJDW]

dallas didnt even have howard or marion. This is going to be a tough year for san antonio if they dont get their shit together.+1.


what a great basketball game. Get over it.+1.


:lol @ spurs fans blasting duncan. Duncan almost carried this team to a win by himself. He missed a chip shot. It happens.+1.


we competed, dallas hit some big shots
good game

effort was there+1.


if the spurs play like this, we're still getting to the playoffs. Was i the only one pleased with the effort? It wasn't a blowout of any sort.. Like chicago.. Portland.. Utah+1.


not taking this loss too hard. We fought well in their building and it's still so early in the season.+1.


tough loss but a good loss. Defense was damn good at the end of the 4th on nowitzki. A typical early in the season spurs loss.+1.

We played a great game guys. It could have went either way. Don't take this loss too hard. It's still early in the Season. I am more worried about Tony and Manu getting healthy. Will they both be out for tomorrow's game against Utah?

[crc21209]

Ehh good game either way. But one thing's for sure...Mav fans can stop bitching about D-Wade getting all the calls in the 06' Finals now because Dirk in OT was treated as if he was the best player in the planet getting "and-1's" on phantom calls. :td

[Avitus1]

Dammit

[Crookshanks]

Three words sum up my feelings on this game: I...MISS...BRUCE

He could guard Dirk

[Texas Chili Dog]

Dirk is so freakin good 1-on-1, so I'm surprised the Spurs left him in that situation so often. Good game y'all. Spurs-Mavs games are always fun. See ya in January and good luck til then. :toast

[VivaPopovich]

in OT the MAVS just outplayed us, simple as that

although I tell you, I am shocked Pop left Bonner on Dirk for as long as he did. and you watch Pop's empty expression like he doesn't care. they kept dumping it to Dirk and you were helpless to just sit there and watch the thing unfold

Dirk played terrific. But we'll see you again soon

[Velo]

Honestly, Momentum changed when RMJ went to the Rim lookin for a Dunk or Foul. Spurs got aggressive after that. They picked it up on Defense. As much as Roger has struggled he had the right idea to pick up the Offense: Get to the Rim.

[duncan228]

Updated.

Nowitzki’s 41 points lead Mavs over Spurs in OT (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009111806&prov=ap)

The Dallas Mavericks needed a big game from Dirk Nowitzki to compensate for the loss of three injured starters, and that’s exactly what he gave them.

Nowitzki scored 11 of his season-high 41 points in overtime and the Mavericks held on to beat the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-94 on Wednesday night.

Drew Gooden added 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter, and Dallas extended its winning streak to four games.

Gooden, who finished last season with the Spurs before signing with the Mavericks on July 20, started at center with Erick Dampier out because of an unknown illness. Dallas was also without starters Josh Howard and Shawn Marion because of left ankle injuries.

“With Josh out and Marion out, I’ve just got to keep going offensively and make things happen,” Nowitzki said after his 14th career game of 40 or more points.

Nowitzki’s three-point play with 2:28 left in overtime put Dallas in front for good, 92-91. After Jason Terry hit a 15-footer, Nowitzki made a 3-pointer on Dallas’ next possession to stretch the lead to 97-91, closing out the Spurs.

“He’s playing great basketball and (I) think he’s one of the top guys right now in the league,” Gooden said. “He’s really playing at a high level. We need that because of all the injuries we have right now and he’s doing everything he can to carry this team.”

Nowitzki went 15 for 29 from the field, converted 10 of 12 free throws and pulled down 12 rebounds to continue a big week for the German superstar.

Nowitzki’s buzzer-beating overtime jumper gave Dallas a 115-113 victory at Milwaukee on Monday night after he scored 25 in a 95-90 road win over Detroit on Sunday.

“I hoped he was having an off night,” said Matt Bonner, one of several Spurs who tried to guard Nowitzki. “I can play perfect defense and jump as high as I can and he can still score.”

Tim Duncan had 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs, winless in four road games this season.

Duncan missed all three shots and went scoreless in overtime, and afterward he blamed himself for the loss.

“I know I played badly in the overtime,” Duncan said. “The OT wasn’t good for us and Dirk really took over and won it for his team.”

The Spurs were without starting guard Tony Parker, who aggravated his sprained left ankle in Saturday night’s loss to Oklahoma City. San Antonio also lost guard Manu Ginobili in the first quarter due to a strained left groin.

“We definitely needed this win because they were without Ginobili and without Parker,” Nowitzki said.

The Spurs certainly missed two of their stars, but the Mavericks were equally short-handed.

“With Tony out and then how Manu went out, it hurt not having them in there,” Duncan said. “But I thought we did a good job keeping it together.”

With the game tied at 80, Gooden was credited with a basket on a goaltending call against Antonio McDyess with 1:58 left in regulation to put Dallas ahead.

Duncan drove to the basket on the next possession and Gooden picked up his sixth foul. Duncan knocked down both free throws to knot the score at 82 with 31 seconds remaining.

Nowitzki’s tip-in 17 seconds later gave Dallas an 84-82 lead, but Duncan’s jump-hook with 2.3 seconds remaining drew San Antonio even.

The Mavs had a shot to win in regulation, but Duncan blocked Terry’s 19-footer at the buzzer.

NOTES: Ginobili started and scored two points in eight minutes of the first quarter, then went to the locker room before the start of the second quarter and was done for the night. Coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili would sit out Thursday night’s home game against Utah. … Marion was hurt in a game at Milwaukee on Monday night. … Howard missed his eighth game as he recovers from offseason surgery. … Dampier has been undergoing tests to determine the nature of the illness, and results won’t be known until next week. …Thomas made his debut for Dallas after sitting out the first 11 games while he completed his recovery from offseason surgery on his right knee. Thomas, who finished with two points in 14 minutes, was signed as a free agent on July 28.

[mytespurs]

Spurs lost....so has the hand wringing and jumping off the bandwagon started yet?

I'm not surprised they lost. To me, this team is still trying to find its way and I'll admit it's frustrating to watch. I guess it was too much to hope that this team would start the season like the Spurs of earlier years.

But the season has barely begun so maybe these old dudes will get it together by spring. :king

[Texas Chili Dog]

Spurs lost....so has the hand wringing and jumping off the bandwagon started yet?

I'm not surprised they lost. To me, this team is still trying to find its way and I'll admit it's frustrating to watch. I guess it was too much to hope that this team would start the season like the Spurs of earlier years.

But the season has barely begun so maybe these old dudes will get it together by spring. :king

Can't put too much into semi-slow starts. Spurs were 4-5 at this point last season too. But of course they got to 50+ wins like usual like it was no big deal. Mavs started out 2-7 and also ended with 50 wins. Such a long season. :toast

[mavsfan1000]

The spurs played tough defense but with Parker and Ginobili out, they were just too weak on offense. Spurs should've double teamed Dirk as well and make Kidd beat you.

[VivaPopovich]

Spurs lost....so has the hand wringing and jumping off the bandwagon started yet?

I'm not surprised they lost. To me, this team is still trying to find its way and I'll admit it's frustrating to watch. I guess it was too much to hope that this team would start the season like the Spurs of earlier years.

But the season has barely begun so maybe these old dudes will get it together by spring. :king

We're not a bunch of Laker fans here, I believe most of us are in it here for the long haul. Let's look at the positives, McDyess is getting his groove, Duncan played great, Malik finally got some much-needed PT and looked good, and George Hill is the future of this franchise.

It's going to take longer than all of us can bear before this team will mesh together. I'd rather we slowly put the pieces together for several more championship drives vs. stitching things up just good enough to make playoffs.

We'll get there.

:flag:

[antimvp]

all i can say is TIM......................DUNK THE FUCKING BALL.

[Amarelooms]

We fucking beat your team without Tim or Tony already and our team didn't even have Tony or Manu this game. If our team is in trouble then your team is definitely in trouble.

lol...the Mavs own your team now...get over it. Come playoff time pray you don't face the Mavs in a series. Spurs are the only team the Mavs know for certain they can beat :elephant

[Flux451]

lol...the Mavs own your team now...get over it. Come playoff time pray you don't face the Mavs in a series. Spurs are the only team the Mavs know for certain they can beat :elephant

said the 12 year old