2010 Playoffs: Round 1, Game 1 - Spurs vs Mavs Game Blog

[Spurologist]

TP floater!

[magui86770]

defense guys!!! come on!!

[sammy]

Finally Bonner makes a 3! We need stops! Come on Spurs!

[ballhog]

Nice travel Marion.

[Libri]

chip away and play defense

[NewJerSpur]

Damn, that was bad defense Tim.

[ffadicted]

Layup drill for the Mavs

[angelbelow]

fuck was hoping jet would go scoreless

[DPG21920]

Dirk has played a beautiful game. Now he is hitting every open player.

[hitmanyr2k]

Is there a Spur defender in the paint? It's amazing how easy these layups are for the Mavs :lol

[angelbelow]

Bonner! Nice effort.

[CFH]

We could use some defense...

[Mixability]

and 1! cmon fucking refs!

[007nites]

where's the and 1? For timmy?

[DPG21920]

How is that not an And 1 :lol?

[8FOR!3]

We have GOT to make some stops. We're finally doing stuff right on the offensive end.

[jag]

Why the hell can't Tim get a call????

[WildcardManu]

duncan got fucking fouled and refs swallows the whistle

[Tp9gospursgo]

Should of been another and 1 for timmy

[RedRaider]

5 pt game. This is it, we either make a run or lie down and die.

[superjames1992]

Bonner with the clutch offensive rebound.

We just need some defense...

[Death In June]

Mavs obviously foul duncan but faggot ref swallows his whistle.

[GSH]

some shitty ass defense sons. Cant even get a stop

That's what all those fouls will do. How can a player step up and challenge on defense when he KNOWS he'll draw a whistle if he does?

[Spurologist]

Great fuckin hustle Bonner!

[ShoogarBear]

LMAO, that should have been an and-one, but no of course not.

[phxspurfan]

With how well this team plays against us + how much respect theyre getting from the refs its gonna take a miracle to win more than one game this series.

[usckk]

The Mavs just ran the same play 5 straight times.

[InRareForm]

dirk would have got taht whistle. :bang

[NewJerSpur]

Tim can't get a break with the Dallas bigs hanging all over his back. I'd probably be ejected by now if I were him.

[AnthonyM]

Tim nearly got undercut right there...

[Bulwark]

Dirk getting touch fouls and Timmy can't get that call on Haywood

[Spursfanfromafar]

Nice Hustle, Bonner.

[ffadicted]

McDyess 5-9 with 7 rebounds and on the bench in the fourth?

[Whisky Dog]

Finally woke up offensively. Just not getting stops now. Consistency fellas!

[ballhog]

5 pt game.

[Spurs Brazil]

We need a stop

PLEASE

[dmavs41]

wtf when did boner decide to start doing something

[sammy]

Timmy hacked and no call! WTF! That should've been an and 1! Bastards! Where's Dice?

[Donkeybong]

duncan getting mugged

[The Cougar]

wtf if that was Dirk that would be an and 1

[lefty]

I dont know why

but I have the feeling Mavs are gonna make another 8-0 run

[EmptyMan]

GSH = best avatar in this thread

[BillMc]

Put Dice back in!!

[007nites]

What does Timmy have to do?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

haywood was literally riding on timmy...

[usckk]

Hill must be hurt and done for the night.

[j.dizzle]

SA needs another big in the paint, too many easy bunny shots for dallas

[Kobulingam]

Yesssssssssssssssssssss

[Brazil]

Dirk is playing great tbh

[TampaDude]

Wow...the Mavs could chop Tim's arm off with a chainsaw and not get whistled, but don't get within 10 feet of Dirk or it's a foul. The refs simply WILL NOT ALLOW US TO WIN THIS. All I can do is laugh. :lol

[timvp]

Come on steal one in Dallas.

One Time.

[pjjrfan]

Make some stops and get some baskets and we got a chance.

[benefactor]

Dirk would have gotten the basket and 2 free throws for that foul.

[8FOR!3]

I dont know why

but I have the feeling Mavs are gonna make another 8-0 run

I think we're going to make a stop right now. It's been a long time coming.

[ajGambino]

Why don't these refs just wear Dallas jerseys, fuckin' a!

[Shastafarian]

mcdyess 5-9 with 7 rebounds and on the bench in the fourth?

Gotta spread the floor!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Where the hell is Antonio?

Nice hustle by Bonner, but this is do or die time.

Put in Duncan/Dice/Gino/Parker/Jefferson

[Libri]

McDyess 5-9 with 7 rebounds and on the bench in the fourth?

Where the f**K is Dice???

[DPG21920]

That is the contact I am talking about. Refs are used to Tim getting hit, no Dirk. So it takes a lot more for Tim to get the call. Thems just the breaks.

[Blackjack]

They can't get a stop but I'm praying that corner three, that went all but in for Terry, is something we're going to look back on as the turning point.

Let's get some stops, boys!

[The Cougar]

What does Timmy have to do?

he has to be a white German with a poor choice of women

[WildcardManu]

It's like the refs are trying to make it up for the mavs over the Wade free throw parade.

[InK]

Dirk is absolutely killing us

[BanditHiro]

do any of the mavs bigs have a foul?

[DPG21920]

Pop is caught in the middle now. Bonner just made a 3, so he does not want to take him out.

[007nites]

Timmy must be thinking in his head right now "What do I have to do?"

[8FOR!3]

Dirk is playing great tbh

He's got no resistance. Dick the prick knows if someone gets near him he's going to the freebie line. asdf

[Spurologist]

Hill must be hurt and done for the night.

i could tell he wasn't 100%.......sad that mason was running backup point

[noles1983]

wow, we are better without mason in..what a shock. The only way mason can help the team is by giving out free handjobs in the locker room to keep the guys loose

[pjjrfan]

Right now Dirk is making it easy for his team by having the Spurs focus on him. No one for us is doing that offensively.

[Capt Bringdown]

Wow...the Mavs could chop Tim's arm off with a chainsaw and not get whistled, but don't get within 10 feet of Dirk or it's a foul. The refs simply WILL NOT ALLOW US TO WIN THIS. All I can do is laugh. :lol

The calls have been miserable, but it was Pop's dreadful lineup of Bogans, Mason and Bonner that was the key to this game.

[AnthonyM]

Where'd my pal Dirk4mvp go?

[superjames1992]

Dice is in.

[Blackjack]

The Spurs need to steal one and demoralize this group a bit. They're too comfortable and need to feel some heat; this mental hold has to get broken.

[TDomination]

dice in!

[angelbelow]

oh no..

[Death In June]

Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me?

[tony-bangbang-eva]

kidd is getting senior citizen discounts, that's why they are winning. :(

[superjames1992]

Damn it, Dice!!!

[TDomination]

haha, automatic foul lol

[CFH]

Dirk to the line again, not surprised.

[Shastafarian]

Never fails.

[NewJerSpur]

Jesus Christ. The league HAS to review this game.

[DPG21920]

Another foul? That is less contact than Tim gets when he drives in?

[EmptyMan]

lmao refsdirkrefsdirkrefsdirkrefsdirkrefsdirknbarefsdir k

[Spurs Brazil]

another foul...

[Tp9gospursgo]

Of course Dirk gets that call.

[ffadicted]

5 minutes left in the 4th of a playoffs game, TP, Manu, Dick, McDyess and TD.... let's get this shit done

[8FOR!3]

"Dick Nowitzki gets breathed on...and a foul."

[Spurologist]

OMFG! R u serious????

[sammy]

Here they go again! Dice did good D and they call the foul to bail out the Dork! WTF!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

haha, automatic foul lol

so funny :)

[007nites]

If were gonna get called for the foul we might as well just lay dirks ass on the floor

[DPG21920]

I don't mind Dirk getting that call, but you have to give Tim those calls.

[jag]

This is historic

[RedRaider]

Dirk just killed us. Can't let him do that or else we wont win a fucking game.

[peskypesky]

Timmy must be thinking in his head right now "What do I have to do?"
punch Pop in the nose

[Refocus]

Just started watching.. LOL @ the FT difference. Must be one of those games.

[GSH]

When the free throw differential went to 28-6, they pretty much assured that no Spur player could challenge on defense in the 4th quarter.

[HarlemHeat37]

Seriously..just get Ian on the floor for a couple of possessions..pretend he's in there to actually get PT, and make sure he commits a flagrant foul on Dirk..they're going to call a foul if you breathe on Taylor either way, might as well get the $'s worthy..

[Tp9gospursgo]

wow, we are better without mason in..what a shock. The only way mason can help the team is by giving out free handjobs in the locker room to keep the guys loose

:lmao:lmao:lmao

[ohmwrecker]

That's how you do a bitch.

That wisdom comes from years of watching Shaq and Kobe.

[angelbelow]

wow.. that should have been money from manu

[AnthonyM]

RJ on Dirk will not work...Put Dice back on him..

[DPG21920]

Dirk, unreal. Missed lay up by Manu, then Dirk slams it shut.

[tony-bangbang-eva]

mother effer...dirk can't fucking miss a thing.

[peskypesky]

Dirk just killed us. Can't let him do that or else we wont win a fucking game.

my feeling is, if you're going to get called for fouling him, then foul his ass HARD. rattle his cage.

[j.dizzle]

LOL Dirk

[peskypesky]

mother effer...dirk can't fucking miss a thing.

magnets

[RedRaider]

jefferson can go kill himself.

[NewJerSpur]

They owe Tim Dirk's FT's in game 2.

[ffadicted]

Fucking ballgame folks....

[dirk4mvp]

That shot by Dirk was insane. No way to guard him when he's on like this.

[TampaDude]

Not our night, folks...

[magui86770]

where's steve kerr when u need him?

[cadillacduncan21]

ok now i am throwing in the towel this guy dirk is unfucking believable

[angelbelow]

damn our shots just arent falling

[lefty]

Game over

[007nites]

I think Timmy is the only guy we have left who hasnt guarded dirk

[Spurs Brazil]

we can't get a break

[Death In June]

Game over. This was ridiculous and why the NBA will always be an inferior product to the NFL.

[DPG21920]

That shot by Dirk was insane. No way to guard him when he's on like this.

Honest question: Do you think Tim gets hit as much as Dirk when trying to score?

[angelbelow]

oh comon..

[AnthonyM]

Good, hard foul by Tim

[peskypesky]

just one of those nights. ball not bouncing our way. refs not calling fouls equally.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

I think Timmy is the only guy we have left who hasnt fouled dirk

fify

[lurker]

Dirk,
http://i43.tinypic.com/mbj1w6.gif

[Tp9gospursgo]

I really wish the refs would call a fair game

[Technique]

the ball just did not go into the hole

[phxspurfan]

Seriously..just get Ian on the floor for a couple of possessions..pretend he's in there to actually get PT, and make sure he commits a flagrant foul on Dirk..they're going to call a foul if you breathe on Taylor either way, might as well get the $'s worthy..

They really should do some Jordan rules type of shit with Dirk.

[EmptyMan]

Spurs are just too small. Just like they've been for seasons now.

[Spurologist]

Dirk could shoot with his left hand and it'd be money

[AnthonyM]

Honest question: Do you think Tim gets hit as much as Dirk when trying to score?

Lol, you know he's not going to answer that

his answer will be: "Crofl butthurt"

[peskypesky]

ok now i am throwing in the towel this guy dirk is unfucking believable

you just realized that?

[angelbelow]

lol dampier has ugly ass form

[superjames1992]

Onto game 2...

Win game #2 and the Spurs are still in good shape, regardless of what happens tonight.

[Ice009]

Dirk is shooting what percentage tonight? Something like 85% from the floor and 100% from the free throw line?

[j.dizzle]

Maybe dirk wouldnt make everything if he didnt have a bunch of midgets guarding him. Those jumpshots are automatic with a 6 inch height advantage

[8FOR!3]

Game set match. I hope to God the players are as pissed about this game as I am. Dick Nowitzki, the referring, the San Antonio Spurs better come back with a fucking vengeance on Wednesday.

[ohmwrecker]

Game over

You are, without a doubt, the worst Spurs fan ever.

[sammy]

it's over! Spurs can't get a call and no matter what they do! No whistles!

[007nites]

Parker needs to keep going for those tear drops

[jag]

Props to dirk...he's taking what the refs give him. and they're taking the defenders off of him.

[phxspurfan]

Oh and the minute Mavs D > Spurs D this series was over (since Mavs O has always >> Spurs O)

[Libri]

I really wish the refs would call a fair game

nada

[angelbelow]

fuck.

[Tp9gospursgo]

It's over.

[Tito_Trinidad]

Spurs will be eliminated AGAIN in the 1st round by the same team (DALLAS), and this year Spurs have no excuses. They are healthy with Manu.

[blkroadrunners]

Another Kidd 333

[tony-bangbang-eva]

this is classic ass-kicking

[cadillacduncan21]

Ok now its over....3 by kidd u kidding me

[RedRaider]

Honestly, refs better just hand us game 2 like they handed the mavs game 1

[ffadicted]

Ok, THATS ballgame lol

[dirk4mvp]

Honest question: Do you think Tim gets hit as much as Dirk when trying to score?

Gets hit, but not as much as Dirk has been this game.

[lefty]

Loooooooolololol

[Spurs Brazil]

thanks Parker, leave Kidd open again

[DPG21920]

Spurs never learn. Can't leave Kidd open for 3. That is the only way he can hurt you.

[hitmanyr2k]

Spurs have degenerated into one on one ball. The Mavs have ball and player movement. Everyone on the Spurs is stagnant as fuck and just standing around while one guys dribbles out the clock.

[Chomag]

Manu WTH kind of shot was that...

[NewJerSpur]

Cheap win by the Mavs. Still one more game to take homecourt.

[Shastafarian]

You'd think, "Don't leave Kidd open behind the arc" would have been a large teaching point going into the series.

[Spurologist]

wow...just wow

[DPG21920]

Gets hit, but not as much as Dirk has been this game.

Interesting. Thanks.

[CFH]

:sleep

[superjames1992]

Maybe dirk wouldnt make everything if he didnt have a bunch of midgets guarding him. Those jumpshots are automatic with a 6 inch height advantage

Then the only guys that we can put on him are Tim Duncan and Ian Mahanmi.

[BillMc]

So what can we do for next game (besides pray that Hill is healthy!)

[dirk4mvp]

There's that big 3 Kidd has been accustomed to hitting.

[pjjrfan]

what happened to Hill?

[Thompson]

I'm not a Parker hater, but is he freaking stupid?! Guard Kidd at the 3! That's it! That's all you have to do on defense. @#$$%$!

[timvp]

Son of a.

[Death In June]

Pop and the refs did their best to fuck this team. It'd be nice if the players could decide the outcome of the game.

[Libri]

Spurs never learn. Can't leave Kidd open for 3. That is the only way he can hurt you.

underrated 3-pointer shooter???

[tony-bangbang-eva]

jefferson cant guard 7ft dirk...not in this universe

[TampaDude]

Game over...there was no fucking way we were going to win this game.

If this series goes to a game 7, I guarantee you we'll get Benny or Joey C...it's a lock.

[Spurs Brazil]

I thought Parker would play better D in the playoffs but he's terrible. Leave Kidd open, slow on ratations. Someone needs to tell hil the 2010 Kidd can make shots

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs are simply not a good team.

[Libri]

what happened to Hill?

He's probably hurting.

[Ice009]

TP needs to start next game.

I don't know if Hill is hurt bad or if he is soft under this playoff pressure.

What do you guys think? I want the big 3 out there.

btw anyone still think Stephen Jackson is too expensive?????????????????? lol I said he is cheap as shit in November. You can't put a price on someone like SJax who has proven he can guard Dirk at times and bother him.

[007nites]

Fransisco Elson anyone????

[Whisky Dog]

mav executed much better down the stretch when the game got to 5 and the refs didn't factor much. Can't allow this type of game to happen again

[BRHornet45]

sons it wouldn't have mattered if the Spurs shot the ball 75% tonight, they didn't stand a chance because of the biased officiating. there is absolutely NEVER a reason for one team to receive 22 more (and counting) free throws than the other team! 32 free throws compared to 10 ... my God this league needs help

[superjames1992]

underrated 3-pointer shooter???

He's #3 in the NBA in three-pointers made this season.

[Spurologist]

I still don't know how the fuck a jumpshooter gets more calls than a post player.....unless you're fuckin Dirk Nowitzki

[chaco]

game over :(

[NewJerSpur]

The question now is will Hill be well enough to make an impact moving forward.....he definitely didn't look like himself tonight. Hopefully he's just shaking off the rust and just playing overly cautious due to his ankle.

[magui86770]

Pop, you GOT to play some of the some of the young guys. the vets didn't step up. come on!!!

[dirk4mvp]

Interesting. Thanks.

Do you think the fouls called against Dirk's defender this game have been legit calls?

[txallstar]

Rasho, any one?

[lefty]

You are, without a doubt, the worst Spurs fan ever.

Does it look like we are going to win this game dumbfuck?

[ajGambino]

Fuck Cuban, these refs are fucking one sided as hell. This was not fair and this was not a win by the Mavs, the refs handed it to them. BULL SHIT!

[sammy]

Why wasn't Malik Hairston playing or Ian? Might as well get ready for game 2. I'll be a the game on Friday, but if these fucking refs try this shit in SA so help me! You may see me kicking a refs ass on Friday!

[Sense]

There's no way we could win this game... Only Tim and Manu are doing much.... but they're shooting too well... I don't expect this on the next game... or the remaining ones.

[dirk4mvp]

I still don't know how the fuck a jumpshooter gets more calls than a post player

Well you're flat out retarded then.

[sefant77]

sons it wouldn't have mattered if the Spurs shot the ball 75% tonight, they didn't stand a chance because of the biased officiating. there is absolutely NEVER a reason for one team to receive 22 more (and counting) free throws than the other team! 32 free throws compared to 10 ... my God this league needs help

Discount Hack-a-Damp idiot

[Whisky Dog]

Gotta hope this was a fluke game from Butler and that Dirk won't be this hot again

[DPG21920]

Dirk and Caron cannot play any better. Spurs role players can't play much worse. That is the good news. Bad news is that I don't see a way to stop Dirk.

[oligarchy]

GET HIM A BODY BAG!

DnvXpLOzKeQ

[Bob Lanier]

You can't put a price on someone like SJax who has proven he can guard Dirk at times and bother him.
But it wasn't just Jackson; the Warriors were soft- and hard-doubling him on every single possession.

I guess Nelson is a better defensive coach than Pop?

[CFH]

Why wasn't Malik Hairston playing or Ian? Might as well get ready for game 2. I'll be a the game on Friday, but if these fucking refs try this shit in SA so help me! You may see me kicking a refs ass on Friday!

Hairston is out with a sprained ankle.

[angelbelow]

lol man, dampier is brutal at the ft

[Ice009]

Someone needs to go Rodney Rogers.

[BillMc]

I'm guessing Hill is hurt worse than we're letting on.... With all the injuries we've had the last two years, who thought going into the playoffs one of our youngest would be the concern...

[Shastafarian]

Do you think the fouls called against Dirk's defender this game have been legit calls?

I'd say half were legit.

[NewJerSpur]

sons it wouldn't have mattered if the Spurs shot the ball 75% tonight, they didn't stand a chance because of the biased officiating. there is absolutely NEVER a reason for one team to receive 22 more (and counting) free throws than the other team! 32 free throws compared to 10 ... my God this league needs help

Word.

[BRHornet45]

Discount Hack-a-Damp idiot

dude Dirk has 12 free throws by himself. he is a fucking JUMP SHOOTER. the favoritism they show that white boy is pathetic.

[ffadicted]

Ball needs to go in the hole....

[BanditHiro]

Do you think the fouls called against Dirk's defender this game have been legit calls?

some yes but the mavs have also done the same things the spurs are getting called for.

[DPG21920]

Do you think the fouls called against Dirk's defender this game have been legit calls?

Almost every one of them. I just don't agree that the same types of fouls were called for Tim. It was not consistent. Tim certainly has had more contact than Dirk.

[angelbelow]

Spurs will be eliminated AGAIN in the 1st round by the same team (DALLAS), and this year Spurs have no excuses. They are healthy with Manu.

lol how do people become this pessimistic?

[tony-bangbang-eva]

we need a tmac run here

[TampaDude]

Pop is making a point.


Discount Hack-a-Damp idiot

That's only 6 at most.

[dirk4mvp]

3/4 of them yes.

Interesting. Thanks.

[qiuyizeng]

what a fucking shooter!

[hitmanyr2k]

Goddamn. That's the best play Popovich has. Everyone stand still while Parker dribbles around and tries to make something happen. Where's the fuckin player movement? Can anyone make a back cut or something?

[superjames1992]

Just thought you guys might find this interesting.

EVERYONE on the Spurs has a negative +/- except for two guys: Matt Bonner and Roger Mason Jr.

Food for thought.

[Sense]

We needed to look for fouls penetrating... they didn't do this much on the fourth..

[AnthonyM]

It's not that Dirk isn't getting fouled...it's that it seems Duncan receives the same amount of contact when he shoots, but it seems like since the refs know he plays down low that they expect him to get bumped more and let more go against him

[hitmanyr2k]

GET HIM A BODY BAG!

DnvXpLOzKeQ

:lol :lol

[TDomination]

we need a tmac run here

everytime we are down this much at this stage of the game, thats what i think too lol

[dmavs41]

Point. Set. Match.

[TDomination]

its basically pick your poison

[Whisky Dog]

Discount Hack-a-Damp idiot

Lol dickslap a damp was only 4 ft

[DPG21920]

Great play by Kidd there.

[MavDynasty]

CROFL triple teaming

[Spurs Brazil]

another bad rotation

[TampaDude]

JET bukkakes all over us...game over...

[dmavs41]

Jet just laid the dagger

[magui86770]

mav players have step up to make tough/timely shots. props to them.

[007nites]

kidd triple double almost

[rascal]

If Dirk and Butler keep playing at this level, it'll be a sweep. They are just too good his game.

The mavs are just a more complete team. The weaknesses of the spurs interior defense not having a true center to team up with Duncan is just not going to get it done in the long run against a solid team like the Mavs.

The Mavs are better than last year.

[ffadicted]

..... what how

[DPG21920]

Unbelievable call right there.

[TDomination]

still calling idiot calls

[sefant77]

dude Dirk has 12 free throws by himself. he is a fucking JUMP SHOOTER. the favoritism they show that white boy is pathetic.

if stupid players dont learn not to touch the ellbow or push or use both hands...their fault, read ther fucking rulebook

[benefactor]

Wave the white flag Pop. Don't get anyone hurt.

[timvp]

Apropos foul call.

[tony-bangbang-eva]

spurs can't spell stop

[longhorn]

I'm going to cry.

[Tp9gospursgo]

oh my God! these refs are absolutely terrible

[Spurologist]

Well you're flat out retarded then.

enjoy the victory. Calls were fucked up but Mavs made shots and won. :tu

Get your humble pie ready for game 2

[LnGrrrR]

Hate on the refs, but don't hate on Nowitzki. He was only bailed out on like two shots... The others were and 1s.

[Thompson]

TP needs to start next game so Kidd can have a 30 point game.


fify

[redzero]

So, is Richard Jefferson still the difference maker?

His 4 points were electrifying.

[024]

i lost all my vbookie money.

[txallstar]

spurs just aren't good defensively and the are also mavs are shooting out of their mind this game.

ian needs to play you need height, too many missed lay ups and no offense, mason boggins, jefferson, bonner, pretty much

the so called big 3 will just have to start and log tons of minutes and deal with crappy bench

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ sucks, Hill is injured.

Boards hurt us since 2006

We're in big trouble

[angelbelow]

we need a tmac run here

That would be the ultimately morale killer for the mavs

[sammy]

sons it wouldn't have mattered if the Spurs shot the ball 75% tonight, they didn't stand a chance because of the biased officiating. there is absolutely NEVER a reason for one team to receive 22 more (and counting) free throws than the other team! 32 free throws compared to 10 ... my God this league needs help

You are so right! What a travesty the NBA has become! I've already written to the fucking NBA at the end of the 3rd quarter even though it changes nothing! The officiating was horrible against OKC and Bulls which shows how rigged the NBA has become! Shameful!

[tony-bangbang-eva]

boner with the 2pt run

[ffadicted]

lol Dan Bonner?