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

[alchemist]

Dallas clogging the paint is the reason for some of these TO's, the 3pt shooters need to bring it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs need to stop acquiring players that are known soft-ass playoff players

no more fuckin red heads
no more RJ's

[kjhip1]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHILL OUT....quit crying..its barely the second quarter...already calling their performance horrible..just shut up and watch

[Blackjack]

Did I mention how much I hate that the Mavs got Butler.

The guy's been one of my favorite non-Spurs in the league for a while now and it's killing me he's with the Mavs; timvp's assertion that if he plays like a star it's probably doom I'm in agreement with.

I was just hoping he had a bigger falloff after the injuries; the guy just makes contested shots and is tough as hell . . .

[Spurologist]

Someone should've given RJ a ticket.

[TDfan2007]

luckily Marion is awful, but wow we look bad on offense.

[Spurs Brazil]

We need to finish strong. We already finish the 1st quarter bad

[hitmanyr2k]

[Sheed] ball don't lie [/Sheed}

[Whisky Dog]

Frustrating. Only the Big Three came to play?

Fantastic.

Yep, and even Duncan looks very inconsistent. Bonner is a playoff choker big time, Jefferson is Charmin, and Hill/Blai/Dice are going to have to step up big. Have to.

[timvp]

Gotta stay within 4 by halftime.

[NewJerSpur]

Finish strong to end the half.

[Tp9gospursgo]

3 on Marion

[Spursmania]

Dallas clogging the paint is the reason for some of these TO's, the 3pt shooters need to bring it.


Bonner doesn't bring it in the playoffs unless it's a blow-out. Remember last year?

[dbestpro]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHILL OUT....quit crying..its barely the second quarter...already calling their performance horrible..just shut up and watch

You are free to leave the forum and do the same.

[DPG21920]

Spurs need to close out this quarter on a high note.

[NewJerSpur]

Damn RJ.

[CFH]

Ugly shot RJ

[ajGambino]

get jefferson OUT OF THERE!!

[TDfan2007]

Manu making some terrible passes.

[BillMc]

Why is Jefferson becoming a jump shooter? GO TO THE RIM!!!

[Sir Loin]

Rj sucking it up

[DPG21920]

Stupid, stupid pass RJ.

[VBM]

RJ can't do anything right

[EmptyMan]

god damn stop throwing hte balll in the fucking clogged lane

[CFH]

Another turnover, when will they stop???

[Libri]

Jefferson is playing like crap.

[NewJerSpur]

Again, damn RJ.

[lefty]

Parker you dumb SOB

Manu was open :pctoss :flipoff

[DPG21920]

More FT's.

[jag]

These foul calls are outrageous

[Spursmania]

They are clogging the paint and the damn spurs can't see that? lmao...

[LnGrrrR]

Yikes, that was ugly.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dirk gets every call...and RMJ coming in.

[Spurs Brazil]

FUCK Jefferson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[siraulo23]

fuck

[LakerHater]

LoL!!!!!!!!!


You jus cant touch Dirk!!

[AnthonyM]

the FT's are terribly lopsided...but that's not the issue

TOs are out of control for the Spurs...

[Death In June]

Cant touch dirk.

[longhorn]

These refs are so full of shit I cant watch this anymore.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The Duncan spurs are the only team in the entire history of the Mavericks franchise will have swagger against

It's only us. They are total choking losers against every other team in existence but against us they are like The U of the 80's.

[BillMc]

Mason for Jefferson. Hardly the calvary...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:(

[TampaDude]

RJ playing for the Mavs now.

[da_suns_fan]

Offense looks crappy with Parker running the show....they need to put Ginobili back in.

[sammy]

I can't believe they called that bullshit foul on Timmy when the Dork lost the ball out of bounds! WTF! This is ridiculous! RJ when they give you the ball shoot it instead running down the lane and turning it over jackass!

[Spurologist]

That should've been an RJ slam.....Even FIN slammed that shit on the mavs

[Libri]

RMJ coming in.

oh my

[timvp]

This is so typical Spurs vs. Mavs since 2006.

[hitmanyr2k]

Goddamn....Dirk stumbles more than Paul Pierce.

[Borosai]

TOs and fouls.

[lefty]

Parker you retarded ballhog, why didnt you pass the ball to Manu

[Brazil]

Manu for christ sake take of the ball

[jag]

Tony Massenburg would KILL every player on this Dallas team then ask questions later.


:lol

Where's Mario Ellie, Malik Rose...

[NewJerSpur]

Manuuu!!!!

[DPG21920]

Gino is a beast.

[ffadicted]

Ginobili saving the sloppy ass play lol

[carina_gino20]

The good news is, we're 100% from the FT line. :pctoss

[CFH]

Manu with the fadeaway

[Tp9gospursgo]

Manu making chicken salad lol

[BanditHiro]

why do all our bigs except tim duncan get so suprised by a pass by a driving spur under the hoop?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

can't touch dirk guys!c'mon

[spurspokesman]

Fuck this game. Outshooting the Mavs by 12% and still losing!?!?

It's gonna be great being down 20 once the FG%'s even out.

RJ needs to do something out there, our FT attempts this game have been pathetic
Yeah but they got 12 more shots lol to s

[NewJerSpur]

Nice pass Caron.

[siraulo23]

oh shit mason

[pking]

Some of you guys freak out/give up waaaay too early. It's not even halftime yet. Sheesh.

[DPG21920]

Finally, a turn over for the Mavs. Spurs have played decent defense, but then they foul or give up an offensive board.

[TampaDude]

Timmy and 1!!!

[CFH]

TD and 1.

[Tp9gospursgo]

And 1 timmy!

[Spurologist]

TD and1!!!!!!!

[Fpoonsie]

Mason in. For FUCK'S sake.

[TDfan2007]

Timmy heating up!

[longhorn]

The big motherfucking fundamental.

[siraulo23]

whooooooooooooooo duncan and 1!!!!!

[lefty]

Timmy !

[DPG21920]

I was wondering if they would call that. Nice play by Tim.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ffadicted]

Fuck it's nice seeing the big three perform together!!!

[WildcardManu]

Those six points they're up is the two unguarded Jkidd 3's

[peskypesky]

arrgghhhhhhhhhh.....we're looking like garbage this period. Timmy has GOT to take over.

[NewJerSpur]

Takem to school TIMMY!!! Refs just letting Dampier lay on top of TD's back.

[BillMc]

Timmy!

[Libri]

:lol

Where's Mario Ellie, Malik Rose...

Spurs need an Ellie type player. :tu

[Sir Loin]

Woo and 1

[TampaDude]

I'm calling it now. Kidd 3 coming up.

[jestersmash]

Why is roger fucking mason in the game

[Capt Bringdown]

This is so typical Spurs vs. Mavs since 2006.

It's called ownage, from the head coach down to the ballboy, they own us.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That's that shot of Tim's I hate, but for once he didn't get it blocked and instead gets the extra shot. Nice! :D

[timvp]

The Duncan spurs are the only team in the entire history of the Mavericks franchise will have swagger against

It's only us. They are total choking losers against every other team in existence but against us they are like The U of the 80's.

:lol So true.






:cry

[Brazil]

Tim and one !!!!!

[lefty]

TD misses book it

[AnthonyM]

I actually don't mind Mason in right now, although I've been thoroughly against him all season...

But NO ONE outside the big three is giving any kind of contribution...let Mason shoot a couple and see if he can't provide a spark...

[itzsoweezee]

mason's in *groan*

[lefty]

I told you :lmao

[Technique]

Kidd bricks 3 mason responds 46 - 47

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

did i just see timmy shares a towel with manu....oh god

[CFH]

Wow, that was crazy. :lol

[ffadicted]

Gino saveeee!

[lefty]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Tp9gospursgo]

Magic Duncan

[EmptyMan]

LMFAO our bigs just ran a fastbreak mothafuckas!

[WildcardManu]

hahaha 2 bigs leading the break, eat that Dallas

[TDfan2007]

LOL Tim leading the break!

[NewJerSpur]

That was the play of the playoffd right there.

[Spurologist]

TD and Dice leading the break!!!

:lol

[DPG21920]

:lol what was that.

[TampaDude]

Nice hustle, guys!!!

[siraulo23]

whooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[phxspurfan]

Amazing lack of calls for the Spurs

[Spursmania]

Oh Mama, I miss Sean and Bill!

[mother]

spurs big running the fast break?!?!

[superjames1992]

What theh ell was that? LOL!!!

[Sir Loin]

Wtf was all that lol

[PBEEZY]

Timmy to dice on the fast break slowest fast break ive ever seen

[AnthonyM]

May be the best run fast break I've ever seen two big men run...lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes!!!!!!!!

Magic Duncan

[LakerHater]

2 fuckin centers running the break!!!!!!!!

[hitmanyr2k]

Great fuckin hustle by Gino and Timmy D runnin the break :lol

[benefactor]

rofl Duncan/Dice break.

[Technique]

Lmfao

[ffadicted]

Mason ruins our come back obviously

[timtonymanu]

this is what worried me. our bench is very inconsistent and gets discouraged easily like today. hopefully everyone shakes off the rust and jitters in the 2nd half especially Hill and RJ.

[Libri]

Look at Tim run the fast break! lol

[timvp]

wtffffffffffff :lol

[superjames1992]

Damn it, Dirk!

[jag]

You can't fuckin breathe on Dirk...

[EmptyMan]

nice to see Larry Bird playing again

[siraulo23]

oh fuck

[hunterxaz]

Hahaha diiiiiiiiirk!!

[Tp9gospursgo]

RMJ played good D didn't touch him

[NewJerSpur]

Phantom foul for Dirk.

[WildcardManu]

Does Dirk ever miss?

[Spursmania]

I'm sorry but Dirk gets every call in the book. It's pretty disgusting.

[PBEEZY]

Mason fuckn up

[DPG21920]

Nice Mason. That is the worst possible way to end the half.

[LakerHater]

He fucking traveled & there was no foul!!!!!!

[m33p0]

that has to qualify for the slowest fastbreak in the history of the league. :lol

[TampaDude]

Bullshit foul.

[BillMc]

Good job, Roger. Way to make an impact on the game.

[Spurologist]

he wasn't fucking touched!!!!

[da_suns_fan]

Ginobili >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Parker.

[LnGrrrR]

My god, it's like they imported Nowitzki from an NBA Jam game.

He's on FIRE!

[AnthonyM]

not much contact on that foul...but duncan just got one so...

also wtf is up mason's hair

[alchemist]

:lmao all you can do is point and laugh at Mason

[Shastafarian]

And we end the half with a horseshit call. Thanks.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason finds a way to fuck at the end

[timvp]

Dirk.

Gets.

Every.

Fvcking.

Call.

[Libri]

Oh Mama, I miss Sean and Bill!

They're showing the game on FSN.

[SPURSCHAMP]

freak how come we suck at ft's right now

[Cherry]

Kill mason, please

[lefty]

My god, it's like they imported Nowitzki from an NBA Jam game.

He's on FIRE!
:lmao

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I was going to say "strong finish to the half", but Dirk just killed that. :depressed

[BanditHiro]

what a load of shit he is a jump shooter and he gets that omg

[dirk4mvp]

Dirk owns this team.

[Kobulingam]

are you fucking kidding me?

if u wanna be with me, there is a pric eto play, im a genie in a bottle, u gotta rub me the right way

[Spurologist]

Good job, Roger. Way to make an impact on the game.

easy to blame him but that call was bullshit

[sammy]

Fucking refs bailing out the Dork! I am so sick of this shit! Mason did good D and the Dork leaned into him and they blow the whistle! Shameful! What a fucking travesty!

[Capt Bringdown]

Can't close out quarters syndrome

[Dex]

Fucking Dirk Nowitzki.

That's like the third shot he's hit that was complete bullshit. I don't care what you say, that guy wouldn't hit those same shots again if he took them five fucking times.

[phxspurfan]

Were only down by 5. Not terrible. Pop has a lot to say to his team.

[Brazil]

Mason defending Dirk ? really ? come on

[lefty]

That was a foul on Dirk

Stop whining homers

[CFH]

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiit on that call.

[Borosai]

You literally can't breathe on Dirk. It's sad.

[gospursgojas]

Sorry but that was a foul. Mason sucks at d.

A 5 point deficit on the road at the half is not that bad


SPURS!!!!

[Mr.Robinson]

Kill mason, please

He didn't touch Dirk.

[jestersmash]

LOL @ butler " manu ginobili, did a great job scoring...getting to the foul line"

I like how even butler assumes that ginobili should have free throws.

Ginobili: 0-0 FTs

[ffadicted]

Goddamn it Larry fucking Bird out there with 19 at the half

[AnthonyM]

Dirk owns this team.

lol 4 rings, faggot

[hitmanyr2k]

If the Spurs are gonna foul Dirk it's time to start hammering the guy and make him feel it. They need a couple of Dennis Rodman type fouls on him to get him out of his rhythm lol.

[scottspurs]

roger mason is horrible

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Magic Duncan makes another appearance.

[Libri]

Dirk.

Gets.

Every.

Fvcking.

Call.

DGEFC

New acronym??

[EmptyMan]

7 feet of Viking blood and Matthew Jebediah Bonner cannot combat Haywood :depressed

[phxspurfan]

easy to blame him but that call was bullshit

How was it bs? I thought it was Dirk leaning in at first too but the replay clearly shows Mason's hands werent straight up.

[dbestpro]

As bad as we have played, as bad as the game has been called and taking the Mavs best shot on the road we are only down 5 at the half.

[bigdog]

Spurs can't take care of the ball to save their lives and they're only down by 5 at the half. Come on, you can do this.

[DPG21920]

That was about as bad as you could play as a Spurs team. Lets hope the rust is gone and they can come with a smarter plan. I don't mind the strategy on Dirk right now, but he is just on fire. I don't think the Spurs should double him until the fourth.

[Tp9gospursgo]

I wish the refs would just let us play, man.

[Shastafarian]

That was a foul on Dirk

Stop whining homers

No, it wasn't.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Fuck Mason, I can't believe Pop put him in, the equivalent of Mason hitting one 3 in a playoff game is like Ginobili going off for 40.

The thing, as brutal as that half was, we're only down 5. I think we need to see a lot more Duncan/Ginobili/Parker together with McDyess in the 2nd half.

Hill is still rusty.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mavs up 5 at the half

TD and Manu playing well but they need help. TP needs to play smarter on both ends.

Hill, Dice and RJ needs to step up. I won't mention Bonner because he's a lost cause

[BanditHiro]

That was a foul on Dirk

Stop whining homers

in the preseason that is a foul but all he is doing is acting.

[Mr.Robinson]

Sorry but that was a foul. Mason sucks at d.

A 5 point deficit on the road at the half is not that bad


SPURS!!!!

He had his hand straight up.

[gospursgojas]

Pop better wake RJ and Hill the fuck up

[lefty]

you mean Mason?
Yeah yeah Mason

Emotions emotions :lol

[Amarelooms]

You literally can't breathe on Dirk. It's sad.

Dirk is the man dummy....one of the best players....fuckin Spurs should not even look at him the wrong way....respect son

:elephant

[BillMc]

Pop needs to do a Phil Jackson and complain about the refs....

[timvp]

Mason's D at the end of that half was pretty damn good. Not much you can do when you are going up against the untouchable.

[sammy]

can't touch dirk guys!c'mon

If they are going to blow the whistle on us, then hard foul this bastard! Might as well make sure the foul is hard!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

just because dirk hanged for a sec, the refs called a foul

[benefactor]

Down by only 5, but someone else is going to have to step up for the Spurs to have a chance. They are seriously overmatched in the role player department right now.

[RedRaider]

looks like dirk wants a title bad.

[itzsoweezee]

What a fucking joke . . . NBA refs

[NewJerSpur]

TP and GH have to start getting into the paint....the Mavs aren't a great perimeter defensive teams and will give you the lane if you can turn the corner on that trap.

[TampaDude]

If the Spurs are gonna foul Dirk it's time to start hammering the guy and make him feel it. They need a couple of Dennis Rodman type fouls on him to get him out of his rhythm lol.

WERD...if Mason is gonna get whistled anyway, he should go ahead and clobber Dirk.

[roycrikside]

Better job of 3 pt defense in that quarter. Big three playing well. Still gotta clean up turnovers, dumb fouls, rebounding. I like our defense in the half court for the most part. Dirk can't make all those shots the whole game, can he?

Hill, Bonner, Jefferson M.I.A. We need one of them at least to give us 10 points in this half to win.

[LnGrrrR]

Fucking refs bailing out the Dork! I am so sick of this shit! Mason did good D and the Dork leaned into him and they blow the whistle! Shameful! What a fucking travesty!

Its not really bailing him out if he makes the shot...

[TDfan2007]

Death

Taxes

Spurs getting Bukkaked by Dirk.
:depressed

[kjhip1]

considering all the TOs and the big difference in FTs, to be only down 5 is all the Spurs could ask for right now...Dirk and Caron will not keep this up...

[VBM]

Fucking Manu Ginobili.

That's like the third shot he's hit that was complete bullshit. I don't care what you say, that guy wouldn't hit those same shots again if he took them five fucking times.

That's Suns' fan take most of the time. We have to assume Dirk is going to kills us...he always has. We've got to shut down the other guys to have a chance.

[Mr.Robinson]

Fuck Mason, I can't believe Pop put him in, the equivalent of Mason hitting one 3 in a playoff game is like Ginobili going off for 40.

The thing, as brutal as that half was, we're only down 5. I think we need to see a lot more Duncan/Ginobili/Parker together with McDyess in the 2nd half.

Hill is still rusty.

It is mental against this team. All mental.

[roycrikside]

Better job of 3 pt defense in that quarter. Big three playing well. Still gotta clean up turnovers, dumb fouls, rebounding. I like our defense in the half court for the most part. Dirk can't make all those shots the whole game, can he?

Hill, Bonner, Jefferson M.I.A. We need one of them at least to give us 10 points in this half to win.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

dgefc

new acronym??

dgefc

[AnthonyM]

That was about as bad as you could play as a Spurs team. Lets hope the rust is gone and they can come with a smarter plan. I don't mind the strategy on Dirk right now, but he is just on fire. I don't think the Spurs should double him until the fourth.

Agree, throwing everything at Dirk defensively last year didnt work and they had less weapons then...

Let Dirk go off on us...other players will get cold...

[dbestpro]

Hill and RJ need to find a way to contribute.

[jestersmash]

jefferson looks like a deer in the headlights out there which surprises me. you'd think a veteran like that could take the pressure.

all jefferson has done is either defer, or shoot some last second garbage play shot (not always his fault)

[TampaDude]

Its not really bailing him out if he makes the shot...

+1 Rings or no rings, Dirk is an elite player, folks. The Mavs are a .500 team at best without him.

[jag]

You can't body up with dirk or he'll drop like he was shot...you can't elevate with him or he'll kick out his legs and get the call...

He's cornered the market on phantom foul calls.

[Warlord23]

That was the definition of a bullshit call. Dirk contorts his body and flops like a vagina while shooting that fadeaway jumper, and Mason just stands there with his hands straight up in the air. He neither moved his feet nor his upper body, and Bennett still blows the whistle.

With this kind of refereeing, any decent jumpshooter could own the best defensive teams. Unfortunately these calls only happen when the Mavs play the Spurs.

[DPG21920]

At least the Spurs are close. That is all you can ask for at this point. They have to rebound and take care of the ball. They also need to keep them off the line somehow.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs -4 TOs, and -4 RBs, shooting 57% vs 43%, but losing. Mavs +7 FGA

[DBMethos]

If the Spurs just take care of the ball, we'd be up 5. Instead we're down 5. Not that bad.

[TDfan2007]

What a fucking joke . . . NBA refs

Mason's hands weren't straight up...it was a good call that I'd want Tim getting.

If we just stop turning the damn ball over so much we'll win.

[jag]

dgefc

dirk gets every f'n call

[EmptyMan]

Bruce...oh Bruce :depressed

[scottspurs]

Spurs have to stop turning over the ball.

If the refs are going to be whistle happy we need to make these fouls count and stop the three point plays.

[lefty]

Barkley time :D

[jdev82]

13-3 mavs in the game of FTs. bennett salvatore giving a tangible apology for '06

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm fine with the 1st half..

Spurs were sloppy as fuck..as for shooting, the Spurs got whatever they wanted..too many unforced and stupid turnovers..the big 3 carried the team from a shooting standpoint, but they all had some horrible turnovers..hopefully they clean it up..

Hill and/or RJ absolutely MUST show up in the 2nd half..

Also, the Spurs are going to need one of Bonner, Mason or Bogans to make some outside shots..one of these guys has to do something..

I don't mind the double teaming of Butler to get him out of rhythm..he really looked like he had no idea how to handle a double..hopefully that got him out of rhythm..

[NewJerSpur]

The careless turnovers have to get tightened up going into the 4th. I like the pace of the game so far.

[angelbelow]

Haywood would have be a nice acquisition..

[benefactor]

That's Suns' fan take most of the time. We have to assume Dirk is going to kills us...he always has. We've got to shut down the other guys to have a chance.
Exactly. Butler has 13 and Haywood and 10 and 4 boards. If Terry had make a few of those open jumpers the lead would be double digits.

[jag]

Chris Webber:

"What's the rivalry when one team has 4 titles and the other team has none?"

[BillMc]

I have to ask again, what has happened to our role players? Or even major cogs like Hill and Jefferson??

[timvp]

Not a horrible first half, although I have the bad feeling that the Mavs have a few haymakers yet to come in the second half. They haven't played that well and are up five.

The Spurs can win this but they can't come out slowly in the second half. The next five minutes will tell the story. It'll either stay close or the Mavs could blow it open.

[gaKNOW!blee]

Chris Webber:

"What's the rivalry when one team has 4 titles and the other team has none?"

:lmao

[Ice009]

This is the thing though we've allowed Dallas to get this confidence over us. The feel like they own us. I am not talking about on the scoreboard, which they have the last few seasons, but they feel like they own us physically.

Spurs need more bruisers like Tony Massenburg who didn't take shit from anyone. A guy that just gives it out to the other team non stop when he is on the court.

Amazing how Dirk is acting like a tough guy here, but against other teams they don't do this shit.

Anyway, Dirk is HOT as shit.

[AnthonyM]

Lol, Chris Webber: "4 rings, faggot mav fans" (rough translation)

[Spurologist]

happy to be within striking distance.....gotta stop turning the ball over, get to line and hit some 3s

[ohmwrecker]

roger mason is horrible
As much as I hate to defend Mason, but he got switched out on that play and really did the best he could do and got a pretty soft foul called on him.

[NewJerSpur]

I'm fine with the 1st half..

Spurs were sloppy as fuck..as for shooting, the Spurs got whatever they wanted..too many unforced and stupid turnovers..the big 3 carried the team from a shooting standpoint, but they all had some horrible turnovers..hopefully they clean it up..

Hill and/or RJ absolutely MUST show up in the 2nd half..

Also, the Spurs are going to need one of Bonner, Mason or Bogans to make some outside shots..one of these guys has to do something..

I don't mind the double teaming of Butler to get him out of rhythm..he really looked like he had no idea how to handle a double..hopefully that got him out of rhythm..

Good assessment HH.

[sribb43]

Come on RC... More minutes for Damp :lmao

[carina_gino20]

Can't see the game. How does Hill look tonight? Healthy?

[Libri]

Chris Webber:

"What's the rivalry when one team has 4 titles and the other team has none?"

:lol

[ffadicted]

Mavs free throws and points off turnovers account for over half their score.

Limit those and we're still in business

[Josepatches_]

If the Spurs are gonna foul Dirk it's time to start hammering the guy and make him feel it. They need a couple of Dennis Rodman type fouls on him to get him out of his rhythm lol.

True.
Mason,if you are going to make a foul then better be sure he can't shoot after the foul.

[jag]

Lol, Chris Webber: "4 rings, faggot mav fans" (rough translation)

:lol basically he just went "4 rings, faggot" on them

[jdev82]

looking at the stats, were down because of TO's, the FT discrepency and mavs offensive rebounding. the mavs always seem to outrebound us on their end of the floor because their system is so different. long jumpshots lead to long rebounds, and the mavs are trained to gather long boards, especially j kidd, hes been doing that his whole career. the spurs want to fight down low for boards with less mobile bigs and then the mavs get more rebounds, and thus more shot attempts, and then even if they shoot a bad percentage, more points either by FGs or FTs. simple as that. spurs need to rebound and take care of the ball.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Basically the turnovers are killing the spurs - they are sloppy tonight. They have way too many TOs. With just half of those the Spurs could have been now 5 points or more ahead of the Mavs.

Also, Roger Mason - come on man... That was a foul, clear foul. His D is horrible.

RJ's D is horrible. D on Noringksi has been horrible - he's hitting from all angles, fadeaways like he's throwing cookies.. it's ridiculous.

Stop making those half-ass passes to nowhere. The Spurs don't have to reinvent the wheel today just play their brand of basketball.

BTW, without Manu the Spurs have no chance at all.

[EmptyMan]

Blair needs to go apeshit on Mavs bigs. Get physical. Pull some thabeets. Haywood ain't shit.

[TampaDude]

In the first half...

Spurs: 3 FTA

Mavs: 13 FTA

Any wonder we're down at the half??? :rolleyes

[DPG21920]

One-third. One-third of the Mavs points off of turnovers. Dirk has played as well as he can and I don't see that stopping. We will see. Was it just me or did that first half fly by?

[benefactor]

I can't believe they are shooting almost 57% and losing by 5. Incredible.

[WildcardManu]

17 motherfucking points for the Mavs off the 11 TOs

[smeagol]

Mason leads the +/-

[lefty]

Chris Webber:

"What's the rivalry when one team has 4 titles and the other team has none?"
Wow :lmao


But Barkley was right though; we cant afford to make too many mistakes if we want to beat them

[AnthonyM]

:lol basically he just went "4 rings, faggot" on them

Yeah, I wonder what his username on Spurstalk is?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Not a horrible first half, although I have the bad feeling that the Mavs have a few haymakers yet to come in the second half. They haven't played that well and are up five.

The Spurs can win this but they can't come out slowly in the second half. The next five minutes will tell the story. It'll either stay close or the Mavs could blow it open.

It really did look like a pot ready to boil over in terms of the mavs getting ready to bust it open

got nervous a few moments there

[BanditHiro]

why can't blair take one of dirk's arms off?