2010 Playoffs: Round 1, Game 2 - Spurs vs Mavs Game Blog

[ohmwrecker]

at this point bonner is a better center than dice

Are you on the dope?

[Juanobili]

Fuck yes!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Dallas is done, stick the fork in them.

[Crookshanks]

Thank you Timmy! Keep it going big fella!

[Spurs Brazil]

That's what HH is talking about.

Give the ball to the best PF ever and get out of his way

[picc84]

LOL Spurs Vs Mavs series will KILL you. WOW.

:lol

[benefactor]

Twenty one.

[hitmanyr2k]

Duncan walked like a MF on that last shot :lol He changed pivot feet twice before even putting the ball on the floor but it was so subtle I guess the ref missed it.

[KuntryDude]

am i the only sitting here getting loaded tonight?

[SoCalSpursFan]

god timmy its fucking great to see you back!!!!!!!

[oh crap]

duncan came to play

[CFH]

I gotta give props to Dice too, he's given the Spurs so many second chance opportunities!!!

[Admidave50]

Timmy & Dice are hustling and hitting big shots

[birdy219]

In love with Tim Duncan. :married: :flag: keep fighting :ihit

[Ice009]

Timmy Duncan!

Hey Lakers fans I am liking the chat tonight. Pretty good when our teams are not playing against each other ;).

[Mal]

Tim is red hot. Play with him

[Killakobe81]

Just what I said best post player STILL ...

Not to bring up Kobe but when the chips are down Tim and Kobe are STILL the best!

Durant and Howard maybe better for a season and to build a franchise around but last 3 mins I want the best post player and closer ...kudos tim.

[sammy]

Timmay! Thank God for Dice!

[ffadicted]

:worthy::worthy::worthy::worthy::worthy:

Quote if you're not worthy of TD's dominance

[NewJerSpur]

Great to have someone in the post to go to in clutch moments.

[Mr. Peabody]

Dallas doesn't have another run in them. This game is over.

[resistanze]

Timmy is one evil motherfucker.

[Spurologist]

Dice has had at least 5 tap outs today. Dude has been a beast. His 9 rebounds have been HUGE

[itzsoweezee]

Lol @ the morons bagging on Dice. Are you idiots even watching this game?

assholes.

[oh crap]

lol @ cuban

[TIMMYD!]

I gotta give props to Dice too, he's given the Spurs so many second chance opportunities!!!

That's all we ask from Dice, go out there hustle, rebound, get tips, and occasionally mix-in a J.

[Frenzy]

lol cuban looks mad. There still time dude...

[Spurs Brazil]

lol Cuban

[Killakobe81]

LOL cuban I bet he REALLY hates the Spurs right about now!!! LMAO!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Fuck you Aikman, Fuck you Cuban, Fuck You Carlisle, Fuck you Mavs!

[picc84]

Another shot of Cuban! Classic! Thats why I watch these games.

[DesignatedT]

here we go guys. home stretch

[oh crap]

no go for terry

[NewJerSpur]

Keep shooting jumpers Dallas. Stay on the perimeter.

[BWS-1994]

Bigs stepping up in the final mins :toast

[ffadicted]

This is fucking good playoff basketball son

[Supergirl]

interesting...why did TP call a TO?

[Crookshanks]

Under 4 minutes now - just keep running the clock and keep your cool.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Parker just kills the offense every time. No ball movement whatsoever when he's in the game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Why change???????????????????????????????????????????

Give the ball to #21

[cnyc3]

friggin Stockton.. i thought Tony had a turnover

[Spurologist]

Thank you pop. This is the best SPUR LINEUP for the mavs

Tp, Manu, Dice, TD, RJ

[Mal]

Need points at this 8sec

[Mr. Peabody]

interesting...why did TP call a TO?

He was going to turn it over if he didn't.

[Killakobe81]

Fuck you Aikman, Fuck you Cuban, Fuck You Carlisle, Fuck you Mavs!

Hey repect Troy ...but co-sign the rest ...

[sammy]

Let's Go Spurs! Close it out!

[Supergirl]

Manu - Tony - TD - RJ - Dice --- this lineup should play to the end of the game

[oh crap]

timmy !!!!!

[Frenzy]

start taking all 24 sec no?

[CFH]

I love you Timmy!!!

[Mr. Peabody]

Td!!!!!

[TDomination]

Duncan!!!!!!!!

[GSH]

Assasin!!!!

[cnyc3]

Td again!!!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

wow timmy wow

[picc84]

Its funny, seems like Haywood SHOULD be able to guard Duncan, but he can't, at all.

Damn, Tim just scores again. Turn teh clock back.

[Spurologist]

TD!!!!!! +13 3:24 left

[NewJerSpur]

Eat it Dirk!! Try blocking a shot instead of swiping for the strip.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

LOL cuban I bet he REALLY hates the Spurs right about now!!! LMAO!!

:rollin

[ffadicted]

Td!!

[TIMMYD!]

Tim with our last 8 points, so does that settle every type of argument against Tim?

[Spurs Brazil]

Tim fucking Duncan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

duncan beasting

[Killakobe81]

TIMMFING DUNCAN he is doing to Mavs what Kobe did to OKC ...

[Mal]

Tim

[Crookshanks]

Another one by Timmy! Yeah man - go Spurs!

[duncan228]

My God is Duncan good.

[LakerLanny]

Very impressive by Duncan, Cuban looks like he just ate a shit sandwich.

[oh crap]

back to 11

[Libri]

Tim is one bad ass mother f*****er!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

TD last 10 for the spurs!!

[Horse]

Timmy is still fucking money in the playoffs, regular season rest paying off.

[Supergirl]

at least Dice had a hand in Dirk's face on that shot

[Killakobe81]

GREAT shot by dirk dice was ALL OVER him ...

[007nites]

Timmy just killed them here folks

[oh crap]

TO on TD

[carina_gino20]

In Tim we trust.

[DesignatedT]

manu has been absolutely horrible in the 4th. fucking A

[Supergirl]

Goddamnit protect the ball

[Killakobe81]

Manu trying to piss this game away

[TDomination]

ugh, of course a TO will lead to easy points

[Crookshanks]

come on guys - put the Mavs down for good!

[TIMMYD!]

This is making me jittery.

[Beaverfuzz]

Quit speeding the game up spurs!

[ffadicted]

Fuuuuck.....

[NewJerSpur]

Keep shooting Dallas.

[BanditHiro]

give it to duncan

[ohmwrecker]

Whew!

[024]

spurs need to win this with defense. their offense is failing them.

[DPG21920]

No matter what, this game gives me more questions than answers.

[Beaverfuzz]

Manu!!!!!

[NewJerSpur]

Game......

[anonoftheinternets]

:) manu ..

[TIMMYD!]

Manu with the icing on the cake.


33333333333333333333333333333333

[noles1983]

Dagger

[oh crap]

gino

[Killakobe81]

Terry pulling a Cuancey Billups from Game2 vs. jazz

Manu makes up for his TO's

[picc84]

Manu with the DAGGER. Damn.

[CFH]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu for 333333333333333333!!! :D

[DesignatedT]

There you go manu. Game over fucks

[Spurologist]

BACKBREAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

manuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 3333333333333333333333

[Mr. Peabody]

Manu!!!!!!

[TDomination]

MANU TRES!!! There is the dagger

[Supergirl]

NICE SLOWING it DOWN, and then the 3, Manu

[Beaverfuzz]

Free Chalupas baby!!!

[duncan228]

Big fucking shot Manu!

[chaco]

manu tress

[Mal]

Manu clinch it

[LakerLanny]

Manu liked that one, props to you guys!

[Frenzy]

Show it manu show it!

[Crookshanks]

Woo-hoo Ginobili!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[KuntryDude]

Dagger Bitches!!!!

[ffadicted]

GINOBILIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STONE COLD MOTHAFUCKAAA!!!

Ballgame sooooooooooooons WHAT A FUCKING DAGGER!!!!

:worthy:

[benefactor]

Nuts on your chin.

[Doe]

You never see that reaction from Manu? Dude doesn't watch basketball does he...

[DPG21920]

He is Manu

[NFO]

good night. See ya Friday _allas

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu tres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a fucking tie

[cnyc3]

Stockton: you never see this reaction from Manu Ginobili


:lol

[Ice009]

Manu!!!!!!!!!!

[024]

that was cold blooded by ginobili.

[anonoftheinternets]

manu making up for last years frustration ...

[007nites]

Ginobili with the mutherfuckin dagger!

[Supergirl]

even more important than Manu making that 3 is his heady play - slowing the game down, burning some time

[King K]

that was good low five by pop and manu haha cia pop

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu with the god damn dagger

[Refocus]

FUCK I love MANU GINOBILI!!

[Admidave50]

Yes Manu redeeming himself with the TO with a big 3!

[Libri]

Manu :chestbump

[sammy]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[Mr. Peabody]

Game baby!

[bdubya]

That's one way to quiet the room down. :toast

[superjames1992]

MANUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ginobili!!!!

[Killakobe81]

AS I SAID Manu juevos GRANDE!

YO could tell he wAS TIRED but his will and skill was too great ...
RJ made some HUGE contriutions but late it was mostly Tim but Manu withteh dager!!!

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

Manu is Badass!!

[ohmwrecker]

That was the killer. Manu mfkn Ginobili.

[KuntryDude]

Great win! now let's work on our freethrows baby!

[boutons_deux]

El Picador sticks it in deep. The glue horse is dead.

[Crookshanks]

that is why Manu was resigned!

Thank god - can you imagine him playing like this AGAINST the Spurs? :nope

[NewJerSpur]

You never see that reaction from Manu? Dude doesn't watch basketball does...

He doesn't watch much sports in general, he just has "the voice", lol.

[Frenzy]

mavs fans leaving. SMH

[oh crap]

hahahaha.. love watching mav fans leave the arena

[Spurs Brazil]

Leave losers

[benefactor]

Mavs fans headed for the exits.

[Mr. Peabody]

Poor Mavs. Fans leaving in droves.

[duncan228]

Great game. I'm hoarse from screaming at the TV. :lol

[LakerLanny]

How much does Cuban hate the Spurs now? :toast

[KuntryDude]

Mark really hates us now....

[Supergirl]

I have never understood fans leaving before the game is over. You can't call yourself a fan if you do that.

[ffadicted]

lol Ginobili's triple sends all Mav fans out of the arena

[Spursox]

My goodness... Timmy and Manu closing it out!

[Beaverfuzz]

I know it's a 12 point lead, but still the game is not over. Pussy Mav fans.

[Killakobe81]

LOL AAC
LOL Sweeping the spurs
LOL Duncan is <Malone<Dirk<KG
LOL cuban running his mouth ...

[Crookshanks]

The fans are leaving - yeah Spurs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I live in Fort Worth - gonna be a good day tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

lets close this shit out

[Beaverfuzz]

Now it's over. HAHAHAHAHAAHA

[CFH]

That's game :D

[LakerLanny]

Embarrassing display by the Mavs fans leaving early!

[NewJerSpur]

If only the Mavs didn't get those phantom calls in Game 1....

[Admidave50]

COme on, we got this shit!!

[oh crap]

wow.. GREAT road win. mavs look mentally weak again

[ffadicted]

Wire-to-Wire win bitches :)

[Supergirl]

LOL Mavs have just given up in the final 2 min here

[DesignatedT]

BRING THIS SHIT BACK TO OUR FUCKING HOUSE!!

no more home court you fucks. fuck you cuban f-u-c-k y-o-u

[Spurs Brazil]

Take that Mavs

[NewJerSpur]

Embarrassing display by the Mavs fans leaving early!

That's what you call, frontrunning right there. Props to the ones that stayed.

[Mal]

Great win, despite this freakin run

[Libri]

It's game my friends. :toast

[Mr. Peabody]

TD is a man.

[Spurologist]

Great game. I'm hoarse from screaming at the TV. :lol

:lol

+1

[ohmwrecker]

Poor Mavs. Fans leaving in droves.

That's Dallas fans for ya.

[Beaverfuzz]

Hey Cuban, suck on deeeeeeeeeeeeez nutz!

[itzsoweezee]

awesome win

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

good job spurs. that was indeed coldblooded

[TheChillFactor]

We came to get the split.

[Velo]

HC Advantage ==Gone

We defend our Home court, Mavs are done in 6.

[NewJerSpur]

Keep shooting Dallas...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

now u call a fucking foul on kidd?

[Frenzy]

jeeze the arena is mad quiet

[ffadicted]

lol bonner scores when it doesn't fucking matter....of course

[oh crap]

lol 2 seed
lol dirt
lol "contenders"

[Crookshanks]

Mavs never led at all this game. Now that's how you play Spurs basketball!

[TDomination]

Home court suckas!

[angelbelow]

although bonner has clearly improved his ball handling skills - im glad he doesnt force it when it comes to higher competition.

[Beaverfuzz]

102-88, turn out the lights in the AA.

[NewJerSpur]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!

[LakerLanny]

Gutty win, congrats.

The West is going to be rugged this year, absolutely rugged.

P.S. Show some balls Mavs fans, that was embarrassing.

[oh crap]

duncan with 25/17??? wow..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

of course bonner makes it when it doesn't matter rofl

[Mal]

Great game. Want to see more of this

[Horse]

This is the best thing that could've happened with dallas making a late push it gives Pop plenty to bitch about so they won't lose perspective for game 3.

[mexicanjunior]

Great win...sloppy in alot of places but loved seeing that a-hole Cuban get his comeuppance...

[NewJerSpur]

Mavs never led at all this game. Now that's how you play Spurs basketball!

Amazing.

[Libri]

Who is getting coffee in the morning??

[superjames1992]

And, just like that, the Spurs are in the driver's seat in this series. Now the Spurs have homecourt advantage.

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

SPURS Kicked ASS!!!!!!!!

That's all.
:flag: :flag: :flag: :flag: :flag:

[tdunk21]

hell yeah for spurs defense

[Supergirl]

good win. but Spurs need to go home and take care of business at home. hopefully Blair and Hill will show up - we're gonna need them in this series eventually.

[Cherry]

lol Ginobili's triple sends all Mav fans out of the arena

nobody is there :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Great win, great TD

[fred33]

tony parker has only make 1 shot in the seconf half but the most important

[slick'81]

on to sa 1-1 fuck dallas and here soft ass leader

[benefactor]

Just a great feeling. After a season of very little hope it's good to see light through the door.

[NewJerSpur]

The spurs are washed up....finished I tell you, FINISHED!!!

[slick'81]

on to sa 1-1 fuck dallas and there soft ass leader

[Winehole23]

P.S. Show some balls Mavs fans, that was embarrassing.The race to the parking lot was on, but yeah. I thought that too.

[easy7]

where are the Mavs trolls? lol

[Fundamental]

WE"RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:lobt2::lobt2: :lobt2::lobt2: ????? :lobt2:

[Crookshanks]

Not only is Timmy the greatest Power Forward ever - he's intelligent and articulate. He doesn't sound like he's from the "hood".

[siraulo23]

Spurs Winnnnn@######@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!############

[Ice009]

GREAT TIm DUNCAN, GREAT MANU, GREAT game RJ, TP and Hill looks better.

[HankChinaski]

This is the best thing that could've happened with dallas making a late push it gives Pop plenty to bitch about so they won't lose perspective for game 3.

+1

Yeah, I don't want to see them get carried away with this win. Cause they did have some major drop offs with rotations and ball movement there in the end of the 3rd and elsewhere during the game.

[slick'81]

and now its a series

[pad300]

1 down, 15 to go!

[Crookshanks]

The rest of the Western Conference teams should be very afraid after seeing the Spurs tonight

[DontStopBelieving]

Great win Spurs! Timmy looked FANTASTIC..Manu looked amazing as usual. Tony is FINALLY picking it up, although obviously not 100%. RJ finally played GREAT in the 1st half. Dice was AMAZING.

No Bogans,little Mason= Fantastic

[MavDynasty]

GG Spurs

Outhustled the FUCK out of the mavs, too many fucking offensive rebounds lol. Dirk couldn't hit shit as well as Butler but at least Terry finally hit some shots. Mavs decision to play who at center is tough:Damp plays Duncan better but overall Haywood is better and a bigger interior presence.

Series is not over yet, looking for the Mavs to make a statement in Game 3 :downspin

[NewJerSpur]

If G-Hill's ankle is right, Jefferson stays aggressive and Dice has one more run in him the sky's the limit.

[td_tp_manu]

big 3 are back

[Horse]

If we get the home calls dallas got we're coming back leading 3-1

[Ice009]

Just what I said best post player STILL ...

Not to bring up Kobe but when the chips are down Tim and Kobe are STILL the best!

Durant and Howard maybe better for a season and to build a franchise around but last 3 mins I want the best post player and closer ...kudos tim.

I always thought Tim and Kobe would have been a better combo than Shaq and Kobe.

Shaq has been pretty lucky with the guards he's had.

[Budkin]

Got damn we stomped that ass!

[anonoftheinternets]

lol bonner scores when it doesn't fucking matter....of course

he had two huge threes, i thikn everyone played well this game, even bpogans and mason did not see playing time = played well.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Great game, soooooo pumped right now. Friday is gonna be awesome.

Great games by Tim, Manu, and Jefferson. Hopefully this can continue on our home floor.

[Doe]

I haven't felt this good after a Spurs playoff game in a couple of years. Timmy,Manu, and Dice were BAMF's tonight. Props to TP for holding down the fort with some of those shit lineups.

[Crookshanks]

I finally feel some hope. Let's hope the guys can keep up the intensity on Friday. If they start out really aggressive, maybe they'll really get in the Mavs heads.

[SpurAddict561]

Dice was hustle player of the game, hands down!!!

Great game Antonio

and Manu is just Manu

M.I.M.S - Manu Is My Savior

[TampaDude]

We started strong, weathered the storm when the Mavs made their runs, and finished strong. Great road win to steal HCA. :hat

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[MeesterMarcus]

Great game!! Glad to see Jefferson contributing well to the game in the first half; and Parker did a lot better this game. Ginobli was awesome as well. And Duncan showed us why he's such an amazing player. The defense was pretty solid throughout most of the game; putting a lot of pressure on the Mavs and Nowitzki, except for some times in the second half where Terry and Nowitzki got open.

Those fast breaks were a little scary though. Those two shots near the end of the fourth quarter by Duncan definitely sealed the victory for us. Looking forward to Game 3 baby.

[SpurAddict561]

I swear Timmy jerks off to the thought of playing the Mavs

cuz he is a whole different beast whenever they play in the playoffs

just crapping all over Haywood

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Great game!! Glad to see Jefferson contributing well to the game in the first half; and Parker did a lot better this game. Ginobli was awesome as well. And Duncan showed us why he's such an amazing player. The defense was pretty solid throughout most of the game; putting a lot of pressure on the Mavs and Nowitzki, except for some times in the second half where Terry and Nowitzki got open.

Those fast breaks were a little scary though. Those two shots near the end of the fourth quarter by Duncan definitely sealed the victory for us. Looking forward to Game 3 baby.
:toast

[NewJerSpur]

I wasn't big on the McDyess acquisition at first because I wasn't sure he had enough left in the tank, but as I mentioned earlier in the thread, he looked like Djuan out there tonight. Props to him for manning up on the boards when we DESPARATELY needed it....he played bigger than Damp and Blaylock combined. Nice to see him turn it up for the playoffs, which actually started towards the end of the season. Keep it going Dice.

[MeesterMarcus]

Great game, soooooo pumped right now. Friday is gonna be awesome.

Great games by Tim, Manu, and Jefferson. Hopefully this can continue on our home floor.

Can't wait dude. This series is intense.

[velik_m]

My playoff beard survives another day. :hat

Also: I'm now 1-0 when i start game blogs, and i retire undefeated. :smokin

:flag:

[NewJerSpur]

Dice, Hill, and Jefferson played like the 2nd edition of the Big 3 at times and prove how dangerous we can be when at full strength.....we were leading Dallas by 20 at one point, ON THE ROAD!!! Crazy.

[timvp]

Thank the basketball gods above and below.

[Ice009]

No matter what, this game gives me more questions than answers.

I'm interested in your take. What did you think of the game?

[Ice009]

Gutty win, congrats.

The West is going to be rugged this year, absolutely rugged.

P.S. Show some balls Mavs fans, that was embarrassing.

I enjoyed chatting with Lakers fans tonight too ;). Didn't think that is something I would say ;). lol Spurs Vs Mavs is crazy.

btw Good win for the Lakers the other night. Kobe took over at the end. OKC Vs Lakers series has been great.

[TC-MAVS]

And, just like that, the Spurs are in the driver's seat in this series. Now the Spurs have homecourt advantage.

Drivers seat huh? Nice to see you guys had to have a flawless game (minus a few missed ft's) in order to stick around in this series. BUt you're not in the drivers seat. But if it makes you sleep better tonight, have at it. Mavs will not not play that badly again, you know it. Dont kid yourselves spurs fans. Be honest with yourself, even you couldnt believe the shots you were making and the ones Dallas was missing.

[Crookshanks]

Waiting for the Big Chokewitski to show up for the post-game questions. Someone actually went to look for him :lol

[TC-MAVS]

Thank the basketball gods above and below.

Mostly below there bud. You guys must have sold your souls to shoot that percentage.......unreal. That lucky bullshit wont fly on Friday. Consider that sheet metal building in SA our second home.

[LakerHater]

Drivers seat huh? Nice to see you guys had to have a flawless game (minus a few missed ft's) in order to stick around in this series. BUt you're not in the drivers seat. But if it makes you sleep better tonight, have at it. Mavs will not not play that badly again, you know it. Dont kid yourselves spurs fans. Be honest with yourself, even you couldnt believe the shots you were making and the ones Dallas was missing.

Thats what Spurs were sayin bout _allas in Game 1!!

[NewJerSpur]

Drivers seat huh? Nice to see you guys had to have a flawless game (minus a few missed ft's) in order to stick around in this series. BUt you're not in the drivers seat. But if it makes you sleep better tonight, have at it. Mavs will not not play that badly again, you know it. Dont kid yourselves spurs fans. Be honest with yourself, even you couldnt believe the shots you were making and the ones Dallas was missing.

We were up by 20 points, ON THE ROAD!!! The Mavs made a hell of a run, but you're talking like the Spurs were fighting for their lives for 48 minutes.

[duncan228]

Updated.

Jefferson hounds Mavs, helps carry Spurs in Game 2 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010042106)
By Jaime Aron

Tony Parker saw the crowd gathered around Richard Jefferson and couldn’t resist teasing him.

“Man, one big game,” Parker said, smiling. “Look at all this.”

Jefferson took it in stride. After all, he was probably glad Parker didn’t woof or bark.

Knowing he was among the guys Spurs coach Gregg Popovich thought “played like dogs” in the opener, Jefferson bounced back by scoring 17 of his 19 points in the first half to help San Antonio beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-88 in Game 2 on Wednesday night. The win ties their first-round series at a game apiece, with the next two games in the Alamo City.

“You could see it in his eyes that he was motivated,” Parker said. “Nobody likes to play bad and he knew he didn’t have a good first game. Knowing his mentality, we knew he was going to come back.”

Jefferson matched the measly four points he had in Game 1 points before some fans were even settled into their seats. He was 7 of 9 by halftime, and was at his best during a 12-1 run late in the second quarter that broke the game open for good. He got it started with a fadeaway jumper and a finger roll, then added a reverse layup after the Mavericks somehow lost track of him.

“My teammates were looking for me, coming off the pick-and-roll and throwing it back to me,” Jefferson said. “That’s pretty much my game. After I struggled the last game, I think there was a concerted effort to get me involved.”

Tim Duncan was San Antonio’s second-half star, scoring 17 of his 25 points then, often just in time to douse Dallas rallies. He also had 17 rebounds.

“We went to Tim just about every other time down the stretch,” Popovich said. “He came through by scoring and rebounding at the other end.”

Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki went from hardly missing in Game 1 to hardly making. The Spurs didn’t even smother him; merely knowing they were creeping his way threw Nowitzki out of whack. He missed six of his first seven shots, and even missed a free throw after having made 88 in a row.

“If they give me those same looks on Friday, I’ll take them,” said Nowitzki, who finished with 24 points, down from 36 in the opener.

The Mavericks played their best only after they seemed to have buried themselves—down 16-5 early, they got within one by the end of the quarter; down 80-60 late in the third quarter they scored 12 straight points; back down 13 early in the fourth, they clawed within five. However, they never led and have now given away home-court advantage.

Game 3 is in San Antonio on Friday night, and the folks down there are probably especially looking forward to seeing Mavs owner Mark Cuban, who fanned the flames of the rivalry in recent days by repeatedly saying, “I hate the Spurs.”

“We’ve lost at home to them many times, so we’ve just got to stay humble, keep working hard, knowing full well that it’s going to be a long series,” Manu Ginobili said.

San Antonio built its leads by playing smart.

The Spurs held onto the ball (only nine turnovers, down from 17 in Game 1), forced their way to the rim, then took advantage of the space that opened up for longer-range jumpers. In the game-breaking second quarter, their inside-out attack produced 34 points on 68 percent shooting.

“They were a hot-shooting team and we were unable to keep them from being a hot-shooting team,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “When the ball’s in the air, it’s anybody’s ball. They came up with all those plays. They got the loose balls and they were more opportunistic.”

Ginobili had 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:48 left that he punctuated with a celebratory punch as fans began rushing toward the exits.

Parker, still coming off the bench, had 16 points and eight assists.

None of the other “dogs” made a big dent in the stat sheet, but they didn’t have to. Jefferson filled the scoring void and everyone else filled their roles.

“We just played sharper than we did the other night, by that I mean not fouling and taking care of the ball,” Popovich said. “We were focused.”

Jason Terry was a non-factor most of Game 1 for Dallas, but he hit his first two shots and kept looking for his shot all night. He finished with 27 points. Caron Butler scored 17.

The Mavs got only five points from their center tandem of Erick Dampier and Brendan Haywood, all from Haywood. Jason Kidd was 1 of 7 for five points and Shawn Marion had just six.

“When we’re cold on the offensive end we’ve got to dig in defensively a little bit better,” Haywood said. “We’ve got to lock up a little better and we didn’t do that tonight. They had way too many offensive rebound opportunities and they scored almost every time they got an offensive rebound.”

Sure enough, San Antonio scored 23 second-chance points, Dallas just nine. That 14-point difference matched the final margin.

NOTES: The Spurs got to the line more, but wasted the chances. They missed eight of 22 free throws. … Dallas’ Eddie Najera went from not playing the opener to being first off the bench when Nowitzki got his second foul. … Popovich changed his rotation, too, leaving Keith Bogans on the bench after using him 16 minutes in Game 1. … Hill made his first field goal of the series in the fourth quarter. He was 0 for 2 in the opener, and 0 for 4 until swishing a 3-pointer.

[TampaDude]

Mostly below there bud. You guys must have sold your souls to shoot that percentage.......unreal. That lucky bullshit wont fly on Friday. Consider that sheet metal building in SA our second home.

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'nuff said...

[ffadicted]

LMAOLMAOLMAO!!!!

Is anyone else still watching TNT?? OMG please tell me someone else saw that lol

[TC-MAVS]

Didnt say that at all. Im saying you guys played a almost perfect game all around. Yea, our d sucked and your guys were wide open most of the night. You WERE up by 20. But that lead closed faster than your prude gf's legs on prom night.

[RADECK]

Great game Spurs, keep on going! Spurs in 6 :lobt2:



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[DPG21920]

I'm interested in your take. What did you think of the game?

I preface this by saying I have not looked at the box score or advanced stats (points off of turn overs, from offensive rebounds...)

1) This was a very good win. It was a must win and the Spurs took care of the job. A loss would have been insurmountable imo. It is not easy to win on the road against a well balanced, talented team.

2) This win however, did not give me anymore confidence or change anything (although it kept the Spurs alive in the series). I still feel the same as I did going into the series.

3) Spurs did a good job at cleaning up the problem stats (Rebounds, Turnovers and Free Throws). Having said that, while seemingly those things look better on paper, a lot of those things are still problems. Yes the Spurs rebounded better, but they gave up timely offensive rebounds that actually led to points for the Mavs and allowed them to stay in it. They did not turn the ball over as much, but when they did, they were in the worst moments and led to easy baskets that fueled the runs for the Mavs. Spurs evened out the FT's, but did not execute at the line. This is what I mean by the cleaned up the problem stats on paper, but not so much in impact.

4) RJ, with a good first half, then invisible 2nd half really gives me pause. Hill looks shaky still and I don't know what the problem is. Spurs need to be able to consistently rely on them in order to have a chance. I don't know what to expect.

5) Dice played a lot better and that is very encouraging.

6) Pop's rotations were much improved and that bodes well.

7) Still nothing from the real role players, but not terrible.

All in all, this game poses more questions than answers. I feel like the Mavs can shoot poorly, but always be in the game. I also feel they can lock the Spurs up when they want, but the Spurs can't do that to them. If the Spurs have a poor shooting game, like the Mavs did, I don't see them hanging around.

But, this is a start and I hope everyone keeps playing their hardest. The big 3 look great and that is the most important thing.

[TampaDude]

Didnt say that at all. Im saying you guys played a almost perfect game all around. Yea, our d sucked and your guys were wide open most of the night. You WERE up by 20. But that lead closed faster than your prude gf's legs on prom night.

Yup...that sometimes happens when you have a huge lead...you tend to throttle back and coast...that often lets the other team back in the game. Thing is, the Spurs never lost the lead. WIRE TO WIRE!!! :hat