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04-21-2010, 01:00 PM
Defending Dirk in Game 2
by Andrew A. McNeil
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For the San Antonio Spurs, defending Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal Series was damn-near a lost cause. The Dallas Mavericks forward torched the Spurs for 36 points on 12-14 shooting from the field.
How the Spurs choose to defend (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/19/dallas-mavericks-run-afoul-of-san-antonio-spurs-defensive-principles/) Nowitzki in Game 2 will go a long way in determining the outcome of the game. And how this series plays out (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/15/wayne-winston-evaluates-spurs-mavericks/). Win Game 2, and the Spurs go back to San Antonio with a split and the momentum.
But leaving Dallas in an 0-2 hole puts a lot of pressure on this Spurs team. Suddenly, whispers about the Mavs having the Spurs number and the impact of 2006 (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/18/manu-ginobili-key-to-spurs-mavericks-series/) start getting louder.
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/21/defending-dirk-in-game-2/)
by Andrew A. McNeil
http://www.48minutesofhell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bonner_dirk.jpg
For the San Antonio Spurs, defending Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal Series was damn-near a lost cause. The Dallas Mavericks forward torched the Spurs for 36 points on 12-14 shooting from the field.
How the Spurs choose to defend (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/19/dallas-mavericks-run-afoul-of-san-antonio-spurs-defensive-principles/) Nowitzki in Game 2 will go a long way in determining the outcome of the game. And how this series plays out (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/15/wayne-winston-evaluates-spurs-mavericks/). Win Game 2, and the Spurs go back to San Antonio with a split and the momentum.
But leaving Dallas in an 0-2 hole puts a lot of pressure on this Spurs team. Suddenly, whispers about the Mavs having the Spurs number and the impact of 2006 (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/18/manu-ginobili-key-to-spurs-mavericks-series/) start getting louder.
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/21/defending-dirk-in-game-2/)