Mavs will win Game 5.

[Shank]

It's not like there's another option.

So, for all their faults, their flaws and poor execution, they still have the talent to pull out of this series (but don't ask me about the coaching. that's another story). I think Dirk does his thing, Butler pulls his head out of his ass for one game, Marion gets the burn he deserves in the second half, we see less of Barea and Terry together (ugh), Dampier scores a basket, Stevenson gets the chance to check a guard and we finally see what Roddy B can do in meaningful playing time. Tits. What's the worst that can happen? Fuck it. Rick has to have the sense to play ever bullet in the chamber. If not, Mike Bacsik will Tweet about killing him.

The Spurs' Big 3 won't all collectively have a bad game again. Duncan will get his, but I'm looking at another down game for Manu while his schnoz continues to bother him. Hill comes back down to Earth, as does Blair. Jefferson offers discount rimjobs in the locker room after the game. You know, the usual.

On pride alone, the Mavs win 101-91.

Betting line opened at -4, saw -4.5 this afternoon and it's now sitting at -5.

Beyond Game 5? Beats the shit out of me. I never know with this team anymore.

[Stamm32089]

Well...If we don't win Game 5, then we will officially be the most gutless team in the NBA...Game 5 is for pride IMO...

[DPG21920]

Way to go out on a statistical limb there.

[Shastafarian]

It is the most likely outcome.

[Shank]

Anyone going?

[Martin R]

i agree.
besides SA is going to be ill-treated big time, with the allowance of the officials.

[Stamm32089]

Anyone going?

I would, but I'm stacked with finals this week :depressed

[smrattler]

Let me guess... you'd bet they win, or you won't post again until next year?


Odds are the Mavs will probably win, 4 losses in a row (2 at home) are very hard to get on a playoff team that's ranked higher than you and heavily favored.

Wait a minute, ok, not including 2006, these guys have to have some pride, right?

[TheSullyMonster]

Well...If we don't win Game 5, then we will officially be the most gutless team in the NBA...Game 5 is for pride IMO...

Oh you might get mocked. But I think the nets take that this year. Or the knicks, who are just chilling until they get a free agent.:king

[NRHector]

Spurs guards > Mavs guards

[m33p0]

it's going to be difficult for the Spurs to match their intensity coming out of the gate. i think the mavs will take the 1st quarter convincingly in this game. if not, they'll be deflated big-time and will push the panic button.

[Shank]

Let me guess... you'd bet they win, or you won't post again until next year?

That's just a masked way to get out of the ribbing when your team drops out of the playoffs. I'll be here to take it. No need for the self-mandated vacation.

[smrattler]

That's just a masked way to get out of the ribbing when your team drops out of the playoffs. I'll be here to take it. No need for the self-mandated vacation.

:lol Ok, you caught that!

[silverblk mystix]

gotta disagree...

spurs will be super-focused and will close out the series with a convincing win (another one)...to give themselves time to rest/heal

dallas will try to put up a brave front---but when the spurs fight back and make their run---the mavs will call it a season

[emanueldavidginobili]

Were winning game 5 spurs players know that rest is crucial and if we take them out tomorrow we will have plenty while suns and blazers battling it out

[Flux451]

Hill comes back down to Earth, as does Blair. Jefferson offers discount rimjobs in the locker room after the game. You know, the usual.



I disagree. Hill was on Earth visiting for a couple games then returned to outerspace where he was maxin before the injury.

I predict a slaughter. The Big Three been here, smell the blood and want a small vacay before next round.

Valiant effort though.

[easjer]

I hope that's not the case; I'd like to see the Spurs close it out and get the job done. But I will not surprise me at all if they do. My original prediction and my fake $ were on 6, I stand by it.

But I'd be overjoyed to be wrong in our favor.

[exstatic]

http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/game-on/2010/04/26/1ablog-manunajerax-large.jpg
Not a fucking chance. I'm sure Pop will have a life sized cutout of that Najera cheap shot on the locker room door. No need for any speeches with that bitch up.

Spurs win, going away. They're actually pretty damn goo in elimination games WITHOUT Najera-like motivation.

[cd98]

I wouldn't say the Mavs winning game 5 is a foregone conclusion. It depends on several things.

1. Egos: it requires that the players put their egos aside for the sake of not being eliminated 4-1. Unfortunately, there are some very selfish players on that Mav roster. Marion and Haywood have openly complained about minutes (Haywood is in a contract year) and Butler has probably said as much behind closed doors.

2. Return of Big Three: you have to account for the fact that the Big 3 will have a rebound game. I doubt you get another 4 point game from Duncan.

3. Belief: do they have the will to win the game if it is close and they don't truly believe they can win. None of those guys have ever been champions. Most have lost, and lost bitterly in the playoffs. The Mavs have historically cratered in the playoffs and if they are not mentally strong and the game is close, I'm not sure they can summon the extra effort it takes to win.

Of course, if the Mavs win this one, they are off the respirator and the pressure will be on the Spurs to close out.

[m33p0]

I hope that's not the case; I'd like to see the Spurs close it out and get the job done. But I will not surprise me at all if they do. My original prediction and my fake $ were on 6, I stand by it.

But I'd be overjoyed to be wrong in our favor.
i have mine on Spurs 4-1 so i have a huge stake on Game 5. :lol

[Bartleby]

If Hill doesn't go off in game 5, Parker or Gino (or both) probably will. Blair is starting to look more and more comfortable on the floor and it seems likely that Tim will play more like he did in games 1-3 than he did in game 4.

I expect game 5 to be a battle, but this healthy Spurs team has too many weapons for the Mavs to defend.

[SpurAddict561]

Mouse, is that you?

[ShoogarBear]

Wouldn't shock me. The question is how they win it.

If they win it because Dirk goes off for 50 and still isn't getting help and the Mavs win by 3, then no worries. If Butler and Kidd and Marion (well, okay, lol, not Marion, let's be serious) find a groove, then the Spurs are going to have some work cut out for them.

[Fpoonsie]

Ugh. I'm dreading tomorrow's game. Both my heart and stomach can't take much more abuse.

[DDS4]

Carlisle needs to stop reacting and start dictating matchups. Although Butler has made his share of mistakes, they need to play him. At home, I would think he would play Marion more too.

Less JJ, more Beaubois.

[elbamba]

The Spurs' Big 3 won't all collectively have a bad game again. Duncan will get his, but I'm looking at another down game for Manu while his schnoz continues to bother him. Hill comes back down to Earth, as does Blair. Jefferson offers discount rimjobs in the locker room after the game. You know, the usual.


I expect Tim to go for 25-30 tomorrow night. He usually kicks butt after a bad game.

Hill will not come back down to earth while Kidd/Terry are defending him. Kidd cannot play defense and has to rely on a bad pass or carelessness. If Hill drives to the hope or pretty much puts up a fake Kidd is dead.

I do see the Mavs trying to throw a few hard fouls at the guards as they drive the lane. The truth is that I am surprised that they have not done it to this point. They could have leveled TP or Manu on a drive instead of giving up layups.

[smrattler]

I expect Tim to go for 25-30 tomorrow night. He usually kicks butt after a bad game.

Yeah, but that would give him like 45 points or more (with FTs)!

That would be awesome!

[DesignatedT]

id say mavs win tomorrow and spurs end it in game 6.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

My original prediction: Spurs in 6

Mavs don't drop this desperation must-win at their house, then come back down I-35 for the Spurs to close 'em out in SA.

[tdunk21]

Well...If we don't win Game 5, then we will officially be the most gutless team in the NBA...Game 5 is for pride IMO...

series is for pride idiot..not just game 5...some dumbass like u guarenteed a game 4 win and he is gone till next season....still a long way to go.....

GO SPURS GO

[DPG21920]

I am terribly nervous about this game. All of these games have been close. If the Spurs pull another statistical anomaly (hit no 3's, have the big 3 tank...), they can't survive. I am still waiting for them all to click on the same night.

[Strike]

No idea how game 5 is going to turn out. Definitely need more out of the Big 3, though. As great as Hill played yesterday, it's not something they can depend on. If Tim, Tony and Manu can drop 20 each and shoot a decent percentage, high 40's, they'll have a damn good chance to close this one out in Dallas. If it takes 6 games, fine. But I want to see this one done in the AA.

[spursrocks]

we cannot depend solely on hill. the big 3 needs to step up in order to win game 5

[spursrocks]

should not let game 5 slip away or else momentum shifts to dallas

[41times]

Crowd will be angry. Mavs will be determined and the Spurs know they have a close out game at home on Thursday.
Mavs win easily

[tdunk21]

Crowd will be angry. Mavs will be determined and the Spurs know they have a close out game at home on Thursday.
Mavs win easily

this over confidence fuckd ur team up...

[Ryvin1]

well the #1 and #4 Dallas bettors at covers.com are picking Spurs +5

[DPG21920]

All I know is every time a mav fan starts a thread like this the mavs lose.

[ShoogarBear]

Following in mouse's proud footsteps. :tu

[crc21209]

following in mouse's proud footsteps. :tu

+1

[crc21209]

Crowd will be angry. Mavs will be determined and the Spurs know they have a close out game at home on Thursday.
Mavs win easily

The crowd will be angry? :lol It's not like they can go out there and play for the team though...

[MavTalker]

Ugh. I'm dreading tomorrow's game. Both my heart and stomach can't take much more abuse.

To bad you can't tell us how your balls feel?

[Fpoonsie]

To bad you can't tell us how your balls feel?

Wet. How does your mouth taste?

[concken]

yea well that's like.....uhhh....like your opinion maaaan

[JWest596]

Two words:

Cabo Syndrome

Spurs win.

[Ghazi]

all of these games are coin flips with a slight edge for the home team. IMO

who knows whose gonna win

I know my boys in blue will go down swinging though. there is no quit in this group of guys contrary to myths about this team being gutless or heartless.

[100%duncan]

The things you said about our players really isn't correct where are your facts man? If spurs lose in game 5 its not gonna be like what you said .

[JustSpurs]

Mouse, is that you?

9/10 of the posters in here are Mouse.

[Basketballgirl25]

I'd say your prob right and Mavs will win game 5, but then again Spurs could just want to get this over and be focused and win tonight, just so they don't have to worry about playing the first round anymore. I think anything can happen tonight. I mean Mavs have to have a little pride left they are a Vet team, but Spurs are a Vet team as well

[buttsR4rebounding]

This is the game Matt Bonner....plays another 8 minutes.

[TDMVPDPOY]

whats the chances of dirk havin more fta than our whole team, or a transparency in fta from both teams?

[MI21]

The Spurs seem to have at least one game each playoffs, even when they win the championship, where they just play like absolute shit and lose by 20+...

I can see, due to a multitude of factors, this being that game.

[Mavs101]

I will be at the game.... wearing my Free Roddy B tshirt!!!!!!

[KuntryDude]

i'm predicting a Spurs blowout 2nite. Don't forget that Tim & TP had a not so good game 4. And Manu also IMO. The Spurs are notorious for showing up & sucking the life out of the arena. So as long as we control the pace of the game, control the game/noise factor, not allow Dallas to get in rythm....take good timeouts......then bye bye Mavs. Yo Ass Is Grass.

[Mixability]

I say the Mavs curl up and die tonight.

[Fpoonsie]

Dirk at least SOUNDED like he wanted to swallow a bullet during his last press conference. Let's hope his play reflects that.

I doubt it will, though.

[in2deep]

It's not like there's another option.



oh, there is another option :)

[in2deep]

Well...If we don't win Game 5, then we will officially be the most gutless team in the NBA...Game 5 is for pride IMO...

I would have to agree

[in2deep]

all of these games are coin flips with a slight edge for the home team. IMO


say what????

[elec99]

I'm gonna predict the spurs take it. Spurs have a reputation for winning close-out games, AND mavs have a reputation for losing 4 straight, or to a much lower seed, both of which we qualify for. Mavs are beginning to be what utah has been for a while, a great regular season team, but cant seem to get it going in the POs.

Not all the big 3 will do poorly tonight.
Hill wont get 29, but his confidence is much higher than games 1 and 2.
Jefferson is finally being consistent.

Will refs give mavs another +20 in foul disparity? I really dont think so. We have been good about not fouling in last 3 games. We'll let dirk shoot all he wants.

Thats really it. The only way the mavs can win this game is on disproportionate fouls, or many TOs (credit their D when this happens) by us, which is possible of course. There's always the possibility that they do what they haven't done yet, and that's to have someone other than dirk or terry show up.

[SAGambler]

gotta disagree...

spurs will be super-focused and will close out the series with a convincing win (another one)...to give themselves time to rest/heal

dallas will try to put up a brave front---but when the spurs fight back and make their run---the mavs will call it a season

If and when the Spurs go up by 10 or more, look for Dirk to come up with some phantom injury to save face.

[ShoogarBear]

I know my boys in blue will go down swinging though.

Yes, that is a concern.

[Basketballgirl25]

I kind of find it funny. Weren't Spurs the higher seed last year and Mavs were the lower seed last year and this year same teams yet switch seeding.

[SASPURS09]

Spurs will win again but how much does Nbatv cost?

[scottspurs]

Spurs will win again but how much does Nbatv cost?

The game will also be on Fox sports Southwest. I think NBA tv is something like 6.99 a month which is not bad.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

It's not like there's another option.

So, for all their faults, their flaws and poor execution, they still have the talent to pull out of this series (but don't ask me about the coaching. that's another story). I think Dirk does his thing, Butler pulls his head out of his ass for one game, Marion gets the burn he deserves in the second half, we see less of Barea and Terry together (ugh), Dampier scores a basket, Stevenson gets the chance to check a guard and we finally see what Roddy B can do in meaningful playing time. Tits. What's the worst that can happen? Fuck it. Rick has to have the sense to play ever bullet in the chamber. If not, Mike Bacsik will Tweet about killing him.

The Spurs' Big 3 won't all collectively have a bad game again. Duncan will get his, but I'm looking at another down game for Manu while his schnoz continues to bother him. Hill comes back down to Earth, as does Blair. Jefferson offers discount rimjobs in the locker room after the game. You know, the usual.

On pride alone, the Mavs win 101-91.

Betting line opened at -4, saw -4.5 this afternoon and it's now sitting at -5.

Beyond Game 5? Beats the shit out of me. I never know with this team anymore.

Is this a guarantee mavs win thread?

[scottspurs]

Doubt it. Spurs in 5.

[Shank]

Is this a guarantee mavs win thread?

Well, yeah. Sure.

[anonoftheinternets]

all of these games are coin flips with a slight edge for the home team. IMO

who knows whose gonna win

I know my boys in blue will go down swinging though. there is no quit in this group of guys contrary to myths about this team being gutless or heartless.

lol recorded a video saying mavs will get to the finals ... and that spurs are a non-issue ...

[Spursmania]

Well, yeah. Sure.

ok. :wakeup

[NewJerSpur]

It's not like there's another option.

Hill comes back down to Earth, as does Blair.

Unfortunately, once you unleash The Grizz, it's hard to get him back in his cage.....at least we hope so, lol. He and Hill have gotten better as the series has progressed, which is a good sign moving forward.

[Horse]

Well, yeah. Sure.
Oh skank even if they do it's only a matter of time before we take em out. If we put up any fight tonight dallas will crumble we weather the storm to start the game and to start the 2nd half and we'll get it done.:ihit

[MI21]

The Spurs seem to have at least one game each playoffs, even when they win the championship, where they just play like absolute shit and lose by 20+...

I can see, due to a multitude of factors, this being that game.

:(

Predictable...

[rayray2k8]

shank called it and MI21 got it right as well.
Let's see how game 6 goes down, but now the pressure is on the spurs to win on thursday.

[Spursmania]

Predictions people?

I say Spurs close it out.

[NRHector]

predictions people?

I say spurs close it out.+1

[scottspurs]

Nice call Shank.

[samikeyp]

well done Shank. :toast

Mavs showed pride and heart and defended the home court. Hopefully SA can do the same in Game 6.