Spurs vs. Mavericks Game 6 -- Game Blog

[strangeweather]

Dallas not looking real sharp. This is the Spurs chance to crank up the D and good for the knockout punch.

This is Spurs playoff basketball. If they get 5 stops in a row, we have to get 6.

Believe.

[Mavs<Spurs]

I'm holding my breath.

[ballhog]

It's Big Shot Rob time ...
Yeah. The time is now.

[Doc Jerome]

Defense!

[WalterBenitez]

Dirk 0 fouls
ref$

[BgT]

Just keep Parker benched, please!

[sanman53]

I am not sure I can handle another close game. This has been a LONG week! Close them out now please!

[strangeweather]

Wow -- someone needs to give Stack the Heimlich!

[Doc Jerome]

WTF was that!

[genghisrex]

And 1!

[bonesinaz]

TD and 1!

[greyforest]

dampier fouls the fuck out of tim lol

[ballhog]

Mavs daring Tim to do it all.

[hitmanyr2k]

I love how Ginobili is crashing the glass as soon as the shot goes up. He's the ONLY player doing that.

[tsb2000]

Boo-yaa! :)

[Mavs<Spurs]

las championes siempre encuentran una manera de ganar aun cuando no juegen bien.

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy and 1

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

TIm saved you on that TO Manu

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I Love Tim!!!!

[strangeweather]

Timmehhh!

[ballhog]

Dampier hold Duncan all the time on those drives.

[bonesinaz]

TD is a freaking monster.

[greyforest]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!1111a

[Islymore]

... i cant take another close game either these 1 pt leads...

[bonesinaz]

Turnover mavs!!

[sanman53]

GO away Mavs, GO AWAY!

[Pistons < Spurs]

build this lead!!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

GO away Mavs, GO AWAY!
Yeah Come on SPURS STretch the LEAD!! BELIEVEEE WOO!

[hitmanyr2k]

NO MORE JUMPSHOTS Duncan!!!

[strangeweather]

Nice save by Nick!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[greyforest]

sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet

[Doc Jerome]

Pressure burst the pipe.

[bonesinaz]

Big save by X.
Spurs by 5

[Horry For 3!]

Fuck yes

[tsb2000]

Ginnnnnnnnnnnnnnobili!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SA210]

These are the fucking Champs baby!!!!

[ballhog]

Good D boys..keep it up....Ginobiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[Nero]

Van X showing off his palming skill. Would have been hilarious if he turned it over.

[WalterBenitez]

many you will get a heart attack man

MANU I said

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs D baby

[SA210]

Let's go Champs!!!!

[hitmanyr2k]

GINOBILI!!!!

[SA Gunslinger]

Manu!!!!!!!!!

[BgT]

YESSSS! Crush them!!!!

[Mavs<Spurs]

la fe de una semilla de mostaza

the faith of a mustard seed.




10 minutes

[SA210]

many you will get a heart attack man

MANU I said
no kidding

[greyforest]

spurs must keep this up.

[Trifecta]

Please stretch this lead at least to a couple of possessions!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Wow I like how Nick and Manu now saved Duncan's ass....COme on that's how the SPURS work BABY!!

[myhc]

Ole! Ole! Ole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[genghisrex]

Wow, I'm glad there wasn't a Mav behind VanX on that one. Blind pirouette with the ball outstretched in one hand?

[ducks]

This Is The Last Home Game This Playoffs For The Mavs!

[greyforest]

Van X showing off his palming skill. Would have been hilarious if he turned it over.

i liked that

[SA210]

Guys, all we gotta do is keep up the Championship level Defense and they'll choke.

Just keep up the D.

[Islymore]

good D from the Spurs... stupid mistakes from the Mavs... gettin to the end... down by 5, how long with this lead last?

[ballhog]

las championes siempre encuentran una manera de ganar aun cuando no juegen bien.
My thoughts exactly...Kick the frickin' horse's assesssssssssssssss

[Mavs<Spurs]

Playoff Manu is in the building!!!

Woohoo!!!

[xcoriate]

Lets get a buffer!

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs D has shown up in the 4th

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

(If the refs allow it)

D-FENSE!
D-FENSE!

[Doc Jerome]

All Spurs have to do is give the ball to Tim or go strong to the hole.

[dimsah]

It would be nice if our guys could hit a couple of 3's about now.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

THe Time outs are good...It'll keep Spurs focused. Usually when we got the Lead the Mavs ran right back..Now we're tightening up our defense and taking control...Come on Spurs Beliieevveee we'll take this win considerably...no more close games!!

[ducks]

dirk has 19 rebounds wow

[~Sweetmelody~]

GO SPURS GO!!! :elephant

HERE COME THE SPURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Melmart1]

Just like last game, crunch time D is showing up. Let's keep it up boys!

[TheAffricanFan]

We need a better Starting PG and move Parker to Bobby Jackson Role (6th man)

[myhc]

manu found his freakin mojo!!!! :elephant

[sanman53]

Keep up the D boys!

We should be well rested for this, we didnt get to play in the first half. We can do this! GO SPURS GO!

[SA210]

Spurs D has shown up in the 4th
Amen, let's keep this up and bring this shit home..

DEFENSE!!!!

[smeagol]

I Love Tim!!!!
I do too.

But I love Manu the most!!!!!

[themvp]

Go Spurs Go

[ducks]

manu has 9

[T.F. Storm]

C'mon Spurs....You can do it.

[CubanMustGo]

Dallas getting a little tired without Terry's energy and minutes ...

[WalterBenitez]

Let's fly babies, let's fly

[Mavs<Spurs]

good D from the Spurs... stupid mistakes from the Mavs... gettin to the end... down by 5, how long with this lead last?


about 7 minutes of game time.

[Doc Jerome]

Crash the boards.

[sanman53]

dirk has 19 rebounds wow

WOW, I agree! Does he still have "0" fouls? That is flawless defense ;-(

[hitmanyr2k]

And Ginobili is out again?!? Wow.

[greyforest]

MANUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Barryyyyyyyyyy!

[Mavs<Spurs]

The champions find a way to win even when they don't play well.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Mavs have also made poor offensive choices.

C'mon Spurs, hold on to it.

And c'mon refs, none of that BS from games 3 and 4...

[Trifecta]

Crash the boards.


Watch out for Dirk lurking over the back -- any Spurs back!

[Tek_XX]

spurs can't give up that defense

they gave it up

[Horry For 3!]

WTF, Josh Howard was holding Barry's arm so he couldn't get the rebound

[Nero]

Why does Pop sit Manu out for 1 minute? Weird.

[Doc Jerome]

Foul on Dampier for holding Barry.

[sanman53]

This should SOOOOOOO have been the confence finals!

[BgT]

It would be nice if our guys could hit a couple of 3's about now.
Don't let Tony "The sharpshooter" Parker hear ya.

[hitmanyr2k]

Spurs need a cushion...Ginobili can't hesitate...man just launch it.

[milkyway21]

:wow the Mavs only made 1 3pointer in the 2nd half

that's what I been looking for:tu
DEFENSE!

[Doc Jerome]

Drive To The Fu!@#$g Hole!

[Texas_Ranger]

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g253/Ivan21_2006/spursbanner.jpg

[greyforest]

d spurs, we need it

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs can't make a fuckin shot then no D

[Islymore]

6 in a row...

[SA210]

Manu needs to quit hesitating

[ballhog]

Spurs look tight now. Shit.

[AMOS7]

Put back in Van Exel.

[tsb2000]

Uh, hello? Offense? Why must thou be so fickle?

[Deb]

Wtf

[Horry For 3!]

They have it set up wrong, Finley should be where Manu is for the 3

[genghisrex]

That's twice Manu's pump faked the wide open three. Let it fly.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

FUCK!!! Come on Manu!! don't start missing shots NOW!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu needs to quit hesitating
I don't know why Pop had to sit him...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This Is The Final Stand

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Put back in Van Exel.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree.

[SA210]

Put back in Van Exel.
I didn't think I'd agree with that right now, but I do.

[CubanMustGo]

Every time we get any kind of lead in this series we play like shit for a minute or two.

C'mon, Parker, show up.

[hitmanyr2k]

I like how the Mavs run their offense. They always have a cutter to the lane. The Spurs don't have that kind of movement on offense. It's either to Duncan and everyone stands around or out to one of the guards for one on one.

[Islymore]

Uh, hello? Offense? Why must thou be so fickle?

i think this is the best thot i have read so far... lol... :spin

[WalterBenitez]

:makemyday :shootme :bang

[fred33]

Put back in Van Exel.
it's not the fault of tony here

[Tek_XX]

Can't blame Manu for trying to get to the whole

[Tigole Bitties]

Put back in Van Exel.

Hah... first time that phrase has ever been mentioned.

[SA210]

They have it set up wrong, Finley should be where Manu is for the 3
good point

[Horry For 3!]

Tony should drive

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs need to just play ball and D up. No more strategies, just take this motherfucker and win!...BELIEVE.

[~Sweetmelody~]

I bet pop told Manu, that's your shot- just let it fly!

[Horry For 3!]

They need to start lookin for Finley, he has been awesome tonight

[AMOS7]

Van Exel can deliver in these situations. Parker has always disappeared in games of this magnitude.

[Deb]

WTF Just givin the fans a friggin heartattack

[Doc Jerome]

IT IS OFFFICIAL: GINOBILI AND THE SPURS ARE , . . . SCARED!

And they are playing to their fears. What a crock of Shhhhh. This does not look good.

[Tek_XX]

small ball will only take up so far and then we start deducting points when the mavs shoot 6 footers.

[tim_duncan_fan]

WHY THE FUCK WON"T DUNCAN SHOOT?
He rather see us lose the lead than just take a shot against a guy who hasn't defended him well the whole series.I don't get it.

[ducks]

yes it is tp's fault that manu pump faked 2 since tp is back in

tp has sucked this game but that was not his fault

[sanman53]

From here on out, Tim and Manu time!

[fred33]

Tony should drive tony is hurt

[1Parker1]

Mavs on an 8-2 run :depressed

[AMOS7]

You have to go with what works. Van Exel as the PG worked. Parker has not. EXECUTION.

[ballhog]

Time for a Spurs run.....some offense please.

[WalterBenitez]

Okey boys show what you have in your heart

[bonesinaz]

D Up Spurs!!

[Nero]

Why didn't Manu launch that trey? And Bowen the play before? We're looking tight.

[bonesinaz]

TP finally!!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

At Last!!!!

[genghisrex]

Wow, TP.

[WalterBenitez]

TONYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyy

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why do people call it with 6 mins to go... thanks for the jinx.

Now it's Manu time - they have 4 down worked out and are doubling.

Time for the cream to rise...

[ballhog]

Tony hits.

[strangeweather]

Holy shit, Tony finally made one.

[Islymore]

5 on TD... late call man...

[AMOS7]

Duncan with 5? Conspiracy theorists please step up.

[WalterBenitez]

game and set ... ref$ again

[hitmanyr2k]

Wow...lame call.

[greyforest]

nice late whistle

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Nice Tony Found himself

[ballhog]

Tim was just standing there? WTF?

[genghisrex]

That was a pretty easy call, actually, even if it was late.

[ducks]

3:24 SA - T. Parker makes a 20-foot jumper from the right wing. Assist: M. Ginobili

[Islymore]

i woulda preferred the putback actually..

[ballhog]

We need some rebounding in there. Where's Horry?

[greyforest]

Tim was just standing there? WTF?

he was in restricted area

was a foul, but they waited to see if the damn ball went in before they called it

[genghisrex]

Omg!!!

[strangeweather]

Finleeeeeey!!!!!!!!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Finleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!!!!

[bonesinaz]

Finley!

[greyforest]

lmao no foul on shoving finley to the ground

[Nero]

Damn, Finley has no conscience. I didn't know he was one of those guys.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Just play by play noww...String together good plays...so we can win this thing..

[genghisrex]

Ha ha.

[AMOS7]

Parker has no business taking away shots from better shooters. He is cold, he has to give it up.

[Islymore]

nobody's mentioning the refs now...

[Nero]

OMG, Bowen is slow. He was in perfect position to get that loose ball.

[ballhog]

Harris is crying.

[greyforest]

...wow, our way

[ducks]

that should shut up dallas NICE MIKE

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Duncan!!! Yes!!!

[WalterBenitez]

defense, there's no tomorrow

[bonesinaz]

TD!!!!!spurs by 3.

[milkyway21]

wow: Dirk fills the stats sheet 24 pts;16 rbds 5 asst :D

[greyforest]

omfg they are claling the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM OS FUCKING HAPPY

[bonesinaz]

Go Spurs!!!!!!!!

[ballhog]

Lucky to get that rebound. Whew.

[genghisrex]

nobody's mentioning the refs now...
Because the refs haven't dominated the fourth quarter.

[sanman53]

Finley is FREAKING HUGE tonight!

[milkyway21]

Tim w/ 5 fouls already? :cuss

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That blocking foul on Duncan was HORSESHIT.

[greyforest]

gino's 3 or td's 2 both would've sealed it.

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs DDDDDDDDD

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Comeon Manu!!! Fucking Make That 3!!!!

[Nero]

Fadeaway? Wtf Tim. Take it fast and strong.

[ballhog]

Man, guys run a play.....

[SA210]

come Spurs, D up

[WalterBenitez]

why td so far ... come td put your head on the game

[hitmanyr2k]

Can't put these guys away :lol Tim could have made a stronger move than that.

[tsb2000]

#$%@#!!! Who will be clutch? WHO?!?!

[Tek_XX]

ugh Duncan fadeaway.

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs D right here and we win

[ata]

wow: Dirk fills the stats sheet 24 pts;16 rbds 5 asst :D
20 rbds

[Slo spurs fan]

I will get heart attack.

[Doc Jerome]

That was a bullshit posession. Go to the Damn Hole.

[Tek_XX]

They will make a three

[strangeweather]

The Spurs can totally do this!

Go Spurs Go!

[Horry For 3!]

I would have let Finley take a shot rather than Manu on that 3

[AMOS7]

Double team Dirk, force his teammates to make a big play on the offensive end.

Up three, do not let them take a three point shot, live with a jumpshot and layups in this with the time left. They will have to foul if they just get a two.

Then make the freethrows and the game is won. The time is on their side.

[WalterBenitez]

let's fly babies ... let's fly

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Man, my heart is pounding itself out of my chest!!

[tsb2000]

This is my 400th post in Lord knows how many years- let's hear it for the old school! :)

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Noo foulss.... Play Great D...protect the 3 point line...come on spurrss.

[SA210]

We need Defense NOW.

Let's go Spurssss!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Called about 3 secs after the play...

[sanman53]

This is UNREAL! These Mavs are tough! I want a GAME 7! This CANT end at 6 games! This is not enough unless there is a GAME 7!

GO SPURS GO!

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs D right here and we win

[Islymore]

my heart is beatin crazy too... cant keep my seat... missin pgs...

[Doc Jerome]

What is this jumpshot fadeaway shit at this juncture of the game?

[SilverPlayer]

Get the STOP Spurs. GET THE FUCKING STOP!

[milkyway21]

last 23 sec.

DO YOU REALLY WANT IT SPURS?

DEFENSE!!!!!!!

[clubalien]

wow: Dirk fills the stats sheet 24 pts;16 rbds 5 asst :D
clearly dirk should have got the MVP over nash repeating this year

[ballhog]

Refs letting Dampier push TD on every shot. Hard to make when that happens. That was a foul......Dirk would have gotten that call.

[ducks]

do not foul on a three point shot

[Slinkyman]

i bet dallas goes for the quick 2

[AMOS7]

Just get a good defensive stop and this should be in the Spurs' favor.

[~Sweetmelody~]

GO SPURS GO!!!

I want to faint!!!! :drunk

[strangeweather]

Dee Fense!

Dee Fense!

Dee Fense!

Dee Fense!

[bonesinaz]

spurs have a foul to give.

[ducks]

spurs will get the ball back no matter what if they rebound

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Defense, no foul!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

We need defence people!! DEFENCE!!!!!!

[Tek_XX]

Nowitski for three

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs up by 1 with 17.7 secs left

[AMOS7]

Give it to Finley on the free throws.

Excellent play by Dirk, I have to give some props for that. Spurs did the right thing by letting him get the two.

[genghisrex]

Okay. Can we inbound the ball?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Beeelieeevveee....we will come out with the win..

[Tek_XX]

Now can we inbound the ball

[WalterBenitez]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooops

[bonesinaz]

Spurs by 1.

[SA210]

ok guys, what do we do here? Finley?

[Texas_Ranger]

C`mon lets win

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs Execute

[ballhog]

Need to get ball to Finley or Ginobili. Good FT shooters.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Shit!

[makedamnsure]

What do you think the Mavs will do? They got a foul to give?

[ducks]

please do not turn it over

[Manu20]

Who shoots the free throws? Finley or Manu?

[SilverPlayer]

17 seconds just let the clock run down until they foul

[Tek_XX]

why didn't we just hand that ball to Finley

[WalterBenitez]

:angel
Now can we inbound the ball

[hitmanyr2k]

The dreaded inbound :lol It's a damn shame it's come to this.

[Doc Jerome]

If Dampier did not commit a moving violation, I don't know basketball.

[Nero]

Can we get the ball in bounds?

[milkyway21]

NO OT pls.

Tim w/ 5 fouls, you will lose

[WalterBenitez]

no tunrnovers please

[ducks]

mike needs to shoot free throws

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

get it to finley.

[ballhog]

If we get to OT....Tim will foul out.

[strangeweather]

NO OT pls.

Tim w/ 5 fouls, you will lose

Win it. Right here. Right now.