Spurs vs. Mavs - Dec. 5 Game Blog

[timvp]

No lose situation for the Spurs. Either the Spurs win and laugh. Or the Spurs lose and can point at Duncan and possibly Manu.

No Duncan? No Manu?

No problem.

Believe.

:smokin

[bdictjames]

Vaughn!!!

[FromWayDowntown]

As noted elsewhere, Dallas' favorite NBA official, Bennett Salvatore, is scheduled to be the lead official tonight -- for whatever that's worth.

[SAtown]

Spurs by 20

[travis2]

7:30 tip-off? What's the O/U on when the game ends? 11:00?

[spursfan09]

Awww! No Manu now? Well now I'm just going to the game to talk thrash to the Mav fans.

[travis2]

Awww! No Manu now? Well now I'm just going to the game to talk thrash to the Mav fans.

Game time decision

[m33p0]

win-win situation for the spurs. time to play small ball with the mavs. don't you just love these kind of games?

[Jason_Terry]

It's a lose/lose situation for Dallas tonight. You win it's because of no TD; you lose and you're a big bunch of pussies.

I'm not even gonna bother watching.

[MagnusKrauss]

manu not playing? it's time for Bonner to step up and throw down Dirk. (or Josh Howard)

GO SPURS!!! :flag:

[Bruno]

I don't expect a win at all. If Spurs lost, it won't be a big deal. 15-4 is a very nice start.

[urunobili]

so... no love for our chances? i think Manu won;t play because Pop will play cautious... only if D-wash was here.. he might have gone crazy against them...

[DubMcDub]

No lose situation for the Spurs. Either the Spurs win and laugh. Or the Spurs lose and can point at Duncan and possibly Manu.

No Duncan? No Manu?

No problem.

Believe.

:smokin

Wait, so now teams ARE allowed to use players being out as an excuse? Because all I've heard for months is that the Suns fans were "whining" about Amare missing Game 5.

If that's the case, I think I'll go ahead and note that the Spurs 2003 and 2007 championships were substantially assisted by the fact that their opposition were missing key players.

[BonnerDynasty]

Look for Bonner to have a huge night and carry this team into the playoffs. He's going to show the Mavs how a real MVP handles bidness.

[timvp]

Wait, so now teams ARE allowed to use players being out as an excuse? Because all I've heard for months is that the Suns fans were "whining" about Amare missing Game 5.

If that's the case, I think I'll go ahead and note that the Spurs 2003 and 2007 championships were substantially assisted by the fact that their opposition were missing key players.One day Mav and Mav Fan will recognize the difference between the regular season and the playoffs.

[DubMcDub]

One day Mav and Mav Fan will recognize the difference between the regular season and the playoffs.

What does this have to do with regular season and playoffs? It makes absolutely no difference when we're talking about whether or not it's "acceptable" to use a player being out as an excuse.

Either a loss can be blamed on a player injury/suspension/whatever, or it can't. Unfortunately, San Antonio hypocrisy reigns supreme here. As far as I can tell, the rule is two-pronged:

1) If a Spurs player is out, it's a viable excuse for losing
2) If the opposing team's player is out, it's not an excuse

Nice. Eerily similar to another oft-repeated mantra of "If the Spurs win, it's because of championship play; if they lose, it's because of the refs."

[FromWayDowntown]

If that's the case, I think I'll go ahead and note that the Spurs 2003 and 2007 championships were substantially assisted by the fact that their opposition were missing key players.

So, too, was the Mavs run to the West Finals in 2003.

[DubMcDub]

So, too, was the Mavs run to the West Finals in 2003.

Sure, if you're applying the articulated in the original post here.

But remember, the rule only applies when Spurs fans say it does.

[timvp]

What does this have to do with regular season and playoffs? It makes absolutely no differenceCongrats. You've solved the basis of all Mav ills.

[DubMcDub]

Congrats. You've solved the basis of all Mav ills.

Congratulations. You're quite apt at taking 2 sentences out of context and attempting to construe them in manner absolutely irrelevant to the original point. Are you a journalist, by chance?

I'll take your blimp-launching tactics to mean you have absolutely no refute for me calling you and (some) of your brethren out on your laughable hypocrisy.

Enjoy the game tonight--after all, it's a "win-win" situation for the Spurs, no? Got love that injury excuse being played before the game has even started. :lol

[timvp]

Congratulations. You're quite apt at taking 2 sentences out of context and attempting to construe them in manner absolutely irrelevant to the original point. Are you a journalist, by chance?

I'll take your blimp-launching tactics to mean you have absolutely no refute for me calling you and (some) of your brethren out on your laughable hypocrisy.

Enjoy the game tonight--after all, it's a "win-win" situation for the Spurs, no? Got love that injury excuse being played before the game has even started. :lol :dramaquee

Okay, I'll be devastated when the Spurs lose. I mean, the season will be over. Advanced props on the victory. You are obviously a better fan of a better team.

:tu

[FromWayDowntown]

I think that, in the sense that many Spurs fans generally believe that the regular season is a charade for elite teams and doesn't say much about what should be expected in a playoff matchup, timvp's point is fair.

Had everyone been healthy for the Spurs tonight and the Mavs' won again, I don't know that many knowledgable Spurs fans would be jumping off bridges at the thought that a repeat was impossible. Anyone who knows anything about the Mavs and Spurs knows that the teams are disgustingly closely-matched and that one break here or there for either team could be the difference in a playoff series. With that, a regular season win in San Antonio over the Spurs is really irrelevant to determining what might happen in a playoff series, even if everyone's healthy in both instances. That's particularly true if Duncan is out for the Spurs (or if Dirk is out for the Mavs) and even more so if a secondary star like Manu is also out at the same time.

Until the Mavericks show that they can rebound from their recent playoff flameouts, both of which seemed to raise some fair questions about what's between the ears and in the chests of the Mavericks' players, regular season success against the Big Bully doesn't mean much to outsiders -- and it really means little if Timmy D doesn't play.

[BeerIsGood!]

If the Spurs manage to win this game then they obviously played the better game and deserved to win. If the Mavs win then they played the better game and deserved the win. It's a win-lose for both teams as one will win and one will lose. Although I have to think this game means a bit more to the Mavs given their losses to beatable teams and since they're a few games off pace in the division at the moment, and probably off pace of where they wanted to be by December 5th.

[FromWayDowntown]

If the Spurs manage to win this game then they obviously played the better game and deserved to win. If the Mavs win then they played the better game and deserved the win. It's a win-lose for both teams as one will win and one will lose. Although I have to think this game means a bit more to the Mavs given their losses to beatable teams and since they're a few games off pace in the division at the moment, and probably off pace of where they wanted to be by December 5th.

I'll go a step further and say that I think the Spurs-Mavs regular season matchups have meant more to the Mavs for a long time and particularly the last couple of seasons.

[T Park]

Ill go a step further in that, if the Spurs win, it gets some of the guy's confidence against them back, even though they won't admit it, AND, it helps in the division race.

They would go up 4 games.

Pretty decent margin in December.

[1Parker1]

^Exactly. I'd say Mavs play way too intensely against the Spurs in the regular season. Case in Point, after the last Mavs Spurs game of this season, Mavs dropped 3 in a row to lesser teams and haven't looked good in their victories since then. Whereas the Spurs seem have been playing at the same level throughout the regular season, and pick it up in April. Case in point...they looked like they were playing the Blazers the last time they played the Mavs. And they've played at that level every game. It's just easier to beat the lesser opponents at that level.

[Sweetey]

Look for Bonner to have a huge night and carry this team into the playoffs. He's going to show the Mavs how a real MVP handles bidness.


:clap :clap :clap

Right on !

[td4mvp21]

Wait, so now teams ARE allowed to use players being out as an excuse? Because all I've heard for months is that the Suns fans were "whining" about Amare missing Game 5.

If that's the case, I think I'll go ahead and note that the Spurs 2003 and 2007 championships were substantially assisted by the fact that their opposition were missing key players.

:dramaquee Quit trying to stir up shit.

[Bruno]

Bottomline, it's only a regular season game. Spurs are a vet team and even a big loss won't have a psychic impact for a future playoff serie.

[hanto03]

I agree that the game is not that meaningful but I would really love it if the SPURS could whip ass tonight.

[SAtown]

Bonner going off for 40. Book it

[dbreiden83080]

It is a shame that TD and maybe Manu is out. Looking at the schedule i thought the Spurs could be about 15-3 when they got the rematch with Dallas at home and was really looking forward to this game. Not now because Spurs are not likely to win for obvious reasons.

[G-Nob]

At what point does one no longer believe?

[Leetonidas]

At what point does one no longer believe?
When the clock reads 0.00 and the Spurs have less points.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

It's a lose/lose situation for Dallas tonight. You win it's because of no TD; you lose and you're a big bunch of pussies.

I'm not even gonna bother watching.

You're done Jason!

[SpurOutofTownFan]

If the spurs beat the Mavs without Duncan and Ginobili I'm gonna laugh for a while. They are playing horrible so this may happen actually. The Mavs are a train wreck waiting to happen. Believe.

[TMTTRIO]

Manu's going to play tonight and they said he's starting tonight. I don't know how much though

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

If Manu's going to play with a sore left index finger, he should just drive to the hole and finish with his right hand every time, so he can play normal minutes.

[loveforthegame]

Manu's going to play tonight and they said he's starting tonight. I don't know how much though

Is he starting in place of Duncan or replacing Finley?

[duncan228]

Yuck.
No Duncan and now Mavs call on League Pass.

[Shaolin-Style]

Not crazy about manu starting, especially if his shooting finger isn't better.

[Avitus1]

I bought League Pass finally, and the game is the damn Mavs broadcast team. Dammit. At least I get to see the game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Cisco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SpursFanFirst]

Gino starts over Finley? I hope this isn't the new thing.

[boutons_]

Michael comes in and shoots red hot, and Brent, too.

[easjer]

Yuck.
No Duncan and now Mavs call on League Pass.


Yeah. I'm not sure how much I want to watch. The sound is already off.

Overall, I think it's a win-win situation for me. If the Mavs win, I get lots of vBookie. If the Spurs win, I eat the vBookie, but hot damn! The Spurs win, the Mavs lose and the Spurs get a great victory snatched from certain defeat. Can't go wrong, eh?

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck

Flop

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Damn. Tony has 2 fouls already.

[easjer]

Yeeuurrrgghhh.

If this is an indication of the way the game will be called and the % the Spurs will shoot, it's best if I turn it off now and save myself a world of grief.

[duncan228]

Yeah. I'm not sure how much I want to watch. The sound is already off.

Overall, I think it's a win-win situation for me. If the Mavs win, I get lots of vBookie. If the Spurs win, I eat the vBookie, but hot damn! The Spurs win, the Mavs lose and the Spurs get a great victory snatched from certain defeat. Can't go wrong, eh?

You got it covered!

[LaMarcus Bryant]

How in the
FUCK
is that a charge if that motherfucking asslicking poser devin harris was moving backwards backpedaling constantly

this game is already fucking over with parker's 2nd foul

WTF
that was total bull shit

[Sp Ginobili 20]

We're shooting bricks tonight!

[Budkin]

Damn. Tony has 2 fouls already.

They have to keep him in.

[carina_gino20]

I hope Gino over Finley is only temporary with Timmy out. Don't mess with what works.

[hitmanyr2k]

Too much dribbling by Vaughn.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

this could be a loooooooooooooooooong night

[LaMarcus Bryant]

This is the biggest load of fucking stinky bull shit i've ever seen

[Sp Ginobili 20]

I have a feeling this is going to be ugly.

[Budkin]

This is going to be ugly...

[easjer]

We never get good calls against the Mavs. You'd think after 3 years, they'd have adjusted to that fact.

Tonight is a bad night to be missing everything.

[Slippy]

Vaugh showing off way too much dribbling skills.

[Manu20]

Parker with 2 fouls already. :pctoss

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Was that a play for Vaughn to create??

[Budkin]

Parker seems to always play scared against the Mavs.

[loveforthegame]

I thought the Spurs would come out a little hungier. Not looking good early.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Talk about a slow start. The Spurs are 1 of 8 in FGA.

[Tek_XX]

Vaughn ain't going to work in this situation.

[vander]

no confidence out there for the spurs, might as well feed the ball to the likes of Elson and Bonner relentlessly, let them work on their offensive game, for the future.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice job Matt

[ThomasGranger]

Meh, it's early. Somebody has to get hot.

[hitmanyr2k]

Elson with a Nazr pumpfake imitation. Bonner with the cleanup.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Fucking vaughn! Pass the ball! You're not Tony!

[SpursFanFirst]

I hope Gino over Finley is only temporary with Timmy out. Don't mess with what works.

I agree. I said the same thing.

[easjer]

Bonner willed that ball to go in. Heh.

Poor JV. I don't think anyone really likes him and he seems like such a nice guy.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Vaughn hates Manu, he doesn't pass him the ball

[easjer]

Yeah, long, long, long night.

[easjer]

At least they seem to be competing on the boards.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Ginobili's playing aggressive. He should take it to the hole every time.

[easjer]

Defense is non-existant except for some boards. Over/under on when Brent Barry gets in the game?

[hitmanyr2k]

You know Dirk is weak defensively when he can't even defend Vaughn :lol

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Vaughn schooled Dirk :clap

[THE SIXTH MAN]

small ball...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Josh howard taking advantage of our Duncan void

[SpursFanFirst]

This is so bad it's almost laughable...almost.

[hitmanyr2k]

Ginobili is looking horrible.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

What are they doing???

[Shaolin-Style]

as bad as this is at least we're not losing by 20...yet

[easjer]

OMG. Duncan in a suit.

I never thought I'd see that ever. He looks so miserable. :lol

[SpursFanFirst]

Timmy was looking quite dapper in his suit! :)

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

They're taking horrible shots. And Manu's shot is pretty much off tonight. (which is understandable)

[THE SIXTH MAN]

19-9 mavs

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Ginobili is looking horrible.He's 0-4. It's still early, so hopefully he'll be in his "groove" later on.

[Spurs Brazil]

manuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[THE SIXTH MAN]

19-11 mavs

[Sp Ginobili 20]

And as I say that, he scores. :lol

[Tek_XX]

Spurs playing like shit and it has nothing to do with Tim Duncan.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

This game is chaos!

[ThomasGranger]

Looking like this game should do wonders for Tim's standing in the MVP race.

[~Sweetmelody~]

OMG. Duncan in a suit.

I never thought I'd see that ever. He looks so miserable. :lol


Same thing I thought :lol



I believe this is an ugly game

[hitmanyr2k]

He's 0-4. It's still early, so hopefully he'll be in his "groove" later on.

Is his hand bothering him that much? 3 out of those 4 shots weren't even close. The right hand layup attempt was nice though lol.

[Budkin]

We can't even hang with the Mavs anymore. Even in the last game we were down by at least 8-9 the whole friggen game.

[easjer]

Spurs can't afford stupid turnovers and bad shots tonight.

But, having said that, I'm shocked that Dallas is only up 10, given just how poorly the Spurs are shooting. I think that's an indication that Dallas isn't playing terrifically well.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

manu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Manu kicking it into gear!

[hitmanyr2k]

Wow...Gino with the coast to coast moves.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

19 - 14 mavs lead

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Ginobili coast to coast

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice job Manu

2nd on Howard

[Russ]

Ginobili is looking horrible.
He's basically the Spurs only hope -- Ginobili single-handedly must beat the Mavs or else . . . :)

[SpursFanFirst]

as horribly as they're playing, they're still only down by 3

[Slippy]

Manu getting it going on the break. YES !!

[easjer]

The Mavs seemed less geared up for this game than I expected. They're usually in top form. Either they are coasting, expecting to be able to win easily enough or the Spurs are doing some good things out there (rebounding among them).

[THE SIXTH MAN]

:lol spurs trying their best Golden state impersonation!

[Tek_XX]

thanks Barry.

[hitmanyr2k]

Barry...two wide open looks clanking.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs doing a good job on the boards

[Shaolin-Style]

Did Barea injure himself on that play?

He looked in so much pain.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Oberto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[THE SIXTH MAN]

21-18 mavs lead

[Spurs Brazil]

OMG

Manu to Fabricio!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hitmanyr2k]

Suddenly Ginobili is carving the Mavs up.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

end of the first quarter 24-18 mavs lead

[hitmanyr2k]

Terry makes me sick but he makes some great shots.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

24-18 Mavs at the end of the 1st.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu played the whole first quarter :lol

[easjer]

Overall, I think the Spurs are still going to lose. The shot has to fall to beat Dallas. But otherwise, I like some of what I've seen tonight.

But not stupid turnovers. Why do they always look as nervous as a 15 year old on his first date when they play the Mavs?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

gino MUST take that shot to the rim


that was a horrible decision to shoot that final 3 before the quarter buzzer

[THE SIXTH MAN]

hopefully tony can pick up some of the offensive slack for the second quarter.

[boutons_]

both teams shooting poorly, Spurs 32% vs 38%.

spurs defense looks pretty good

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Overall, I think the Spurs are still going to lose. The shot has to fall to beat Dallas. But otherwise, I like some of what I've seen tonight.

But not stupid turnovers. Why do they always look as nervous as a 15 year old on his first date when they play the Mavs?
Yeah. They're forcing a lot of jumpshots, that they never do against other teams. Like Barry. Manu.

I think they should relax a little bit more. But I do like the high energy to this game.

[hitmanyr2k]

gino MUST take that shot to the rim


that was a horrible decision to shoot that final 3 before the quarter buzzer

Agreed. It's just bailing out the defense with a dumb shot.

[loveforthegame]

What is Finley doing out there?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

gino MUST take that shot to the rim


that was a horrible decision to shoot that final 3 before the quarter buzzer
He's made those shots before, at the buzzer, but he should know better when his dominant hand is sore. I prefer him to drive every time tonight.

[hitmanyr2k]

Yeah. They're forcing a lot of jumpshots, that they never do against other teams. Like Barry. Manu.

I think they should relax a little bit more. But I do like the high energy to this game.

Barry has been launching with no hesitation all year and hitting more often than not. He needs to keep that up.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

26-22 mavs lead

[Budkin]

Gino needs to do what Howard is doing and take it inside.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice D

[Slippy]

Fab has to stay out of foul trouble. Spurs are playing better with him in the game.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

28-26 mavs lead

[Spurs Brazil]

Tp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThomasGranger]

Good to see the Spurs taking it all the way to the rim.

[boutons_]

Let's go Spurs, y'all can do it, esp with the defense.

[hitmanyr2k]

Parker = It's my turn :lol

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Good to see the Spurs taking it all the way to the rim.
Yes we need more of this.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Tony abusing

[Tek_XX]

Ok Tony and Manu are now checked into the game

[Cherry]

Go TP!!! :elephant

[THE SIXTH MAN]

hopefully tony can pick up some of the offensive slack for the second quarter.
:tu

[loveforthegame]

TP taking over.

[easjer]

You know what is funny? I can hear the commentators at the end of the season now.

"Well, the Mavs and Spurs met twice this year. The first meeting was easily taken by Dallas, but as you will recall, Tim Duncan did not play in that game because of an injury to his knee and ankle."

The rest will go one of two ways, "Yes, and the Spurs just couldn't handle the pressure without Duncan there. Duncan really anchors the defense for the Spurs, will really carry them. We tend to forget how good Tim Duncan is, because there are two other legitimate stars on that team. Boy did that game remind us and the fans of San Antonio what a vital role Tim Duncan plays for this organization."

Or.

"Yes, and if you'll remember, it was the dominance of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili that really carried the Spurs that game. They played an even more up-tempo style of ball and the quickness of Parker and cleverness of Ginobili in getting into the lane was what saved the Spurs. I'm not trying to say that Tim Duncan doesn't play a huge and vital role for that team, but the variety that the Spurs can throw at you is so impressive. The Mavs just don't have an answer when Tony and Many are getting into the lane. And of course, they've got great outside shooters as well. Just so many ways this team can beat you, even without their franchise players. Goes to show you how good they are."

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

It's anyone's ball game if the defense is going to be so patchy on both ends. :lol

I think we should play run and gun more, like Barry and Tony's last few scores.

[~Sweetmelody~]

Go Tony!!

[THE SIXTH MAN]

32-26 mavs lead

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

shoulda called traveling

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

come on parker, punk Devin Harris tonight

[ThomasGranger]

C'mon, Fin! Big night tonight and those last couple of stinkers will be a distant memory.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Horry!

[hitmanyr2k]

Bass on his way to having a career night.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

fucking cheap shot terry

[hitmanyr2k]

Elson had Ginobili wide open on that cut and missed it.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

:madrun Stupid Terry

[~Sweetmelody~]

I love how Manu, pushed Terry.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

lets go baby fire!

[hitmanyr2k]

Eva on hand tonight with her customary 65 gallons of makeup.

[SpursFanFirst]

lead is down to 2

[Slippy]

Nasty bump By terry . Glad Tony appears to be ok.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

34-32 mavs lead

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck terry

[easjer]

Bloody fucking hell.

I'm so glad he got up.

Spurs are quick to get in other team's faces this season. Did you see Manu rip Terry away from Tony?

[Tek_XX]

Elson and his fucking hands are pissing me off.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Tony lying there was scary for a moment. Glad he was just shaken

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Tony lying there was scary for a moment. Glad he was just shaken
yeah no shit.

[boutons_]

Spurs 0-7 3Gs, on which they have become very dependent.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Elson and his fucking hands are pissing me off.
He wasted that opportunity. It should just be Tony, Barry, and Manu all the way :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Elson and his fucking hands are pissing me off.


I would honestly take Mahinmi, as raw as he is, over Elson any day of the week.




This game could be going worse, but I have a fear it'll be one of those "can't get over the hump" games where we'll always get within 2 but Dallas will hit a timely shot
:pctoss

[~Sweetmelody~]

Elson and his fucking hands are pissing me off.


Same here! :bang

[Shaolin-Style]

Damn elson is one clumsy mofo

[THE SIXTH MAN]

40-32 mavs lead

[Tek_XX]

Get Elson outta there.

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn Elson

[hitmanyr2k]

Elson looks like he's playing for the Mavs tonight lol.

[easjer]

Bah. Spurs can't capitalize anytime they get close. Annoying. They aren't hitting crucial shots or their defense isn't making necessary stops. Season-long trend, but especially annoying tonight.

[Slippy]

Elson actually goes up for a rebound when his own teammate has it. WTH!

[THE SIXTH MAN]

40-33 mavs lead

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Elson almost hurt Manu on that play!!!!
I know!

[Russ]

Mavs are a pure jump-shooting team -- regular season wonders, they are.

[Tek_XX]

Tony out of control

[THE SIXTH MAN]

fuck!

[THE SIXTH MAN]

43-33 mavs

[hitmanyr2k]

WTF Tony...should have given it up to Barry.

[easjer]

Ugh. Shooting percentage is killing me.

So frustrating that some of these shots are not going in when they usually do.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Damn it :pctoss

[THE SIXTH MAN]

fuck!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

wow... tony airball...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

ugh

this is getting bad again

[themvp]

wth

[Amuseddaysleeper]

why is tony shooting his jumpers on the way down?

wtf

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

BOWENN!! why?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Anybody else want to question Duncan's impact on this team??

[easjer]

Gotta say - I don't think a Mavs/Spurs playoff series would great to watch. I think it would be ugly, like this fucking game.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Anybody else want to question Duncan's impact on this team??


as well as Elson's impact

:lol

[THE SIXTH MAN]

erica with the foul

[SpursFanFirst]

nice 3!

[hitmanyr2k]

Remember those days when Oberto used to suck? His game has been pretty damn good since last years playoffs.

[Spurs Brazil]

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

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Manuuuuuuuu 3333333

[THE SIXTH MAN]

horry!!!!

[easjer]

I don't know what Duncan would have contributed to this particular game though - unless it was more missed shots. Nobody can sustain their shot tonight.

[Spurs Brazil]

Horry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Russ]

Mavs announcers congratulating themselves on "when the pendulum" swung against the Spurs. Maybe the Mayors of SA and Dallas should concoct a "Golden Stetson" trophy or something so the Mavs could get some hardware!

[Slippy]

Nice call . Tony with the great D. Needs to settle down on offense.

Spurs are stepping it up.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

43-38 mavs

[Slippy]

Touchy call on Fab .. thats 3?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

This game is great!

[hitmanyr2k]

I miss the days where the NBA let guys play real defense.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

I miss the days where the NBA let guys play real defense.
:tu

[Russ]

Mavs announcers now bragging about how the Mavs turned the corner on the Lakers way back when and took them to 7 games once.

[easjer]

Mavs announcers congratulating themselves on "when the pendulum" swung against the Spurs. Maybe the Mayors of SA and Dallas should concoct a "Golden Stetson" trophy or something so the Mavs could get some hardware!


See, I knew it was smart to leave the sound off.

Yeah, that series where it took them 3 tries, a stupid foul and overtime to close out the Spurs sure was definitive, wasn't it?

[Tek_XX]

Mavs announcers congratulating themselves on "when the pendulum" swung against the Spurs. Maybe the Mayors of SA and Dallas should concoct a "Golden Stetson" trophy or something so the Mavs could get some hardware!

The pendulum supposedly swung 3 seasons ago, but yet only the Spurs have added hardware.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I don't know what Duncan would have contributed to this particular game though - unless it was more missed shots. Nobody can sustain their shot tonight.
I agree. Duncan would have just joined the crowd.

I can see extra incentive in the small ball guys though.

[hitmanyr2k]

Elson can't buy a break. Correction. He bought a break lol.

[ThomasGranger]

Elson in--that should bring that mini-run to a halt.

[BeerIsGood!]

34% shooting is going to get you smoked. Both teams look like shit but the Spurs look worse. At least Parker got going a bit after that bullshit 2nd foul where Harris was moving and in the restricted area.

Any decent ball movement and decent shooting would make this game better.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Elson usually gets that call

[Spurs Brazil]

Stupid salvatore

[boutons_]

bad call, Fran's heel on the circle

[THE SIXTH MAN]

45-38 mavs

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Howard is a beast

[hitmanyr2k]

Elson didn't show on that pick...Howard an easy 2.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

tony picks up his 3rd foul. 1 minute left in the half

[boutons_]

Spurs too cold to win

[MaNuMaNiAc]

wow... horrible, horrible offense

[Tek_XX]

If only the Spurs could hit a jumpshot.

[easjer]

34% shooting is going to get you smoked. Both teams look like shit but the Spurs look worse. At least Parker got going a bit after that bullshit 2nd foul where Harris was moving and in the restricted area.

Any decent ball movement and decent shooting would make this game better.


But since the Spurs aren't getting smoked, I'd argue that apart from the turnovers, they look better. Only being down by single digits with horrendous shooting means something is working ok out there.

[loveforthegame]

What's Finley doing out there if he isn't shooting?

[Russ]

If only the Spurs could hit a jumpshot.
Then they could be regular season worldbeaters just like the Mavs! :)

[THE SIXTH MAN]

fucking salvator is getting whistle happy :pctoss

[Amuseddaysleeper]

this game is pissing me off



At least we're hanging in there


we just need to go on a run

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Howard went over the top

[Slippy]

Bowen got beat by Howard on the box-out. Has to do better job .

[Shaolin-Style]

Manu must not like the mavs.

"Eh don't touch me don't touch me"

[Tek_XX]

Then they could be regular season worldbeaters just like the Mavs! :)

Hitting a jumpshot doesn't make you a pussy

[Slippy]

Manu with the "dont touch me ".. Hilarious!

[easjer]

fucking salvator is getting whistle happy :pctoss


Yeah, you could have stopped with fucking Salvatore. He fucking sucks and hates the Spurs and is a terrible and inconsistent referee. I despise him.

[Russ]

Bennett Salvatore reminds me so much of Steve Martin it's ridiculous. I'm waiting for balloon animals.

[hitmanyr2k]

I think Ginobili just told Terry to not touch him when he tried to help him up :lol

[THE SIXTH MAN]

47-42 mavs

[SpursFanFirst]

Manu with the "dont touch me ".. Hilarious!


He did? I missed that! :lol

[Sp Ginobili 20]

I think Ginobili just told Terry to not touch him when he tried to help him up :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol I'd like to see that!