Game Blog: 2010 Playoffs Round 1 - Spurs vs. Mavs, Game 5

[Brazil]

Manu with a ty game so far. This nose story is bothering him a lot.

Mavs have a huge choke potential we need to kill them tonite.

Tp without fear go inside and show his huge balls to cut the mav lead under 10.

If Manu can come back strong in the second half I like our chances

[qiuyizeng]

hill can't shot three?

[4>0rings]

Who's going to the Star Wars concert... really?

[toki9]

Seriously, I didn't see the play. So what did Najera do to get the flagrant 1?

He followed through with both hands, landing 2 blows on Parker's face...even the Dallas announcers admitted it was flagrant after looking at the replay...

[it's me]

manu playing like the ultimate piece of .............WTF?

[Spurologist]

8 TOs have absolutely killed us....especially the 2 by manu.

We have to manage the game a lot better and limit easy buckets.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

Jason Terrys head look like a cough drop

[jestersmash]

Ginobili is shooting and playing like horse . I'm not gonna give the man a break due to a month of spectacular play. 1 assist, 2 turnovers. Terrible shooting for what, the 3rd straight game in a row?

I don't think he can be any worse.

[ShoogarBear]

Seriously, I didn't see the play. So what did Najera do to get the flagrant 1?

Whacked Tony in the head twice while trying to draw a charge.

[vander]

I'm all for seeing Ian go out there and delivering a couple flagrants

[crazyfool42]

come on spurs!!! pick it up in the 2nd half and finish them off

[Sobe_Kucks]

Crucial 3rd Qtr. Need to test Mavs and make them fold! Mavs r killing us in the paint getting a boatload of FT's because they are driving. No more jumpshot exhibition... take the ball to the hole. Get physical Spurs and take the ball to the hole. Cleveland closed out. Do the same Spurs!!!!

[Kobulingam]

manu playing like the ultimate piece of .............WTF?

getting used to pain and discomfort

[BigJoeD]

Am glad Tony hasn't lost his composure With all the bs crap he's taking from Terry and Najara. Don't fall into the trap Tony!!

[NewJerSpur]

Almost positive Carlisle is encouraging the dirty play by the Mavs, especially on Tony. Wasn't sure about it in Game 4, but I'm pretty sure of it now.

[Spurologist]

@ Lebron faking an injury so he can shoot a ft left handed

[TampaDude]

Cavs just closed out the Bulls.

[blizz]

I'm sorry...I just watched the foul again and when he comes up with his right hand...the foul was already called, he already hit Tony in the face and uses the right hand to rake Tony's eye.....that's just DIRTY. That intentional and dirty. There's no place for that. I keep hearing people say that Najera isn't a dirty player...bull . What was the intent there then? It's bull . him.

[alchemist]

Another dirty foul by the Mavs and you send in Blair to lay Dirk out, it might cost you Blair for a game but you send them a message that you won't back down.

[007nites]

Cavs win series but Lebrons right arm is ed up pretty bad

[Brazil]

I'm all for seeing Ian go out there and delivering a couple flagrants

I'm all for seeing a big body going against Haywood not for flagrants

[ShoogarBear]

Other than Tony, the Spurs really can't play much worse and Butler, Barea, and Marion can't play much better.

Only down seven is not bad. The question is whether they can dig up another one of those stretches of suffocating D.

[td4mvp21]

We need to come out for blood in the second half. Don't give these es another win.

[carina_gino20]

Thanks for the description, guys.

Great job, Stern. There's your non-suspension.

[benefactor]

Sucks that Blair picked up 4 fouls. Pop really set him up to fail out there.