The Mavericks will win Game 6 and end the series

[stretch]

But the Mavs should get some credit to what they did to the Blazers in those first 3 quarters on Saturday. As they showed again for a 7:52 stretch last night, the Mavs upped the pressure and held the Blazers without a field goal. Remember, also, that the win on Saturday was on the angelic wings of a rare Brandon Roy miracle. How'd that work out for his encore performance? And even in that G3 loss, the Mavs kept it close despite a series-high number of turnovers (16) and 10 missed FTs. I'm echoing that I also think they're the better team in this series, but they were seconds away from holding that G4 win, despite the heroics.

+1

the Mavs were a miraculously unlikely performance away from being able to finish the series in 5, and game 3 was extremely winnable as well. Dallas has played much better in Portland than Portland has played in Dallas. Portland with the exception of game 1, has been pretty much dominated in Dallas.

people are putting wayyyyy too much stock into the idea that they have no chance in at winning in Portland, which is total horsecrap.

[DPG21920]

Only reason I want to bet is because I predicted the home team wins every game before the series started. I knew both teams were capable of winning on the road and there were some close ones back and forth (Mavs mostly playing from ahead), but it takes a lot to win on the road in an evenly matched series.

[4>0rings]

Let's go San Antonio Mavs/Hornets/Thunder!!

[Shank]

On the Mavs side, though, it's not great that they're like 2-18 in their last 20 road playoff games. Gotta get over that hump, boys.

[Axe Murderer]

Melmart:
Podcasting and girls basketball? You have officially combined two of the most irrelevant aspects of our society into a potent combination of unlistenable, suicide inducing audio.

[frodo]

Mavs have definitely proven they're the better team, but the series isn't over because of a 12-minute letdown. The Rose Garden is a tough place to win a game and the Blazers will not play with the same complacency they did for the first three quarters of Game 4. I think we're gonna get this series, Portland has not played well in Dallas, but I tend to see a repeat of Game 3 Thursday night: a close game that Portland takes in the end. Excluding a Ginobili-less Spurs team, we haven't won a road playoff game since Game 6 of the 2006 Conference Finals.

shouldn't underestimate their potential of choking tbh. series will be tied after game 6 and the blazers will win it eventually.

[Shank]

Aim low, Rogue.

[tlongII]

I don't think so. We're not quite dead yet.

[mavsfan1000]

Mavs in 7.

[Ghazi]

o YE of little faith!

[MavDynasty]

we goin to da ship!

[mavsfan1000]

we goin to da ship!

Sure we are.