First reaction to: "The better team won"

[Rydia]

There were a lot of bad calls throughout the series but with the game tied 3-3 it's tabula rasa. Going into game 7: San Antonio had homecourt, the mental edge, experience, momentum, and the refs on their side and still lost. They were beaten by a better team.

Game 7 at home...82% of the time the home team wins...we should have won...

We were outplayed, out shot out everything. We just didn't have the heart for another championship...Dallas played with everything and EVERYONE they had. I thought this was like a game of chess with pops against avery..

at least Dallas showed up. No one on the Spurs played that well...simple fact. I am still in mourning! booo hoooo

[LEONARD]

The better team ALWAYS wins a best of 7...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

While the teams are probably even and would split a 10 game series, this time the Mavs came out on top.

While I admit, there is no doubt that Manu fouled Dirk on that shot, there is also no doubt that both Manu and Duncan were fouled with time running out.

Tim says they don't make those calls at the end of the game, they sure as made the call with 21 seconds left...

Nuff said....On to next year.

Dirk was lucky he had the last possession to go in and tie it up to go into overtime against a Bowen (as quoted from Bowen) "HORRIBLE" foul call in a game 4, instead of in game 7....
But I think the Mavs fans have a right to claim they were better. We had to adjust to them finally??? I think they had the upperhand and we were fighting and scrapping. We took control in the 3rd, 4th quarter...but they controlled 1st, 2nd, OT....IN other words, they controlled more minutes than us. I still think it came down to having one second more than the other team. So Mavs were better by a second and a possession. That is all.