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It was a damn good game. I'll have a heart attack if the rest of the series goes like this.
Sorry but this game came down to a basket, I still don't think we should feel like we are worthy of the finals just yet,
Am I wrong to feel nervous?
It was a damn good game. I'll have a heart attack if the rest of the series goes like this.
if you can raise your tee shirt another 1/4 inch I will answer your question
I'm still very worried. They showed they have what it takes to play against us today, and well.
Yes. Spurs had 36 hours to shower, pack, get to airport, fly home, practice and play game 1.Sorry but this game came down to a basket, I still don't think we should feel like we are worthy of the finals just yet,
Am I wrong to feel nervous?
We will be better game 2.
The Mavericks are a scary team capable of winning this series and the NBA le.
If the Spurs win this series, they will be much better for the effort.
The only thing the Spurs have going for them against the Pistons in a possible finals matchup is that they will have been battle-tested at every round. Other than that, the Pistons look like the team to beat.
Yeah it was but one team had 5 days to rest and practice and one just beat out a tough opponent 36 hours earlier and look who won.
if you can raise your tee shirt another 1/4 inch I will answer your question
The Mavs have a legitimate chance at the le this year. They are a very good team with good players all around. AJ has done a great job there. However, I still feel the Spurs and Pistons are better, so they will have to play really well to get through, but it is possible.
Being a little scared can be a good thing....keeps players on their toes so there is less of a chance of a meltdown and losing.
I am less nervous because this game was the there for the Mavs to take and they blew it.
Much like Game 2 vs. the Kings.
Spurs win series 4-1
Come on ... Mavs can't win the NBA's tle be realistic
Damn lost because of Free throw shooting?? What the is that???
I know this much...Even if the Spurs win a game 7? they will not have enough in the tank to go any further.
No, you are not the only one who thinks so.
I'm not worried at all. This game reinforced my belief that we'll dispatch these guys fairly easily in five or six games. We had no rest at all, no time to practice really, our starting backcourt is clearly hobbled, and the bench didn't do much at all, and we still won just by playing hard nosed defense and Tim having a big night.
Now we can rest a bit at home. Once Tony and Manu feel a little better, our offense will be a lot more fluid, the ball movement will be better, guys will knock down open 3s, we'll get some transition buckets, and we'll kick their butts. The Kings were a worse matchup for us. Bowen's D on Dirk and Tim being able to help out in the lane since they have no jumpshooting C for him to guard will be the difference.
The Mavs have no answers for us. They have to keep a C out there at all times for Tim. The C hurts our offense a bit, but it absolutely kills their defense, because Tim can help out and guard everyone in the lane.
They can try to go small with no C, but it'll be a defensive nightmare for them. Whatever edge they gain on offense, making Tim play the perimeter, will be lost on the other end when he can go to work inside against Dirk and our guards can penetrate with ease without having to worry about shotblockers.
The Mavs only chance is either a Duncan injury, or significant foul trouble to him and Bruce. Unless they outscore us by 20 points while he's on the bench for 8-10 minutes
(he usually times his bench stints for Dirk's), they have no chance.
Scared of Mav's?
San Antonio aint' scared of nothing..
Even when 4000 Mexican soldiers flew the red flag (no quarter) we shot the finger
at them. Same to DALLAS!!! NO FEAR!!
Come and get it!!
LOL. What did you see today that makes you think this series will go to 7?
Spurs played about as bad as they could, with the exception of Duncan. What the are the Mavs going to do when the Spurs come in rested Tuesday night?
Terry hits anything like his average: Mavs win.
If either team had hit 90% of their free throws (and the other didn't): Game 1 isn't close.
Both teams shot around 41%. Remember, neither are slouches on offense, so I have to give some credit to the Mavs' D. That said, the Spurs' bench produces in their blowouts, and they don't in the close games. (Big surprise for any team, of course.) Aside from two fantastic games against Sacramento, the Spurs' bench has been playing a little flat so far. The bench shot between 20%-30% by my own crude calculations. (I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm too far off.)
EDIT: I almost forgot to sum up. The Spurs played very badly (except Tim) and won. Dallas played about as well as they can for 45 minutes and sort of melted down in the last 3. They couldn't buy a bucket, board, or free throw. If the Spurs win the Championship, this win should make the highlight reel, despite how ugly it was at times!
Last edited by Reggie Miller; 05-07-2006 at 04:06 PM.
Yeah, I'm less worried now. The Spurs were tired and played like crap. They couldn't hit open jumpers, etc, but they still found a way to win. Very soothing.
Mavs win the next 3.
And here I thought that mouse was Party Girl.
No way he would log in another account and start this thread....
Spurs in 4
Today was Dallas' chance to steal one in SA.
SA will prevail at home and steal game 4 in DAL.
The playoffs are MADE of games like these. Get used to it.
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