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Game 5 is not a problem. So much, I don't think I'll be watching.
Game 6 is the nail-biter I wanna see. It will tell if the Spurs have the testicular for ude I believe they have.
Let's use a little bit of logic, and you will see we are not in such a bad position.
You've heard the dreaded 3-1, being down 3-1 and you have a 90+% chance of being eliminated. bla,bla,bla
That might be true, but it mostly doesn't apply in this series. Why?
First of all, in 3 out of the last 4 games, the Spurs outplayed the Mavs, plain and simple. Yes they lost 2 but it happens all the time in basketball, when one team plays better, but the other team wins, props to the mavs, homecourt and refs for that. But anyway truth is, Spurs are playing great.
2nd, we have the next 2 out of 3 games at home. Let's face it, Spurs will be -6+ favorite by vegas in game 5 and 7(if there is one). The only tough, tough game I see is game 6
3rd, the Mavs will have a very hard time closing us out. They will see all video clips form past 4 games and they will realize, we are the superior team, and the reigning champs. To close out the champs might be one of the toughest things to do in the NBA.
So.... up to this point, all Mavs have done is steal one game in San Antonio.... That won't happen again.
Let's face it, Mavs have stronger, bigger, faster and younger team. But Spurs have the experience and intelligence on their side. So who is it gonna be, brains or muscle??? it will balance out, so it will come down to who's hungrier????
I am calling it right now, game 5 is ours. I would be very,very,very shocked if mavs win game 5 in San Antonio. If they do, I promise I will be the first one in this board to come in and congratulate them. But that won't happen, so game 5 is ours. We just have to go back to Dallas and pull a shocker.
Realize, this is not a typical 3-1 series. Go Spurs!!!!!
Game 5 is not a problem. So much, I don't think I'll be watching.
Game 6 is the nail-biter I wanna see. It will tell if the Spurs have the testicular for ude I believe they have.
I think we have a good chance at Game 5. I really do. It's game 6 that will be the ultimate series deciding factor. If the Mavs win, well obviously the series is over (unles they win Game 5). If we win, I like our chances in a Game 7. The crowd will be pumped as well as our players.
Remember, other defending champs have come back from 3-1 deficits. Why can't we do it?
The best team always wins in a 7 game series...just remember that Spurs fans
There. Fixed it for you.
And a 22-point win isn't stealing.
So the mavs haven't proved yet they can win on the road? They outscored the spurs by 18 in the first 2 games. I think the mavs actually play looser on the road and get tight at home.
Mavs in 5
Uh, does the definition of "steal" include winning by 20? If the mavs won G1, then that would've been a steal, but G2 was not a steal.
I don't know!
If the Mavs win the Best of 7 Series, they will be the better team.The best team always wins in a 7 game series...just remember that Spurs fans
The Mavs haven't won yet. Remember that, Mavs fans.
I liked the "little bit of logic" line with nothing but a Spurs slant following.
There, fixed it for you
Of course...I understand that...
But I have a feeling that if the Mavs win the series, that statement, which has been used for years, will be thrown out by Spurs fans...
Not by me. But one thing at a time.
I agree with most of this. Although, I don't think the Spurs are the superior team anymore. I think they are fairly equal and the Mavs have caught a couple of breaks or it could easily be 3-1 Spurs right now. I expect the Spurs to win tomorrow night at home and then anything can happen although I think it will be really difficult for the Spurs to win in Dallas on Friday night.
??? How do you call adjusting to everything we have done and playing at our pace "outplaying us". You are the ones that have had to adjust to everything we do. You guys have had no answer and haven't been able to slow down the game so you've abandoned what brought you to the dance and have decided to beat us at our own game. How is that "outplaying us"
I posted this in another thread, I thought that it applied. It's not an attempt to pile on, just some perspective on what you're asking this Spurs team to do:
Spurs NBA Playoff History (series deficit)
1977: Lose to Celtics (44-38) 2-0.
1978: Bullets (44-38) take a 2-1 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 6.
1979: Spurs take a 3-1 series lead, lose to Bullets (54-28) in 7.
1980: Rockets (41-41) take a 1-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 3.
1981: Rockets (40-42) take a 2-1 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 7.
1982: Lakers (57-25) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 4.
1983: Lakers (58-24) take a 2-1 series lead, finish off Spurs in 6.
1985: Nuggets (52-30) take a 2-1 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 5.
1986: Lakers (62-20) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 3.
1988: Lakers (62-20) take 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 3.
1990: Blazers (59-23) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 7.
1991: Warriors (44-38) take a 2-1 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 4.
1992: Suns (53-29) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 3.
1993: Suns (62-20) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 6.
1994: Jazz (53-29) take a 2-1 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 4.
1995: Rockets (47-35) take a 2-0 series lead, finish the Spurs off in 6.
1996: Jazz (55-27) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 6.
1998: Jazz (62-20) take a 2-0 series lead, finish off the Spurs in 5.
2000: Suns (53-23) take a 2-1 series lead, and finished off the Spurs in 4.
2001: Lakers (56-26) take a 2-0 series lead, and finish off the Spurs in 4.
2002: Lakers (58-24) take a 2-1 series lead, and finish off the Spurs in 5.
2003: Suns (44-38) take a 1-0 series lead, and Spurs win in 6.
2004: Lakers (56-26) take a 3-2 series lead, and finish off the Spurs in 6.
2005: Nuggets (49-33) take a 1-0 series lead, and Spurs win in 6.
2006: Mavericks (60-22) take a 2-1 series lead...????
You'll notice that the Spurs have never come back to advance when they have a deficit this late in the series.
Good post. Outside of G2, this series has been a nailbiter with only a play or two deciding the outcome in the end (e.g., the rebound going to Dirk for a putback in G3, Manu's butterfingers).
didn't the suns beat the lakers when down 3-1?
keep in mind these games were very very close not huge blow outs
These teams are a level above the Suns and Lakers.
Thank you, for looking at it the right way. I think that is the best analysis I have seen from either side. It could be 3-1 Spurs, but it isn't. Usually if you're meant to win a series, you get breaks like that. Dallas will most likely win, but Spurs aren't out of it.
The spurs played well enough to win 2 games in a row. If they have an off game the season is over. The same could be said of the mavs on having an off game though they have 3 chances. I think they can win on the road to so it's not like they have only 1 chance.
yeah, i'm not buying what most folks are selling on this board. we've outplayed them? and lost? the mavs have outrebounded the spurs and shot better from the line. for all the talk about the refs, if the spurs make a couple more key free throws, they win these last couple of games, and no one affects them on the line. and no one determines how much they hustle for a rebound. sadly, i think they're toast.
Not only are the Spurs taking game 5. They are taking the series. Come on if the Mavs beat the Spurs 3 times in a row. 2 of those games could of easily gone to the Spurs. What makes you think the Spurs can't beat the Mavs 3 times in a row with 2 of those being at home.
Spurs win series. I called it.
1. The Spurs are old
2. They are slow
3. They are unathletic
4. They are a poor rebounding team
5. Their transition defense is poor (b/c the Mavs are quicker)
6. They have been reactive to the Mavs and have abandoned lots of the things that helped them win 63 games
7. They are more and more becoming a jump shooting team (Barry, Fin, NVE, Bowen, Horry)
8. They can't play any of their bigs b/c Dallas will exploit them
9. They can't stop Dallas's dribble penetration to the lane (b/c the are slow)
10. They are playing Dallas's pace and can't dictate the pace at all
11. They're tired and worn down
12. Their "superior bench" has been cut to two or three players
Should I go on?
One element of the original logic that was forgotten, Mavs have a better coach. Pop has been completely out coached except for the first game.
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