Who's streak ends first?

[Shank]

Because that Lakers team is such a powerhouse these days.

[freemeat]

Dallas can lose to: Lakers, Suns, Pistons or Cavs....

If the Spurs beat the Bucks, they can win 20...

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Diop and Dampier

yea, but Diop and Dampier don't have the honor of having to guard someone like Dirk. they can handle guys like Duncan, much like we saw Diop own Duncan in game 7 and OT last season. replace Oberto with Diop, and the Spurs win a le.

[FromWayDowntown]

ESPN had a note from Elias this morning saying that the Mavs 16-game streak and the Spurs 12-game streak mark only the 2nd time in NBA history that two teams in the same division have had concurrent winning streaks of 12 games or more. The other streak involved the Bucks and Bulls who each were at 12 consecutive wins in the early stages of the 1973-74 season, before the Bulls lost to the Suns to end their streak at 12.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2794545

[FromWayDowntown]

can handle guys like Duncan, much like we saw Diop own Duncan in game 7 and OT last season.

So much ownership in Game 7:

Duncan 49 min, 12-24 FG; 0-1 3PT; 17-23 FT, 6-9-15 reb, 6 ast, 4 pf, 1 stl, 3 to, 3 blk, 41 pts.

Dude ran out of gas in OT (after logging 44 minutes in regulation) and Diop, to his credit, (after only having played 5 minutes or so before OT), took advantage of that.

Saying that he "owned" Duncan is ridiculous.

[Vingianx]

yea, but Diop and Dampier don't have the honor of having to guard someone like Dirk. they can handle guys like Duncan, much like we saw Diop own Duncan in game 7 and OT last season. replace Oberto with Diop, and the Spurs win a le.

[pking]

Diop owned Duncan?


Diop played him well in OT but I think it's just a bit overboard to say that he owned him.

[dbreiden83080]

Primetime game in LA Kobe will look for a big game so tonight could be the one where it ends.

[dbreiden83080]

Diop owned Duncan?


Diop played him well in OT but I think it's just a bit overboard to say that he owned him.

Timmy was out of gas after carrying us the whole game. Plus he was still bothered by that foot injury and everything was back to the basket, so that wore him out even more.

[Cry Havoc]

yea, but Diop and Dampier don't have the honor of having to guard someone like Dirk. they can handle guys like Duncan, much like we saw Diop own Duncan in game 7 and OT last season. replace Oberto with Diop, and the Spurs win a le.

Annnnnnd your ability to make credible posts ends here.

[dg7md]

as long as Oberto and Elson are your centers, and are relied upon to guard Dirk, thats not happening.

Let Dirk have his points, the thing to do is to stop everyone else (Terry, Howard).

I see the Mavs streak ending first because they have a giant headstart.

[Texas_Ranger]

Lakers will win the Mavs tonight.

[Phenomanul]

Spurs seem to have trouble beating the Bucks....

[Amarelooms]

Lakers will win the Mavs tonight.

WHy would you Spurs homers make stupid ass statements like that? First of all it makes no sense. Sure the Mavs could lose but you morons always predict the Mavs to lose. I might was well get on here and say the Spurs are gonna lose for every game...bound to be correct soon enough. So sad..so sad indeed

[fitzgerald]

Lakers will win the Mavs tonight.

uh, want to rethink this one? I say the Mavs lose to GS or Phoenix. Most likely Phoenix. It is hard to belive Phoenix will let the Mavs beat them again. Phoenix needs it more. If Phoenix loses to Mavs again, I predict they go on a losing streak. Their psyche will be broken. Every time I predict the Mavs to lose they don't. Let's see.

[nkdlunch]

haha it's pretty stupid to predict Lakers would beat the mavs. Mavs are playing awesome. I really don't know who will lose first. But I guarantee more Mavs fans will guarantee a championship if Spurs lose first.

[LEONARD]

Mavs = undefeated in March

28 straight, then a loss @ Suns on Apr 1st

Sorry, Dal... Lakers will end the Mavs streak.

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So much ownership in Game 7:

Duncan 49 min, 12-24 FG; 0-1 3PT; 17-23 FT, 6-9-15 reb, 6 ast, 4 pf, 1 stl, 3 to, 3 blk, 41 pts.

Dude ran out of gas in OT (after logging 44 minutes in regulation) and Diop, to his credit, (after only having played 5 minutes or so before OT), took advantage of that.

Saying that he "owned" Duncan is ridiculous.

i didnt mean that literally. but Diop did a very good job on Duncan in the 4th and OT. everyone knows that.

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Let Dirk have his points, the thing to do is to stop everyone else (Terry, Howard).

I see the Mavs streak ending first because they have a giant headstart.

But who is going to stop Terry, Howard, Harris, and Stack? Howard always has his way with Ginobili and usually plays pretty well against Bowen. Parker can't do against Terry or Harris, and no one can do anything against Stack either.

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uh, want to rethink this one? I say the Mavs lose to GS or Phoenix. Most likely Phoenix. It is hard to belive Phoenix will let the Mavs beat them again. Phoenix needs it more. If Phoenix loses to Mavs again, I predict they go on a losing streak. Their psyche will be broken. Every time I predict the Mavs to lose they don't. Let's see.

I disagree. I think Phoenix is a guaranteed victory.

[FromWayDowntown]

i didnt mean that literally. but Diop did a very good job on Duncan in the 4th and OT. everyone knows that.

He did, but the disparity in minutes (and roles) at that point in time isn't something to be blithely disregarded. To this day, I think the fact that Duncan's foot limited his minutes during last regular season hurt his conditioning and caused him to run out of gas at the end of Game 7. Not an excuse by any stretch, but certainly a factor.

Diop's length occasionally bothers Duncan, but I think that Duncan's quickness around the basket is more problematic to the Mavericks, particularly if they refuse to double team him. In a playoff setting, I don't think Timmy will spend as much time on the right block as he has in the earlier meetings between the teams this year -- I think it's much easier for Diop to defend Tim when he's on the right block.

[FromWayDowntown]

But who is going to stop Terry, Howard, Harris, and Stack? Howard always has his way with Ginobili and usually plays pretty well against Bowen. Parker can't do against Terry or Harris, and no one can do anything against Stack either.

And with all of that, if you don't get 3 Keith Van Horn three pointers in Game 7 last year, the Ginobili foul is a non-issue.

The notion that Parker "can't do against Terry or Harris" is laughable to me -- the Devin Harris part, in particular. Devin Harris had great games in Games 2 and 3 of the playoff series. He shot 14-26 from the floor and 16-20 from the line, scoring 44 points. What's never mentioned is that he couldn't match that production in Games 4-7 of the series. In fact, he only scored 42 points in the last 4 games of that series and only 9 in the last two games. Parker, meanwhile, had games of 33, 27, and 24 in Games 4-7.

With the Devin Harris twist in full effect, Parker spent relatively little time on Terry for the rest of the series. It's awfully difficult to look at Terry's sheer numbers and conclude that he did his work against Parker and that Parker couldn't stop him.

This year, that has seemingly carried over. In 26 mpg against the Spurs this season, Devin Harris has scored a total of 17 points (5.7 per game) while shooting under 33% from the floor (7-23). Parker, meanwhile, is averaging 16.7 ppg in those games, just a shade below his season average, while shooting 49% from the floor.

The Spurs have problems to address against the Mavericks, undoubtedly. But your attempts to characterize those problems ignore facts.

[LEONARD]

And with all of that, if you don't get 3 Keith Van Horn three pointers in Game 7 last year, the Ginobili foul is a non-issue

replace them with Croshere this year...

[Shank]

Please don't.

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And with all of that, if you don't get 3 Keith Van Horn three pointers in Game 7 last year, the Ginobili foul is a non-issue.

The notion that Parker "can't do against Terry or Harris" is laughable to me -- the Devin Harris part, in particular. Devin Harris had great games in Games 2 and 3 of the playoff series. He shot 14-26 from the floor and 16-20 from the line, scoring 44 points. What's never mentioned is that he couldn't match that production in Games 4-7 of the series. In fact, he only scored 42 points in the last 4 games of that series and only 9 in the last two games. Parker, meanwhile, had games of 33, 27, and 24 in Games 4-7.

With the Devin Harris twist in full effect, Parker spent relatively little time on Terry for the rest of the series. It's awfully difficult to look at Terry's sheer numbers and conclude that he did his work against Parker and that Parker couldn't stop him.

This year, that has seemingly carried over. In 26 mpg against the Spurs this season, Devin Harris has scored a total of 17 points (5.7 per game) while shooting under 33% from the floor (7-23). Parker, meanwhile, is averaging 16.7 ppg in those games, just a shade below his season average, while shooting 49% from the floor.

The Spurs have problems to address against the Mavericks, undoubtedly. But your attempts to characterize those problems ignore facts.

ok. im not going to get into another arguement about Harris. IMO, when he wants to, Harris can own Parker on both ends of the court. but he still has a ways to go to develop the maturity and consistency we need out of him. Parker is a far more consistent player, but IMO, Harris is considerably more talented and explosive. but what about Howard? Stackhouse? they both can score 20-30 any given night. you cant say the same about anyone on the Spurs other than their big 3. but for the Mavs, we have Dirk, Terry, Harris, Howard, and Stack who are all capable of going off for 20+ any night.

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replace them with Croshere this year...

man, it was classic to see how pissed Kobe was last night when Croshere did the alley-oop.