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Dallas (22-11) at San Antonio (29-8)
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Game Info: 8:00 pm EST Fri Jan 14, 2005
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The Dallas Mavericks aren't having much trouble putting points on the board this season -- except when they play the San Antonio Spurs.
After being stifled by the Spurs in two losses earlier this season, the Mavericks again put their high-scoring offense to the test against San Antonio's league-leading defense when the Southwest Division rivals meet at SBC Center.
The Mavericks, trailing the first-place Spurs by five games, are second in the NBA with a 102.4 scoring average, but have been limited to just 84.5 in two losses to the Spurs.
Dallas shot just 38.9 percent from the field (28-for-72) and put up a season-low point total in a 94-80 defeat at San Antonio on Nov. 24. The Mavericks committed a season-high 22 turnovers and managed just 10 assists in a 107-89 home loss to the Spurs just six days later.
The Spurs are allowing a mere 85.7 points per game this season, and have held the opposition below 80 eight times. They haven't given up 100 points since a 102-96 loss to Seattle on Dec. 8.
The Mavs, averaging 119 points over their last four games, had their season-high five-game win streak snapped with Wednesday's 124-114 home loss to Houston.
Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 points, despite an 18-minute scoreless drought over the middle two periods. Michael Finley, coming off a season-high 33 points against Indiana on Saturday, missed nine of his first 10 shots and finished with 14 points.
Dallas may be scoring at an accelerated rate of late, but its defense has remained suspect. The Mavs allowed the Rockets to connect on 61 percent of their shots (47-for-77), including 12 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc.
``I thought our defense let us down a little bit, but I'm not sure that it mattered that much,'' Mavs coach Don Nelson said. ``They were making every shot. They had a real good rhythm and flow to their game and we didn't.''
Dallas' top defender, forward Josh Howard, was out with an upper respiratory infection and is questionable against the Spurs.
The Spurs rebounded from a heartbreaking 97-96 loss at Utah on Monday -- just their third defeat in 16 games -- with a 94-79 home victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Tim Duncan scored 21 points, and the San Antonio bench contributed 31 to send the Spurs to their 10th straight home win and improve the NBA's best home record to 18-1. Tony Parker added 20 points and eight assists, Manu Ginobili scored 15 points and Brent Barry added 11.
``We are pretty happy with tonight's effort,'' said Parker. ``It was a good team effort. We just tried to close the game out tonight. We didn't do a very good job against Utah, and we wanted to be better tonight.''
San Antonio, which doesn't face Dallas again until April 7, plays three of its next four games at home.
STANDINGS (through Jan. 12): Mavericks - 2nd place, 5 GB, Southwest Division. Spurs - 1st place, Southwest Division.
PROBABLE STARTERS: Mavericks - F Finley, F Nowitzki, C Erick Dampier, G Darrell Armstrong, G Jason Terry. Spurs - F Duncan, F Bruce Bowen, C Rasho Nesterovic, G Parker, G Ginobili.
TEAM LEADERS: Mavericks - Nowitzki, 26.9 ppg and 9.8 rpg; Terry, 4.4 apg. Spurs - Duncan, 21.9 ppg and 11.8 rpg; Parker, 5.8 apg.
SEASON SERIES: Spurs, 2-0.
LAST MEETING: Nov. 30; Spurs, 107-89. At Dallas, Duncan had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks and Parker chipped in with 17 points as the Spurs won their third straight over the Mavs after dropping the previous four meetings.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Mavericks - 10-4 on the road; Spurs - 18-1 at home.
INJURIES: Mavericks - G-F Tariq Abdul-Wahad (knee); C DJ Mbenga (hamstring); C Pavel Podkolzin (knee). Spurs - F Linton Johnson (ankle); F-C Sean Marks (back); G Romain Sato (knee).
Spurs Foru. . . oops.
Spurs 107-Mavs 99
spurs 97
mavs 84
it's gonna be a tough one, for the mavs for sure,coz the defense will kill'em.
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Last edited by san antonio spurs; 09-17-2011 at 10:10 AM.
spurs will kick ass for sure, spurs rule. great team, gonna go all the way this year for sure. Who can beat them ??
No one
...no drama from Coach Nelson? No "Dirk is questionable" tonight coach? Hope the Spurs make their free throws same as w/ the Bucks game-90%. AND COACH NELSON WON'T HAVE A TECHNICAL OR EJECTION IF THE SPURS LEAD.
97-84 Spurs...
Duncan 5 blocks...
Udrih 14 points 4 assists...
spurs 105 mavs 92
Good game tonight.
Spurs 102
Mavs 97
High Scoring game....
Hopefully Dirk doesn't abuse the 3 point line.
Spurs 106
Mavs 94
I changed my mind....Damp's hurting, Josh might not be back still....this could be ugly.
You know you two guys picked the same exact score!
san antonio spurs spurs 97
mavs 84
it's gonna be a tough one, for the mavs for sure,coz the defense will kill'em.Give each other a Spur!Duncanoypi 97-84 Spurs...
Duncan 5 blocks...
Udrih 14 points 4 assists...
Oh and by the way, 99-87 Spurs.
Ready for tonight!
Just found out Dampier is out (knee), Marquis is out (going on IR/ankle), Josh is out (upper respiratory infection).
I'm not even going to bother watching.
It is going to be fun, BOWEN vs. Finley remenber last year.BOWEN will kick his ass.
ruh-ro...
Spurs 102
Mavs 85
Hope the SPURS play better than on Monday against short handed Utah we know what happend lost at buzzer.
SPURS 98
mavs 94
"Just found out Dampier is out (knee), Marquis is out (going on IR/ankle), Josh is out (upper respiratory infection)."
In April 03, Mavs beat Spurs @SBC with Tim and Stephen sitting out, Pop giving Nellie his first 60-W season.
In Nov 03, with Tony and Tim both out or hurting, Mavs beat SA twice. Turnabout's fair play. Mavs beat SA 3-1 last season.
Spurs sweep Mavs 4-0 this season.
I won't believe any drama from the Mavs-Dirk is out, Dampier is out or josh is out until pregame shoot-a-round.
BTW, with Dampier's 2(?) or 0(?)pts. the 1st time they met the Spurs, nobody would miss him.
its a home, spurs should win
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