The NBA got lucky tonight that the Spurs didn't pull off that crazy comeback. It would have been a huge black eye for the league had they won the game and got away with playing six guys. After Monta Ellis threw the ball away late in the game the Spurs had one last chance to try to steal the game. Trailing two with 1.3 seconds left, the Spurs had five players on the court plus the inbounder. That's...
The Spurs capture and then lose a lead late in the game to the Dallas Mavericks, leading to one of many Game 7's this weekend. Cancel your Sunday plans. We've got a Game 7. The Mavericks held off a late San Antonio Spurs run to push this first round Western Conference series to a seventh game by winning a straight up batty game, 113-111. This will be the first time a first round series has gone to...
Monta Ellis scored 12 of his 29 points to lead a fourth-quarter comeback, Dirk Nowitzki added 22 and the Dallas Mavericks forced a seventh game in their first-round series with top-seeded San Antonio, beating the Spurs 113-111 on Friday night....
A look around the net about what's being said about the Dallas Mavericks. Good afternoon folks, I hope everyone is ready for this. It's going to be EPIC. Ian Levy ( @HickoryHigh ) of Hardwood Paroxysm has a quick bit about the Mav- Spurs rivalry. Players change, but the feel of a match-up steeped in history like this one is amazing. Tim McMahon at ESPNDallas rightly mentions that this could very...
Rick Carlisle, like a lot of folks in and around the Dallas Mavericks’ locker room, firmly believes this first-round series could and maybe should be different. And he’s offended by anybody who feels like the Mavericks have overachieved just by … Continue reading → ...
Pressed against the ropes after a debilitating Game 3 defeat, the Spurs have relied heavily on the regenerated excellence of their veteran guard, and will continue to do so in the hopes of closing out the series. Asking "what if...?" can be an exhaustive exercise, but it's one many were considering after Manu Ginobili's Game 3 fourth quarter heroics were swiftly erased by fellow graybeard, Vince Carter....
A week ago prescient Doc Rivers said, 'I don't think there are any favorites in the West.' Today? First-round series are competitive in record-threatening fashion. But tonight's Game 6 at the AAC between the Spurs and the Mavs definitely features a favorite. GameDay Donuts!...
Samuel Dalembert was able to go through all of the Dallas Mavericks’ shootaround this morning and coach Rick Carlisle said he expects no complications from the right ankle that Dalembert sprained early in Game 5 against the Spurs. “Sam appears … Continue reading → ...
The nature of the NBA playoffs is that the Dallas Mavericks’ season might continue another six weeks _ or just a few more hours. The stark reality of pro sports is that Shawn Marion might play for the Mavericks for … Continue reading → ...
From this day to the ending of the world, / But we in it shall be remember'd; / We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; / For he to-day that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother We stand on a precipice of history. That can be said about any moment since we cannot see the future, but is especially true when a team faces elimination in the playoffs. Dallas has found itself staring into the...
The Spurs had five guys score at least 15 points, shot 50 percent from three-point land and set a franchise record for fewest turnovers in a playoff game, but still barely beat the Mavs at home. Dallas might be pretty good when Dirk and Vince go off. Western Quarterfinal vs. Dallas Game 5: Spurs 109, Mavericks 103 Series 3-2, Spurs I try generally to stay away from hyperbole since it's hacky in the...
San Antonio took a 3-2 series lead over the Dallas on its home floor on Wednesday night. Tony Parker is a playoff magician. While battling a sprained ankle on just a few hours sleep due to the birth of his child the night before, Parker led the Spurs to a 109-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. That turned the tide in what's been a surprisingly sloppy series for San Antonio after finishing...
The Spurs have taken everything the Mavs have thrown at them this series and they have overcome it. They look to move on to the Western Conference Semis with a victory in tonight's Game 6. San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas May 2, 2014, 7:00 PM Spurs Time TV: ESPN/FSSW - RADIO: 1200 AM WOAI The Spurs are one win away from moving past the pesky Dallas Mavericks...
San Antonio has found Dallas' weak spot and is relentlessly attacking it. Just after Game 1, I wrote about how the Mavericks defense tricked the Spurs into running too many isolation plays. I argued that the isolation plays are what caused the Spurs offense to under-perform. Rick Carlisle understood that if he didn't change the way the Spurs played, San Antonio would continue their regular season...
The NBA's constitution and bylaws lay out a resolution for termination of ownership, but that doesn't take into account the possibility that Sterling drags the league into a court battle over the NBA's decision to force him to sell the Clippers....
The challenge for the Dallas Mavericks Friday night after losing game five is simple: defend their home court....
The Spurs took the always important game five. They played their most complete game of the series and never trailed on their way to the victory. Let's look at some of the standout plays from the game in this edition of GIF Breakdown. Danny Green didn't take many shots, but he finished with an effective fg% of 150 on his two attempts. This is the first three he hit and it's always a welcome sight to...
After a devastating loss that put the Mavericks behind 3-2 in the series and facing elimination, all of the players and coaches had thoughts to share. Rick Carlisle On Tiago Splitter having a big game and Mavericks ' defense: They are a great passing team. We have to pick it up defensively. They were shooting about 50% for the majority of the game, and [scored a lot] in late shot clock situations,...
Several Spurs shined on Wednesday night, but none quite as brightly as the man fueled only by adrenaline and stress. Tony Parker's efforts were rewarded with the highest of praise from teammate Tim Duncan, who called Parker a drama queen. It wouldn't be categorized as an all-out limp, but Tony Parker was noticeably favoring his left ankle as he gingerly walked through the locker room to speak with...
All season, the Mavs have heard predictions of demise. But they're still here. Basketball happens at its own pace, but not fast enough for most of us. From the day we arrived in the pre-season rankings, and blinking stepped into the sun, the desire to know how it's going to turn out habitually metamorphoses into the desire to have known -- to have always known. As protection against pain, it's not...