EarthsShadow
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This is the year of underdogs to win.
Mavs will win the finals.
And I am so glad the Lakers are GONE GONE GONE!!!
Mavs will win the finals.
And I am so glad the Lakers are GONE GONE GONE!!!
[OT-NBA] NBA Playoffs
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Larry Fitz
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East Rutherford, City of Champions
The Lakers or the Kings might have trouncedthe east with ease, Not so the Texas teams, I think the Nets have a real shot against the Mavs, whom I think will beat the Spurs.
Of course The Devils will beat the Ducks so East Rutherford will do something no other city can claim, have the NBA and NHL champions in a single year... cool....
Gosh, maybe a Jets/Giants Superbowl next year?
The Lakers or the Kings might have trouncedthe east with ease, Not so the Texas teams, I think the Nets have a real shot against the Mavs, whom I think will beat the Spurs.
Of course The Devils will beat the Ducks so East Rutherford will do something no other city can claim, have the NBA and NHL champions in a single year... cool....
Gosh, maybe a Jets/Giants Superbowl next year?
EarthsShadow
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I'm all for a Giants/Jets superbowl, almost happened last year.
Even though it seems that the Devils and Nets will win, New Jersey is in for dissapointment; neither will win their finals. Ducks in hockey and Mavs in Basketball.
Even though it seems that the Devils and Nets will win, New Jersey is in for dissapointment; neither will win their finals. Ducks in hockey and Mavs in Basketball.
Darke said:
Duncan did own them. 40 points. 15 Rebounds. 7 assists. In my book the Mavs lost. They trailed by as many as 18 points; it was just the arbitrary time limit that capped it. That, and the pansy "strategy" that ALL teams unfortunately resort to, commonly referred to as running out the clock. Makes me cringe even when the Kings do it.
Duncan would have really owned them if he had made like 3 more FTs but he didn't, or?
As it is Tim and Dirk are mostly similar with 40/38 pts and 15 boards both. Sure, Tim was overall better (more assists, less TO, better FG%.. anything but the FTs), but his missed FTs lost them the game - FTs are his weakness. (and possibly the series bu we will see)
The better team (this night!) won - the better crunch time team to be excact. No other team can come back as the Mavs.
The first 3 quarters seldom win a game, it's the 4th quarter that counts (and especially the crunch time): 30 - 19 for the Mavs in the 4th quarter. That was the difference - the Spurs played good until the 4th quarter, but that's the time that counts most.
But as I said before, this will be a 7 games series and that means more fun to watch for all of us. And it will be really close.
Go Mavs! Go Dirk!
das Darke
PS: Tim and Dirk last minutes play-by-play:
(3:01) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 missed
(3:01) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 missed
...
(2:45) [SAN] Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
...
(2:45) [SAN 109-105] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (39 PTS)
(2:45) [SAN 110-105] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (40 PTS)
...
(2:11) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
(2:05) [DAL 109-110] Nowitzki Driving Dunk: Made (36 PTS)
...
(1:33) [DAL] Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
(1:30) [SAN] Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
(1:09) [SAN] Parker Driving Layup: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
(1:07) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)
...
(0:25) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:13)
--> Mike! (0:14) [DAL 111-110] Finley Driving Layup: Made (26 PTS)
...
(0:06) [SAN] Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
(0:04) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:14)
...
(0:04) [DAL 112-110] Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (37 PTS)
(0:04) [DAL 113-110] Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
...
(0:03) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 missed
(0:03) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 missed
...
(0:00) End Game DAL 113, SAN 110
As it is Tim and Dirk are mostly similar with 40/38 pts and 15 boards both. Sure, Tim was overall better (more assists, less TO, better FG%.. anything but the FTs), but his missed FTs lost them the game - FTs are his weakness. (and possibly the series bu we will see)
The better team (this night!) won - the better crunch time team to be excact. No other team can come back as the Mavs.
The first 3 quarters seldom win a game, it's the 4th quarter that counts (and especially the crunch time): 30 - 19 for the Mavs in the 4th quarter. That was the difference - the Spurs played good until the 4th quarter, but that's the time that counts most.
But as I said before, this will be a 7 games series and that means more fun to watch for all of us. And it will be really close.
Go Mavs! Go Dirk!
das Darke
PS: Tim and Dirk last minutes play-by-play:
(3:01) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 missed
(3:01) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 missed
...
(2:45) [SAN] Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
...
(2:45) [SAN 109-105] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (39 PTS)
(2:45) [SAN 110-105] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (40 PTS)
...
(2:11) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
(2:05) [DAL 109-110] Nowitzki Driving Dunk: Made (36 PTS)
...
(1:33) [DAL] Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
(1:30) [SAN] Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
(1:09) [SAN] Parker Driving Layup: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
(1:07) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)
...
(0:25) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:13)
--> Mike! (0:14) [DAL 111-110] Finley Driving Layup: Made (26 PTS)
...
(0:06) [SAN] Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
(0:04) [DAL] Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:14)
...
(0:04) [DAL 112-110] Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (37 PTS)
(0:04) [DAL 113-110] Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
...
(0:03) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 missed
(0:03) [SAN] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 missed
...
(0:00) End Game DAL 113, SAN 110
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