Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and San Antonio survived blowing a 22-point lead to beat the second-seeded Dallas Mavericks 97-87 in Game 6, overcoming a 33-point effort by Dirk Nowitzki .
The silence coming out of Dallas, Texas, is deafening. This year was supposed to be different.
JaMarcus Russell stirs so much anger within Raider Nation that it can be scary to see.
Ashen-faced, with a white towel draped over his shoulders, Dirk Nowitzki exited the court Thursday night to another abrupt, premature off-season. Another year of his prime is gone.
Ashen-faced, with a white towel draped over his shoulders, Dirk Nowitzki exited the court Thursday night to another abrupt, premature off-season. Another year of his prime is gone.
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Team Stat Comparison DALLAS SAN ANTONIO Points 87 97 FG Made-Attempted 35-80 37-78 3P Made-Attempted 5-20 4-12 FT Made-Attempted 12-15 19-31 Rebounds 11-40 12-43 Assists 15 23 Turnovers 13 8 Steals 4 7 Blocks 4 4 Fast Break Points 10 17 Fouls 27 17 Largest Lead 1 22 SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili stepped off the podium and bumped into Dirk Nowitzki .
The realization hit Dirk Nowitzki in mid-sentence late Thursday night. It hit him just as he was explaining again that he hasn’t deeply pondered his future, doesn’t yet know whether he wants to become a free agent on July 1 and isn’t any clearer about the possibility of hashing out a contract extension before he even gets to free agency.
With scant seconds running off the clock, Dirk Nowitzki glanced at the scoreboard and saw that the Mavericks were hopelessly behind.
By EDDIE SEFKO SAN ANTONIO — These Dallas Mavericks were the best road team in the NBA this season with a 27-14 record.These Mavericks — several of them, anyway — have a 2-15 road record in the playoffs since taking that 2-0 lead against Miami in the 2006 NBA Finals.So which group shows tonight in the Alamo City Barn?What kind of Mavericks’ …
Caron Butler goes strong to the basket during the Mavericks’ 103-81 rout. Butler had his best game of the series with 35 points and 11 rebounds as the Mavericks won to force Game 6 at San Antonio on Thursday.
Todd Archer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports: For the first time in the playoff series, San Antonio double-teamed Dirk Nowitzki from start to finish in Sunday’s Game 4. The result was just 10 shots by the Mavericks’ leading scorer and a 92-89 Spurs victory.
Syracuse, N.Y. — This is heresy, sure. Absolute heresy in these parts where college basketball quite properly rules.
“There it is. We’ve got our contender.” -Robert Pollin to his father , October 28, 2009.
SportsDayDFW.com’s Eddie Sefko answered your Mavericks questions during a chat Monday.
