Spurs-Mavericks Preview

By JAIME ARON
Posted Apr 17 2010 7:43PM

DALLAS (AP) With the Spurs and Mavericks meeting again in the playoffs, it's easy to be lulled into thinking this is the same old, same old - two in-state rivals who know each other so well that the winner will simply be whichever team makes the most of its opportunities.

That's not totally the case.

The Mavericks reinvented themselves in mid-February, swapping four guys for three. In March, the Spurs were forced to shake things up when Tony Parker broke a bone in his right hand. George Hill became the starting point guard and the team played so well that Parker came off the bench all six games after he returned.

Since these overhauls, the teams have only met once, a season finale Wednesday night that was kind of a joke. Knowing this first-round matchup was coming, both teams held things back; San Antonio even held out Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.

So, strange as it may seem, there's an air of mystery going into Game 1 Sunday night.

``We don't know them, they don't know us,'' Mavs center Brendan Haywood said. ``We'll get to know each other starting this weekend.''

OK, that may be overstating it. Then again, Haywood is among Dallas' newcomers, so he's in need of a history lesson.

The quick version is that both teams have won 50 games each of the past 10 years, but San Antonio has won four championships and the best the Mavs have done is reach the finals once. The Spurs took out Dallas in the 2003 conference finals and the Mavs returned the favor in a classic second-round series in '06. Dallas also eliminated San Antonio in the first round last season.

``They're our big brothers,'' Mavericks guard Jason Terry said Saturday. ``Until we get those rings, they're always a team that we're gunning for. ... I don't know what their organization does, but they continue to keep good players, good people around.''

There used to be a lot of cross-pollination: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich worked for former Dallas coach Don Nelson; Nelson's successor Avery Johnson was Popovich's protege. There's also been some bad blood, from former San Antonio forward Bruce Bowen's tough defense (``tripping people,'' Dirk Nowitzki still calls it) to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talking about the dirty water in San Antonio's famous River Walk. Having about 4 1/2 hours of Interstate 35 between the cities adds to the intensity.

``Outside of Texas, I don't think people really appreciate the rivalry as much as we do,'' Cuban said. ``It should be a great national rivalry because every game with the Spurs, even preseason games, people take personally.''

While some faces have changed, there are still many constants.

The Spurs are going to run a lot of pick-and-rolls with Parker and Ginobili either driving the lane or passing to 3-point shooters. They'll also get the ball to Duncan for bank shots and all sorts of nifty moves around the rim.

Jason Kidd will run the Dallas offense, always looking to start fast breaks. He'll pass to Nowitzki inside or out, or to Terry on the perimeter. In last season's playoff series, the Spurs did a great job on Nowitzki and Terry but that freed up Josh Howard, and he made them pay. He's no longer around, but Caron Butler and Shawn Marion are, prompting Nowitzki to call this the deepest team in his 12 seasons.

``They have a ton of players and everybody can play, but they play mainly the same way,'' Ginobili said. ``You can change. But not that much.''

The Mavericks went 23-7 after adding Butler, Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson. They closed the regular season winning eight of 10 and five in a row.

The Spurs played well down the stretch, too, going 5-1 against playoff teams, not counting the throwaway finale. Hill was a big part of that surge, as was Manu Ginobili, all with Parker either a non-factor or a bit player.

``When Tony went down, too, I found myself with the ball in my hands for long times,'' Ginobili said. ``I knew I was going to close out games with the possibility of making most decisions, and that really helped.''

Ginobili is healthy, too, which wasn't the case the past two postseasons. He hasn't been this ready to chase a title since 2007 - which also was the last time the Spurs won it all.

The Hill-Parker situation bears watching, especially since Hill aggravated a strained tendon in his right ankle Wednesday night and didn't return. He went through some of practice Friday and Popovich said he'd be a game-time decision.

Parker is expecting Hill to play and probably start. Of course, Popovich might want Parker, a former NBA finals MVP, back in charge of the offense. Or he could be saving that wrinkle until he needs it.

The X factor could be Duncan.

He averaged 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds this season, both the lowest of his career. Does that mean that after 13 seasons he's wearing down? Or has he been saving his strength for the playoffs? The fact he had only two games since Feb. 28 with both 20 points and 10 rebounds supports both arguments.

Duncan is confident everything will work out, even with the Spurs seeded seventh and only team seeded as low as No. 6 (the 1995 Houston Rockets) having won the championship.

``We feel if we have all our guns going in the air we feel like we can give everybody in this league a run,'' Duncan said. ``Manu being healthy. I believe I'm a bit more healthy than I was last year, too. Those two factors I think help us tremendously without even a game played.''

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Nowitzki scores 36 as Mavericks take Game 1 against Spurs

By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Monday April 19, 2010 12:23AM

DALLAS (NBA.com exclusive) -- Double-teaming Dirk Nowitzki didn't work out well for San Antonio in last season's first-round playoff exit against Dallas.

Guarding him one-on-one in Game 1 of the series rematch Sunday was an even bigger disaster, however, as Nowitzki missed only two shots and scored 36 points in the Mavericks' 100-94 victory.

"You pick your poison and whatever you pick, you try to do it well," San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich said. "Dirk got the best of whatever we tried to do with him tonight. We tried a lot of different things, but he beat them all."

Nowitzki was 12-for-14 from the field and a perfect 12-for-12 at the line, where he finished the regular season with a franchise-record streak of 74 consecutive made free throws. He scored 13 points in the third quarter, including a run of seven straight that gave Dallas the lead for good.

"They weren't doubling and they were just going to sit in his lap and see what he was going to do," said Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd. "He put a lot of pressure on them by taking the ball to the basket. In that third quarter, he was great."

It was Nowitzki's 12th career postseason game with at least 35 points. Caron Butler added 22 points and Kidd had another brilliant game with 13 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and four steals. Brendan Haywood chipped in 10 points and Erick Dampier pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to help Dallas post a 45-37 edge on the glass. The Mavericks had an even bigger edge at the charity stripe, attempting 20 more free throws (34-14).

San Antonio stuck around by shooting 50 percent from the floor and outscoring Dallas 50-34 in the paint. Tim Duncan had 27 points and eight rebounds and Manu Ginobili tallied 26 points and six assists. Duncan and Ginobili also combined for 11 of the Spurs' 17 turnovers, which the Mavericks converted to 20 points.

"We never got discouraged on the defensive end and we deflected a bunch of passes," Kidd said. "We were active and we tried to limit them to one tough shot."

Tony Parker added 18 points off the bench for San Antonio. Notable for his lack of production was Richard Jefferson, who finished with four points on 1-of-4 shooting and four fouls in 32 minutes.

"I think we've got to have a few more people step up and play worth a damn," Popovich said. "I thought we had a lot of guys that played like dogs."

The Mavericks led for most of the first half before the game tightened up in the third quarter with four ties and six lead changes. After the Spurs had seized a 61-60 lead with 5:22 left in the period on a dunk by Duncan, Nowitzki took over with seven straight points.

After Nowitzki capped his spurt with a three-point play, Popovich elected to employ a "Hack-a-Damp" strategy. Roger Mason Jr. intentionally fouled Dampier, a 60.4 percent free-throw shooter this season, on each of the Mavericks' next three possessions. Dampier made 4-of-6, however, and Dallas expanded its lead to 76-69 on a 3-pointer by Kidd with 59.8 seconds left in the quarter.

"We wanted to put him at the line and hoped he would miss free throws rather than Dirk killing us the way he was," Popovich explained.

The series resumes in Dallas on Wednesday night, giving Popovich about 72 hours to prepare some other tactic to thwart Nowitzki.

"There aren't many nights when Dirk is not special," Popovich said. "He was special tonight, but he had a lot of help. A lot of other guys played really well. Butler killed us and both big guys were really good on the boards and defensively. Jason [Kidd] was a gnat. He was a focused, driven individual, as usual. They had a lot of people play well. They played sharper than we did."

• Spurs: Gee, Hairston, Jerrells
• Mavericks: Thomas

• Spurs: --
• Mavericks: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #38 Michael Smith, #55 Bill Kennedy
• Attendance: 20372
• Duration: 2:31

San Antonio Spurs (50-33)		Dallas Mavericks (56-27)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dampier vs Duncan (Ginobili gains possession)
Ginobili Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:54 [SAS 2-0]
	11:32	Butler Driving Jump shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:31
Jefferson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:14	Marion Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:13
Ginobili Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:58 [SAS 4-0]
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:44
	10:44 [DAL 1-4]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:44	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:43
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	10:25 [SAS 6-1]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:10
	10:10 [DAL 2-6]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:10 [DAL 3-6]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)	09:58 [SAS 8-3]
Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:45
	09:37	Kidd Jump Shot: Missed
	09:36	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:36	Marion Tip Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:35
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:09
	09:09 [DAL 4-8]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bogans	09:09
	09:09 [DAL 5-8]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Duncan Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)	08:56
	08:51 [DAL 7-8]	Butler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)
Hill Driving Jump shot: Missed	08:24
	08:22	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:17	Kidd Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:16	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:16	Dampier Running Tip Shot: Missed
	08:13	Jump Ball Dampier vs McDyess (Duncan gains possession)
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:13
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)	07:59
	07:57	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:48	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:47
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:30	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	07:29	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:28 [DAL 9-8]	Nowitzki Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Duncan Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Dampier (1 ST)	07:04
	06:49 [DAL 11-8]	Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:47
Hill Substitution replaced by Parker	06:47
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:34 [SAS 10-11]
	06:16	Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:09	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:59	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:58
	05:40	Dampier Foul : Personal (1 PF)
McDyess Layup Shot: Missed Block: Marion (2 BLK)	05:28
	05:26	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:18	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Duncan Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:41 [DAL 13-10]	Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (8 PTS)
	04:27	Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	04:27
	04:27	Butler Substitution replaced by Terry
Duncan Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:14
	04:13	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:53	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:52
	03:43	Marion Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	03:43
Bogans Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:32	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:19	Dampier Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Duncan Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:02 [SAS 12-13]
	02:43	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:42
Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)	02:36
	02:31	Terry Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:30	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:30 [DAL 15-12]	Marion Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:05 [SAS 14-15]
	01:53	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:51
	01:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:50	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Haywood
	01:50	Dampier Substitution replaced by Butler
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:16 [DAL 18-14]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
Duncan Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	01:00
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	01:00
Bogans Substitution replaced by Ginobili	01:00
	00:43.9 [DAL 20-14]	Kidd Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)
Parker Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:31.9 [SAS 16-20]
	00:24.3 [DAL 22-16]	Haywood Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)
Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:24.3
	00:24.3 [DAL 23-16]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	00:07.4	Terry Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	00:07.4	Butler Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Parker Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)	00:03.9 [SAS 18-23]
	00:00.4	Marion 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (50-33)		Dallas Mavericks (56-27)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:34 [SAS 20-23]
	11:08	Haywood Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Blair (1 BLK)
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:05
Bonner Driving Jump shot: Missed	10:57
	10:56	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:50	Terry Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:49
Parker Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:36
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:34
Blair Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:33 [SAS 22-23]
	10:15 [DAL 25-22]	Nowitzki Turnaround Bank shot: Made (10 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	10:00 [SAS 25-25]
Bonner Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:52
Parker Substitution replaced by Jefferson	09:52
	09:52	Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea
	09:39	Barea Driving Jump shot: Missed
	09:38	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:37 [DAL 27-25]	Haywood Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Ginobili Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:21
	09:06	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:05
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:57
	08:57	Timeout : Official
	08:44	Haywood Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:44	Haywood Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Hill Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:28
Hill Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:28
	08:06	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:05	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:00 [DAL 29-25]	Butler Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Blair Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)	07:42 [SAS 27-29]
	07:32 [DAL 31-27]	Haywood Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:32
Hill Substitution replaced by Parker	07:32
Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan	07:32
	07:32 [DAL 32-27]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Ginobili Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:23 [SAS 29-32]
Bonner Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:16
Bonner Substitution replaced by McDyess	07:16
	07:03	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:02
Parker Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	06:51 [SAS 31-32]
	06:33 [DAL 34-31]	Nowitzki Fade Away Bank shot: Made (12 PTS)
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:13 [SAS 33-34]
	06:02 [DAL 36-33]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:59
	05:59	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion
	05:59	Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd
Duncan Running Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	05:45 [SAS 35-36]
	05:24	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:23
	05:17	Marion Foul : Personal (2 PF)
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:17
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	05:17
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:56	Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Parker (2 ST)
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)	04:52
Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:48
	04:38	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
	04:36	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:35 [DAL 38-35]	Haywood Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Duncan Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)	04:19 [SAS 37-38]
	04:02 [DAL 40-37]	Butler Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
	03:57	Barea Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili	03:57
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:57 [SAS 38-40]
	03:57	Barea Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Bonner Substitution replaced by McDyess	03:57
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:57 [SAS 39-40]
	03:41 [DAL 42-39]	Butler Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Duncan Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	03:27
Hill Substitution replaced by Jefferson	03:27
	03:12 [DAL 44-39]	Butler Step Back Jump shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)	02:54
McDyess Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:54
	02:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:54	Haywood Substitution replaced by Dampier
	02:54	Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:54	Team Rebound
	02:54 [DAL 45-39]	Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:45	Marion Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:45	Marion Substitution replaced by Terry
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	02:31
	02:30	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:13	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:12
Parker Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)	02:05
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:03
Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)	01:58
Duncan Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:49
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Mason	01:49
	01:49 [DAL 46-39]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	01:49 [DAL 47-39]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Ginobili Step Back Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:28 [SAS 41-47]
	01:10	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Duncan Step Back Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:52.4 [SAS 43-47]
	00:52.4	Dampier Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:52.4	Team Timeout : Short
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:52.4
	00:51.9	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:29.9	Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	00:28.9	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:28.9	Dampier Layup Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:27.9
McDyess Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	00:18.9 [SAS 45-47]
	00:00.8 [DAL 49-45]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Mason Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:00.8
	00:00.8 [DAL 50-45]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (50-33)		Dallas Mavericks (56-27)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [DAL 52-45]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:08	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:07
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	10:58
	10:57	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:50	Nowitzki Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Duncan Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	10:32
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:31
Duncan Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)	10:30 [SAS 47-52]
	10:18	Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ginobili (2 ST)
McDyess Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	10:01 [SAS 49-52]
	09:39 [DAL 54-49]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)	09:34
McDyess Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:29
	09:29	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:29	Team Rebound
Hill Substitution replaced by Parker	09:29
	09:29	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:28
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	09:14 [SAS 52-54]
	08:54	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:53
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)	08:43 [SAS 54-54]
	08:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:35	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:26	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:15	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Duncan Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:55	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:46	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ginobili (3 ST)
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)	07:40 [SAS 56-54]
Ginobili Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:23
	07:13 [DAL 56-56]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:44	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:35 [DAL 58-56]	Marion Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)
Duncan Jump Hook Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)	06:18
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:16
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: McDyess (2 AST)	06:13 [SAS 59-58]
McDyess Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:04
	06:04 [DAL 59-59]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	06:04 [DAL 60-59]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	05:52
Team Rebound	05:51
Duncan Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)	05:45
Duncan Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:45
	05:34	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:McDyess (1 ST)
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:29
Duncan Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)	05:22 [SAS 61-60]
Bonner Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:59
	04:59 [DAL 61-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	04:59 [DAL 62-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	04:39
	04:38	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:22 [DAL 64-61]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:21
	04:21	Butler Substitution replaced by Terry
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Bogans	04:21
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:06	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:46 [DAL 66-61]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)
Bonner Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:46
Bonner Substitution replaced by Mason	03:46
	03:46 [DAL 67-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (30 PTS)
	03:30	Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Duncan Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	03:19 [SAS 63-67]
	03:19	Dampier Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:19
	03:19	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Mason Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:16
	03:16 [DAL 68-63]	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:16	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:15
Duncan Step Back Jump shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Mason Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:45
	02:45 [DAL 69-63]	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	02:45	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:44
	02:32	Terry Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:32	Terry Substitution replaced by Barea
Parker Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:22 [SAS 65-69]
Mason Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:17
	02:17 [DAL 70-65]	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:17 [DAL 71-65]	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	02:02	Barea Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	02:02 [SAS 66-71]
	02:02	Marion Substitution replaced by Butler
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:02 [SAS 67-71]
	01:39	Butler Driving Jump shot: Missed
	01:38	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:28
	01:28 [DAL 72-67]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
	01:28 [DAL 73-67]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
Mason 3pt Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:13	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	00:59.8 [DAL 76-67]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Duncan Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Mason (1 AST)	00:38.9 [SAS 69-76]
	00:27.7	Kidd Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:27.7
Duncan Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (6 TO)	00:27.7
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili	00:27.7
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	00:27.7
	00:09.9	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:07.9
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.4
	00:00.3	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (4 ST)	11:42
	11:27	Marion Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	11:27	Marion Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Jefferson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	11:18
Jefferson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	11:18
	11:02	Butler Turnover : Traveling (5 TO)
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	10:37
	10:36	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:26 [DAL 78-69]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Kidd (9 AST)
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Butler (3 ST)	10:11
	10:00 [DAL 81-69]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:00
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Duncan	10:00
Blair Substitution replaced by Bonner	10:00
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	09:45 [SAS 71-81]
	09:45	Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)	09:45 [SAS 72-81]
	09:26	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	09:25	Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:04	Marion Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:04
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:43	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:40 [DAL 83-72]	Kidd Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed	08:20
Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:18
Duncan Putback Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	08:18 [SAS 74-83]
	08:18	Butler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	08:18	Butler Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Bogans Substitution replaced by Jefferson	08:18
Mason Substitution replaced by Parker	08:18
	08:18	Kidd Substitution replaced by Terry
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)	08:18 [SAS 75-83]
	07:55	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	07:54
	07:49	Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:49 [SAS 76-83]
Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:49 [SAS 77-83]
	07:30 [DAL 85-77]	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)	07:15 [SAS 80-85]
	06:49 [DAL 87-80]	Marion Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:26 [SAS 82-87]
	06:05 [DAL 89-82]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	05:40
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:39
Duncan Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)	05:29 [SAS 84-89]
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:29	Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd
Bonner Substitution replaced by McDyess	05:29
McDyess Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:13
	05:13 [DAL 90-84]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)
	05:13	Marion Substitution replaced by Butler
	05:13	Haywood Substitution replaced by Dampier
	05:13 [DAL 91-84]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)
	05:04	Kidd Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ginobili Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:57
	04:56	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:43 [DAL 93-84]	Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Made (36 PTS) Assist: Kidd (10 AST)
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	04:10	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:09
Duncan Driving Hook Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Duncan Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:33
	03:33	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:33	Team Rebound
	03:33 [DAL 94-84]	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Parker Running Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:17 [SAS 86-94]
	02:57 [DAL 97-86]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	02:45
	02:44	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:27
	02:27	Timeout : Official
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	02:27
	02:27	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:27	Team Rebound
	02:27	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:26
	02:16	Terry Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	02:16 [SAS 87-97]
	02:16	Dampier Substitution replaced by Marion
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:16 [SAS 88-97]
	01:55 [DAL 100-88]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (11 AST)
	01:51	Kidd Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	01:51	Marion Substitution replaced by Dampier
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	01:51 [SAS 89-100]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	01:51 [SAS 90-100]
Parker Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:40
	01:32	Kidd Jump Shot: Missed
	01:30	Dampier Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	01:30	Dampier Layup Shot: Missed
	01:30	Dampier Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	01:19	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:18
Parker Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:13
Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:12
Ginobili Putback Layup Shot: Missed	01:12
Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:11
Bonner Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:11 [SAS 92-100]
	00:47.9	Butler Driving Jump shot: Missed
	00:45.9	Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:23.9	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:22.7
Parker Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:16.9 [SAS 94-100]
End of 4th Quarter

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