Mavericks-Spurs Preview

By PAUL J. WEBER
Posted Apr 22 2010 6:36PM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tim Duncan turns 34 this weekend. The birthday planning began a year ago, when the San Antonio Spurs told their stiff and sore superstar to take an extra month off in the summer.

The Spurs have a reputation in the NBA for front-office smarts, but this decision hardly required brainpower: give Duncan a longer rest, and maybe they would get a few more good weeks out of him.

But on the cusp of May, who saw this roaring playoff start against Dallas coming?

``It was like the old days when you give him the ball and it's automatic,'' Spurs guard Tony Parker said.

After laboring in the final weeks of the regular season, Duncan is averaging 26 points and 12.5 rebounds against the Mavericks, who head to San Antonio on Friday with the series tied at one game apiece.

Duncan perhaps saved the Spurs from coming home in a 2-0 hole. As the Mavs threatened to erase a 20-point deficit Wednesday night, the Spurs went to their franchise cornerstone on four straight possessions in the fourth quarter. Duncan delivered each time.

Hardly anything new - but hardly anything the Spurs have seen recently. Crunch-time baskets over the last month had been the job of Manu Ginobili, whose resurgence since the All-Star break salvaged a Duncan-era worst No. 7 playoff seed for San Antonio.

Duncan, meanwhile, averaged 15.5 points down the stretch. He looked tired and rigid in his movement. As recently as late March he limped out of the locker room favoring his balky left knee, which has been guarded with a brace all season.

``For two or three weeks there toward the end of the season, I was starting to wear down a little bit,'' Duncan said after scoring 25 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in Game 2.

But maybe this was the Spurs showing their wisdom again, knowing what others might have forgotten: that Duncan was saving his best for a championship run.

``He's always that guy that gets taken for granted because he's been doing that for so many years,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. ``Just being an anchor for us.''

The Mavs know that well. Starting with a thrilling seven-game series in 2006 and including last season, Dallas and San Antonio have met in 13 playoff games. Duncan has led the Spurs in scoring in nine of those meetings, at an impressive average of 31.1 points in those games.

Games 1 and 2 were Duncan's first back-to-back games of 25 points or more since December.

``There's a reason why he's the best power forward to ever play this game,'' Mavericks center Brendan Haywood said. ``When you play your best defense and it looks like he has nowhere to go, he still finds a way to score.''

But ultimately, the Spurs haven't beat Dallas in a playoff series since 2003. And the Spurs stealing home court advantage Wednesday night probably doesn't mean much against the NBA's best road team.

The Mavs were just one game better at home (28-13) than they were on the road (27-14) this season.

``The good thing is we won big road games all season long,'' Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki said. ``We're a good road team, and we have to get a big one Friday.''

Duncan's contract is up in 2012, and he said during the All-Star break that he would only extend his career longer if his body will let him.

Duncan chartered career lows in virtually every category this season, including minutes (31.3 per game). Besides playing less and starting his training regiment a month later this season, he also shed 15 pounds.

All to extend his season as long as possible. It's working so far.

``If he's out there on one leg in a wheelchair,'' Spurs guard Richard Jefferson said, ``we're going to get him the ball.''

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AP Sports Writer Jaime Aron contributed to this report from Dallas.

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Ginobili breaks nose -- and Mavs' back -- in Spurs' win

By Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday April 24, 2010 1:49AM

SAN ANTONIO (NBA.com exclusive) -- It seems the bloody noses always go the Spurs' way, because the last time the team saw a cut worse than the one Manu Ginobili got in Game 3's third quarter on Friday night was Steve Nash's in the 2007 Western Conference semifinals.

With Nash on the bench during that game's waning moments back then, the Spurs took another step to their fourth NBA title.

Ginobili had enough time to come back from his broken nose, and it showed. After missing five minutes of the third quarter when he caught an inadvertent elbow from Dirk Nowitzki, Ginobili returned and scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and led San Antonio to a 94-90 victory over the Mavericks in Game 3. The Spurs lead 2-1 in the Western Conference playoff opening series.

Ginobili ended with 15 points, his lowest of the series, but he had a game-high seven assists and a first quarter with two steals and a block that aided in the Mavericks' 16-point opening quarter. Dallas also scored 16 points in the fourth quarter of Game 2.

"He took the game over," said Tim Duncan, who scored 25 points on 11-for-18 shooting in a grueling 43 ½ minutes.

Although the Spurs finished 0-for-7 from the 3-point line, they look more like the team that made that 2007 championship run with Tony Parker's 23 points joining Ginobili's and Duncan's efforts. Parker hit three-straight outside shots in the fourth quarter that gave the Spurs the lead for good.

"We are playing the best basketball of the year, so far," Duncan said. "We are playing our best at the right time."

But the Mavericks looked little like the team that was altered by the trade-deadline deal with Washington. There was Dirk Nowitzki's 35 points, Jason Terry came off the bench for 17 (including 4-for-8 from the 3-point line) and there was another bench boost from J.J. Barea -- he scored 14 and sparked Dallas' 17-0 run in the third quarter that gave the Mavs a 9-point lead.

But Caron Butler, who hit one of his three shots and turned the ball over three times in the first 15 minutes he played, sat the rest of the game and did not play after halftime. There was an occasion during the final moments that when the rest of the team was walking toward coach Rick Carlisle that Butler slowly shuffled over to place his feet on the tacky sheet near midcourt.

"Coach's decision," Carlisle said. "Just went with a group that was going good. That was it. (Barea) made good things happen."

But it was not enough to curtail the Spurs' overall aggression. Though they finished minus-26 from the 3-point line to Dallas, the Spurs got to the free-throw 20 times compared to 14 for Dallas. The Mavericks committed 16 turnovers, and the Spurs outscored the Mavs off mistakes 16-11.

The Mavericks led 81-80 after Nowitzki hit a 12-footer with three minutes left in the game. But Parker scored the Spurs' next six points -- all off jumpers from beyond 17 feet.

"We just gave up that lead too quick," Nowitzki said. "We had a couple of turnovers, a couple of bad plays."

Most bothersome to Nowitzki was the inability to consistently get a transition game going. The teams battled to a draw in fastbreak points, but San Antonio dominated in the paint (56-38) and on putbacks (14-6).

"We showed in the third quarter we need to speed the game up a little bit," Nowitzki said. "(Barea) was getting to the basket a couple of time. The halfcourt set really took our options away."

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

• Mavericks: --
• Spurs: Hill

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #43 Dan Crawford, #71 Rodney Mott
• Attendance: 18581
• Duration: 2:33

Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Dampier (Kidd gains possession)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:41
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:34	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:21	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:20
Butler Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	11:04 [DAL 2-0]
	10:41	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:34 [DAL 4-0]
	10:10	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:09
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)	09:59
Team Rebound	09:58
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:51	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:39 [SAS 2-4]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Dampier Jump Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)	09:22
	09:20	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:13 [SAS 4-4]	McDyess Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:47	Team Rebound
Butler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:42
	08:42 [SAS 5-4]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:42 [SAS 6-4]	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Butler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	08:23
	08:05 [SAS 8-4]	Duncan Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:34 [SAS 10-4]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:34
Team Timeout : Regular	07:34
	07:34	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:32
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:10
	06:52	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:51
Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)	06:43
	06:33 [SAS 12-4]	Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (2 ST)	06:21
	06:17	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	06:17	Hill Substitution replaced by Parker
Butler Substitution replaced by Terry	06:17
Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:56 [DAL 6-12]
	05:31	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:30
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)	05:26
	05:19 [SAS 14-6]	Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	05:10	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill
	04:58	Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Marion Substitution replaced by Beaubois	04:58
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:58 [DAL 7-14]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:58 [DAL 8-14]
	04:35 [SAS 16-8]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	04:19
Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	04:18
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (1 AST)	04:12 [DAL 10-16]
	04:08	Jefferson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:08	Jefferson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:46	Team Rebound
	03:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Dampier Substitution replaced by Haywood	03:46
	03:46	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
	03:25	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	03:24	Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:13 [SAS 18-10]	Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Terry Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (2 AST)	02:57 [DAL 12-18]
	02:37	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Beaubois Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:35
Beaubois Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:29
Terry Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	02:15
	02:15 [SAS 19-12]	Hill Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
Haywood Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:13
	02:07	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:06
Terry Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	02:00 [DAL 14-19]
	01:34	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:33
Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:06 [SAS 21-14]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:47.5 [DAL 16-21]
	00:29.5 [SAS 23-16]	Parker Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
	00:08.3	Bonner Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	00:08.3	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	00:08.3	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ginobili (1 BLK)	00:03.9
Team Rebound	00:03.1
Beaubois Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.2
	00:00.1	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
	11:40	Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:40	Blair Tip Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:39
	11:34	Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:34 [DAL 17-23]
Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:34 [DAL 18-23]
	11:16	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
	11:15	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:10 [SAS 25-18]	Blair Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Marion Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	10:54 [DAL 20-25]
	10:54	Bonner Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Haywood Substitution replaced by Najera	10:54
Marion Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:54 [DAL 21-25]
	10:41	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:27 [DAL 23-25]
Najera Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:10
	10:04 [SAS 27-23]	Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
Najera Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:51
Najera Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:50 [DAL 25-27]
	09:40	Blair Layup Shot: Missed
	09:39	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:39	Bonner Tip Shot: Missed
	09:35	Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:32
	09:32	Bonner Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	09:32 [SAS 28-25]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	09:32	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	09:31	Team Rebound
	09:13	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:12
	08:59	Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:59
	08:59	Parker Substitution replaced by Mason
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:59 [DAL 26-28]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:59
Najera Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:56
Najera Layup Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:55	Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:32	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
	08:31	Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	08:28 [SAS 30-26]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:53 [SAS 32-26]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:49
Najera Substitution replaced by Haywood	07:49
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	07:49
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	07:49
	07:49	Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan
	07:49	Mason Substitution replaced by McDyess
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	07:32 [DAL 28-32]
	07:16 [SAS 34-28]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)
Haywood Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	06:58 [DAL 30-34]
Barea Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:51
	06:42	Ginobili Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	06:42	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Nowitzki Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:42
Butler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:35
	06:35 [SAS 35-30]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	06:35	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:34
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:11
	06:11	Hill Substitution replaced by Parker
	05:58	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed
	05:57	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:45 [SAS 37-30]	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:27 [SAS 39-30]	McDyess Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	05:26
Barea Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:07 [DAL 32-39]
	05:01	Team Timeout : Regular
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	05:01
Haywood Substitution replaced by Dampier	05:01
	05:01	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill
	04:43	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:42
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:27 [DAL 34-39]
	04:08	Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:05
Barea Layup Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:52	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:51
Butler Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	03:38
	03:22 [SAS 41-34]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	02:56
Team Rebound	02:55
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:55
	02:55	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Butler Substitution replaced by Terry	02:55
Barea Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:44
	02:44	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:44	Team Rebound
	02:44 [SAS 42-34]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	02:28 [DAL 37-42]
Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:08
	02:08	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:08	Team Rebound
	02:08 [SAS 43-37]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	02:08	Hill Technical
Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (13 PTS)	02:08 [DAL 38-43]
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	01:49
	01:47	Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:33 [SAS 45-38]	Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	01:16 [DAL 41-45]
	00:54.9	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
	00:53.4	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:42.5 [SAS 47-41]	Ginobili Driving Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	00:18.5 [DAL 44-47]
	00:02.8	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:01.2
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:43	Team Rebound
	11:30	Duncan Fade Away Bank shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:28
	11:16	Ginobili Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:02	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:42 [SAS 49-44]	Hill Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Marion 3pt Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:20	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Dampier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:03
	10:03 [SAS 50-44]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:03 [SAS 51-44]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Nowitzki Driving Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:47 [DAL 46-51]
	09:47	Ginobili Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	09:47	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Parker
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	09:47 [DAL 47-51]
	09:29 [SAS 53-47]	Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	09:08	Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	09:08 [DAL 48-53]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	09:08 [DAL 49-53]
	08:54 [SAS 55-49]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:35	Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:26 [SAS 57-49]	Hill Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:22
Marion Substitution replaced by Terry	08:22
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:59
	07:44	Hill Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (3 BLK)
	07:43	McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:39	Parker Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:39	Parker Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	07:23 [DAL 51-57]
	07:05 [SAS 59-51]	Duncan Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	06:42
	06:42	Team Rebound
Dampier Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:42
	06:24	Duncan Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (3 BLK)
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:22
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	06:08 [DAL 54-59]
	05:50	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Nowitzki Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	05:37 [DAL 56-59]
	05:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:21	Hill Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)
Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:19
Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:06 [DAL 58-59]
	04:48	Duncan Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
	04:48	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	04:32 [DAL 61-59]
Kidd Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:16
	04:16	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
	04:12	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:06 [DAL 64-59]
	03:50	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:48
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)	03:37 [DAL 66-59]
	03:16	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:14
Barea Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	03:08 [DAL 68-59]
	02:50 [SAS 61-68]	Parker Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (3 ST)	02:27
	02:21 [SAS 63-68]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)
Dampier Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:21
	02:21	Parker Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Team Timeout : Short	02:21
	02:21 [SAS 64-68]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
Dampier Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	02:07
Dampier Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:07
	01:52	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:50
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:31	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:15 [SAS 66-68]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:49.9
	00:48.8	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:41.9	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:40.6
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)	00:29.8 [DAL 70-66]
	00:07.9	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:06.8
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:39	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:29 [SAS 68-70]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:05	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:46	Hill Driving Jump shot: Missed
	10:45	Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:43 [SAS 70-70]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Barea Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:27
Barea Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:27
	10:27	Hill Substitution replaced by Parker
	10:17 [SAS 72-70]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Dampier Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	10:17
Team Timeout : Regular	10:17
Dampier Substitution replaced by Haywood	10:17
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	10:17
	10:17 [SAS 73-70]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)	09:54 [DAL 73-73]
	09:37	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	09:35
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:19
	09:19	Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	09:19	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill
Nowitzki Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:05
Nowitzki Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:05
	08:49	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:49
	08:49	Duncan Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Kidd Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:20
	08:10 [SAS 75-73]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:10
	08:10 [SAS 76-73]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)	07:53
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:50
	07:50 [SAS 77-73]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	07:50	Bonner Substitution replaced by McDyess
	07:50 [SAS 78-73]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (31 PTS)	07:32 [DAL 75-78]
	07:09	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:08
	06:57	McDyess Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:42	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:22	Duncan Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:14	McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:02	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:01
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	05:46
Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:44
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	05:28
	05:27	Team Rebound
	05:09	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (2 ST)
	04:54	Ginobili Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:39
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:15	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
	04:13	McDyess Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:12	McDyess Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
	04:12	Ginobili Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:12 [DAL 76-78]
Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:12 [DAL 77-78]
	03:55 [SAS 80-77]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)
	03:35	McDyess Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)	03:35 [DAL 78-80]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)	03:35 [DAL 79-80]
	03:15	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:13
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (35 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	03:03 [DAL 81-80]
	02:34 [SAS 82-81]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	02:09
Team Rebound	02:08
Timeout : Official	02:08
Barea Driving Jump shot: Missed	01:52
Team Rebound	01:51
Barea Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	01:51
	01:30 [SAS 84-81]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Duncan (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:16
Terry Jump Shot: Missed Block: McDyess (1 BLK)	01:10
	01:08	Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:51.9 [SAS 86-81]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:51.6
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:42.9	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Terry Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:38.2
	00:38.2 [SAS 87-81]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:38.2 [SAS 88-81]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:33.9 [DAL 84-88]
Terry Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:30.2
	00:30.2	McDyess Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	00:30.2 [SAS 89-84]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:30.2 [SAS 90-84]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Barea Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:23.9 [DAL 86-90]
	00:18.7 [SAS 92-86]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (7 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:18.7
Kidd Substitution replaced by Beaubois	00:18.7
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Najera	00:18.7
	00:18.7 [SAS 93-86]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
Beaubois Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:12.9 [DAL 88-93]
Beaubois Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:10.9
	00:10.9 [SAS 94-88]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:10.9	Duncan Substitution replaced by McDyess
	00:10.9	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:09.9
Barea Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.8
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:01.9
Haywood Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:01.9 [DAL 90-94]
End of 4th Quarter

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