Mavericks-Spurs Preview

By PAUL J. WEBER
Posted Apr 24 2010 7:26PM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) While Manu Ginobili was fitted for a mask Saturday for his broken nose, Tony Parker's face in these playoffs has remained unchanged.

Smiling. Nodding.

Yes, he insists. He's fine coming off the bench.

``Whatever helps the team,'' Parker said. ``I trust Pop and he decided that it's the best thing.''

If Parker does harbor any bruises to his ego, he's consistently taken the high road in the playoffs while taking the revitalized Spurs to a 2-1 series lead over Dallas, heading into Game 4 on Sunday night in San Antonio.

Call him the New Manu.

Parker scored 23 points in a Game 3 win on Friday night, ruining Dallas' zone late with clutch shots while scoring eight points in the last 2:34. His first jumper in that final stretch gave San Antonio the lead and put the second-seeded Mavericks on their heels in this series.

The Spurs won their previous three championships with Ginobili as their spark plug sixth man. Over the last three weeks, Parker has settled into the same role.

``He can't live through Manu's experience,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. ``You change roles with somebody, it's tough. We appreciate the fact that he understands it and that he's doing well with it.''

Popovich said Ginobili, who didn't speak to reporters Saturday, will play in Game 4. Whether it's with a mask to protect his nasal fracture remains to be seen, as Popovich said Ginobili wasn't sure he wants to wear one.

But sacrifices are in fashion lately for the Spurs. Parker had started the previous 122 playoff games for San Antonio over the last nine years. But with Parker coming off the bench, the Spurs have appeared to solve a season-long, trial-and-error process of failed lineups and bad combinations.

Better than tinkering with personnel in the playoffs. Just ask the Mavericks, who surprisingly benched Caron Butler for the entire second half Friday night and didn't let Shawn Marion play much more.

Mavs coach Rick Carlisle stuck by that decision Saturday.

``Decisions that a coach has to make can be difficult for players,'' Carlisle said. ``But all year long we've talked about sacrifice and that fact that we have a deep roster, and that this wasn't going to be about keeping guys happy. It was going to be about winning.''

Carlisle didn't say how he would play Butler going forward. Butler scored 22 points in Game 1 and 17 in Game 2, but by halftime on Friday he had just two points on three shots.

``Coach made a call and adjustment, and I was all for it,'' Butler said.

Sounds a lot like Parker.

Losing his starting job isn't what Parker had in mind when he returned earlier this month from a broken hand, which he suffered March 6. But in an injury-marred season for Parker, his latest clearance came just as the formerly sputtering Spurs finally found a lineup that worked.

As far as problems go, there are worse than how to reinsert an NBA finals MVP back into the fold. But Popovich could hardly ignore that the Spurs went 11-5 with Parker gone, buoyed by Ginobili playing so well as a starter that the Spurs finally had to reward him with a three-year extension.

So Popovich turned to Parker, who missed 26 games this season with a variety of ailments, and asked his leading scorer from last season to come off the bench so as not to disrupt what was finally working. Parker accepted.

``It's a little bit different,'' Parker said. ``You have to play quicker. You can't wait two or three minutes to start the game. You have to come in and be aggressive.''

Not that Parker hasn't seen it done before.

``I learned watching Manu,'' he said. ``Manu did it for so many years, so I'm just trying to get into that mentality. Try to bring a boost and try to bring some energy to the team.''

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Hill the unlikely hero as Spurs go up 3-1 on Mavericks

By Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday April 25, 2010 11:17PM

SAN ANTONIO (NBA.com exclusive) -- After three games of the same-old, same-old Spurs playoff basketball, a collection of players not named Duncan, Parker and Ginobili filled their roles on Sunday. It was such a development, it appeared to even rattle the Mavericks for awhile.

Trailing by 15 late in the first half in Game 4, the Spurs unleashed the likes of George Hill, Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess and DeJuan Blair. That foursome went 9-for-11 from the floor in the third quarter and scored 22 of the team's 29 points while the Mavs failed to make a shot from the floor for the final 7:46.

The unlikely turn gave San Antonio a seven-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, and the Spurs had enough to check out with a 92-89 victory and push the Mavericks to the edge with a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.

Tim Duncan, playing on his 34th birthday, unwrapped a booby gift with 4 points on 1-for-9 shooting. But Hill made the best of his invite to the party with 11-for-16 shooting (5-for-6 on 3-pointers), 29 points, two steals and no turnovers.

"He played a great game tonight," Mavs center Brendan Haywood said. "You always tip your hat to someone who beats you, but I think tonight was more about what we didn't do as a team. We didn't have composure down the stretch."

It's a problem that plagued Dallas in both games in San Antonio, as the Mavericks blew a lead of nine in Game 3 and 15 this time at AT&T Center.

After Duncan's line on the box score, Manu Ginobili went 4-for-16 and Tony Parker finished 4-for-9. That's a combined 9-for-34 and not even 27 percent - so how did Dallas let this one get away?

"Well, when you get another guy (Hill) going 11-for-16, it could very easily happen," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "If you additionally get your ass kicked on five to seven loose balls, that certainly contributed to losing.

"We played hard, but there's a set of plays in the last couple of games where you've got to get down and dirty. We have to come up with balls that are 50-50 balls. That's where the game is being won and lost, in the trenches."

While Hill supercharged the third-quarter rally with 11 points, the Mavericks made one more shot in the quarter than there were flagrant fouls called in the game. Dallas went 4-for-17 in the third and looked totally unlike the group of players that was supposed to give Dirk Nowitzki his best shot at a championship.

Nowitzki and his fellow starters -- Shawn Marion, Erick Dampier, Caron Butler and Jason Kidd -- played all but nine of the available 60 minutes in the quarter, and they still could not stare down the Spurs role players.

It appeared to frustrate the Mavs to the point that Nowitzki was called for a technical foul in the third quarter when he shoved the rookie Blair. Three flagrant fouls were called after that, including a flagrant 2 when Eduardo Najera clotheslined Manu Ginobili just 47 seconds after he checked into the game for the first time early in the final quarter.

San Antonio, the seventh seed to the Mavs' No. 2 spot in the West, now have won consecutive games when failing to make a 3-pointer in Game 3 and then getting off nights from their three most proven players in Game 4.

"I don't know how improbable (those wins) are, but people win and lose in different ways," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

But they did play defense, particularly on Nowitzki. He had only one shot in that third quarter and finished with 10 for the game (17 points).

"It wasn't the defense," McDyess said. "He just wasn't taking (shots). It looked like he was a little reluctant because we were shifting on him a lot. I don't think he ever really knew when to take his shot. He had some open shots, but he wasn't taking them."

Shawn Marion was the boost for the Mavericks when they built that 15-point lead in the first half. He was 6-for-10 before halftime, but he made 1-of-3 in the second half.

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

• Mavericks: Nowitzki
• Spurs: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #36 David Jones, #48 Scott Foster
• Attendance: 18581
• Duration: 2:38

Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Dampier
(12:00) [DAL] Dampier Violation:Jump Ball
	11:45 [SAS 2-0]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:24
Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:22
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
	11:18	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:11	Jefferson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:11	Jefferson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)	10:59
Dampier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:55
	10:55 [SAS 3-0]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:55 [SAS 4-0]	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:34	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:25	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:24
Kidd Layup Shot: Missed	10:19
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:18
Marion Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:17 [DAL 2-4]
	09:58	Ginobili Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:56
	09:49	Ginobili Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:49 [DAL 3-4]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:49 [DAL 4-4]
	09:32	McDyess Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:18	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:05	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:03
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:57
Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:56
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	08:53
	08:50	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:27 [SAS 6-4]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)
Butler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:09
Butler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:09
	07:57 [SAS 8-4]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	07:29 [DAL 7-8]
	07:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:59	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:58
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:41 [DAL 9-8]
	06:22 [SAS 10-9]	Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (2 ST)	06:01
	05:55	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:53
Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:42 [DAL 11-10]
	05:20	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:19
Butler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dampier (1 AST)	05:09 [DAL 13-10]
	04:53	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:51
Marion 3pt Shot: Missed	04:35
Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:34
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:31
	04:29	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:18	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:16	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:16	McDyess Layup Shot: Missed
Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	04:15
Butler Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dampier (2 AST)	04:09 [DAL 15-10]
	03:49 [SAS 13-15]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:40
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	03:40
Marion Substitution replaced by Terry	03:40
	03:40	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
	03:40	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Parker
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:30	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:11 [SAS 15-15]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:50	Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:50
Team Rebound	02:50
	02:50	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bogans
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:50
	02:49	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:41	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	02:34
	02:32	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:16	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:15
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
	01:56	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Dampier Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:52
	01:52	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
Dampier Substitution replaced by Haywood	01:52
	01:45	Blair Layup Shot: Missed
	01:44	Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:33	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:32
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	01:18
	01:17	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:09 [SAS 17-15]	Parker Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Butler Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:54.4
Butler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:54.4
Butler Substitution replaced by Kidd	00:54.4
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	00:54.4
	00:44.4	Parker Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	00:44.4	Parker Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Barea Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:24.8 [DAL 17-17]
	00:04.9	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
	00:02.9	Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:00.8 [SAS 20-17]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Marion Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:44 [DAL 19-20]
Haywood Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:25
	11:19 [SAS 22-19]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bogans (1 ST)	11:02
	10:42	Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:42
	10:42	Blair Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	10:42	Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Haywood Layup Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:19	Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:08	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:07
Kidd Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (3 ST)	10:05
	09:50	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:48
	09:34	Bonner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:34 [DAL 20-22]
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:34
	09:33	Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:14 [SAS 24-20]	Blair Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
	08:54	Bogans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:54
Barea Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	08:54
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:54
Team Rebound	08:54
	08:54	Bogans Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:54 [DAL 21-24]
	08:41	Parker Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	08:22
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:21
Marion Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:08
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:07
Haywood Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:07 [DAL 23-24]
	07:47	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:45
Marion Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	07:41 [DAL 25-24]
	07:28	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:27
	07:19	Bonner Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:19	Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:19 [DAL 26-24]
	07:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:19	Bonner Substitution replaced by McDyess
	07:19	Parker Substitution replaced by Hill
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:19 [DAL 27-24]
	07:03 [SAS 26-27]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)
Marion Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	06:42 [DAL 29-26]
	06:19	Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:17
Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	05:55 [DAL 31-26]
	05:33	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:31
Marion Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	05:27 [DAL 33-26]
	05:08	Hill Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:07
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:56 [DAL 35-26]
	04:56	Team Timeout : Short
	04:43 [SAS 28-35]	Ginobili Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:19	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:10	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:08
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:59
Marion Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:59 [DAL 37-28]
Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:40
Marion Substitution replaced by Butler	03:40
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	03:40
	03:40	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:40	Team Rebound
	03:40	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Parker
	03:40	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Team Rebound	03:39
	03:39	McDyess Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:39 [DAL 38-28]
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:39
	03:38	Team Rebound
	03:14	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:13
	03:00	McDyess Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:00	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:00 [DAL 39-28]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:00 [DAL 40-28]
	02:48	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:47
Barea 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:34 [DAL 43-28]
	02:12	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:11
Terry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)	02:07
	02:04	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:01 [SAS 30-43]	Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:57
Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd	01:57
Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)	01:37
	01:35	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:29 [SAS 32-43]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: McDyess (2 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	01:03 [DAL 46-32]
	00:41.2 [SAS 34-46]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Barea Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:33.9 [DAL 48-34]
	00:13.7 [SAS 37-48]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:35 [DAL 51-37]
	11:23	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:21
Dampier Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	11:05
Dampier Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:50
	10:50 [SAS 38-51]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:50 [SAS 39-51]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: McDyess (1 BLK)	10:31
	10:30	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:18 [SAS 41-51]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Kidd Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	09:53 [DAL 53-41]
	09:36 [SAS 43-53]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:11
Butler Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:00 [DAL 55-43]
	08:41 [SAS 45-55]	Hill Running Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:15	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:07
	08:07 [SAS 46-55]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	08:07 [SAS 47-55]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	07:50
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	07:47
Marion Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	07:47 [DAL 57-47]
	07:28	Duncan Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:01	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	06:54 [SAS 49-57]	Ginobili Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
Nowitzki Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	06:35
Nowitzki Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:35
	06:35	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Parker
	06:18	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:17
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	05:53
Dampier Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	05:49
Dampier Layup Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:43 [SAS 51-57]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:43
Marion Substitution replaced by Terry	05:43
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:21	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:08 [SAS 53-57]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)	04:45
Nowitzki Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:45
	04:45	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	04:30 [SAS 55-57]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)
Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:13
	04:01	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:59
Dampier Layup Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:52	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:37	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:36
Dampier Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	03:33
Dampier Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:33
	03:33	Team Timeout : Regular
Dampier Substitution replaced by Haywood	03:33
	03:13 [SAS 57-57]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Butler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:13
	03:13	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
	03:13	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:12
	02:55	Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	02:55
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:39 [SAS 59-57]	Blair Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	02:26	McDyess Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:26	McDyess Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Barea 3pt Shot: Missed	02:12
Team Rebound	02:11
	02:11	Ginobili Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Blair (1 ST)	02:07
	01:50	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed
	01:49	Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:49
	01:49 [SAS 60-57]	Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Haywood Substitution replaced by Marion	01:49
	01:49	Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:48
Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (4 ST)	01:34
Barea Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:34
	01:34	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:34	Team Rebound
	01:34 [SAS 61-57]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Nowitzki Technical	01:34
	01:34 [SAS 62-57]	Ginobili Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
	01:21	Jefferson Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:21 [DAL 58-62]
Nowitzki Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	01:21 [DAL 59-62]
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hill (2 ST)	01:08
Terry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:06
	01:06 [SAS 63-59]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Butler Substitution replaced by Kidd	01:06
	01:06	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:05	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:03	Jefferson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Barea (1 ST)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:43.8	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:29.8 [SAS 66-59]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (7 AST)
Barea Layup Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:07.9	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:00.9	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.3	Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:00.3
	00:00.3	Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:00.3	Team Rebound
	00:00.3	Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (51-32)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Terry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)	11:40 [DAL 61-66]
	11:17	Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:16	Blair Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Najera Foul : Flagrant Type 2 (1 PF)	11:13
Najera Ejection:First Flagrant Type 2	11:13
Najera Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	11:13
	11:13	Instant Replay - Altercation Ruling
	11:13 [SAS 67-61]	Ginobili Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	11:13 [SAS 68-61]	Ginobili Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
	11:03	Ginobili Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	11:02	Blair Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	11:02 [SAS 70-61]	Blair Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blair (1 BLK)	10:40
Team Rebound	10:40
	10:40	Parker Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	10:30 [DAL 64-70]
	10:15	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:14
	10:07	Blair Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF)
Kidd Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:07 [DAL 65-70]
Kidd Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	10:07 [DAL 66-70]
	10:07	Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan
	10:07	Parker Substitution replaced by McDyess
Marion Substitution replaced by Dampier	10:07
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:53	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Barea Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:44
Dampier Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	09:39
	09:39 [SAS 71-66]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Dampier Substitution replaced by Haywood	09:39
	09:39 [SAS 72-66]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:20	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:05	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:03
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:52 [DAL 68-72]
	08:52	Ginobili Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:52
Barea Substitution replaced by Butler	08:52
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	08:52 [DAL 69-72]
	08:32 [SAS 74-69]	McDyess Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:05	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:57 [SAS 77-69]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: McDyess (3 AST)
	07:47	McDyess Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Butler Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	07:36 [DAL 71-77]
	07:18	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Parker
	07:10 [SAS 79-71]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:33 [SAS 81-71]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:33
Kidd Layup Shot: Missed	06:09
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:09
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:09
Terry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:00
	06:00 [SAS 82-71]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	06:00	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	05:59
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	05:36
	05:35	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:17 [SAS 84-71]	Jefferson Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)
Terry Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)	05:03 [DAL 73-84]
	04:45	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	04:44
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	04:36 [DAL 75-84]
	04:12	Hill Running Jump Shot: Missed
	04:11	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	04:11 [SAS 86-75]	Duncan Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Butler Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:00 [DAL 77-86]
	03:36	Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)
Hill Violation:Kicked Ball	03:29
	03:29	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)	03:23 [DAL 80-86]
	03:23	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:06	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:05
	02:53	Ginobili Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:53 [DAL 81-86]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:53 [DAL 82-86]
	02:34	Hill Jump Shot: Missed Block: Kidd (1 BLK)
	02:31	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	02:31	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:30
	02:13	McDyess Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:13 [DAL 83-86]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:13 [DAL 84-86]
	01:51 [SAS 89-84]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)
Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Missed	01:28
	01:27	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	01:08	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (3 BLK)
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	01:06
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (4 AST)	00:57.2 [DAL 87-89]
Butler Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:42.1
	00:42.1 [SAS 90-87]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:42.1	Parker Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	00:42.1 [SAS 91-87]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:42.1
Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:26.9	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:23.9	Jump Ball Ginobili vs Kidd
	00:23.9	Ginobili Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:22.7
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	00:15.9
	00:14.7	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Butler Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:14.1
	00:14.1 [SAS 92-87]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:14.1	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	00:13.7
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:05.8	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:05.8	McDyess Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	00:03.6
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	00:01.9 [DAL 89-92]
	00:00.1	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.1
Team Timeout : Short	00:00.1
Butler Substitution replaced by Beaubois	00:00.1
End of 4th Quarter

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