If you didn’t see this game coming, I don’t know what to tell you. It would have been fantastic if the Spurs could have closed this out in 5, but it also would have been a monumental task. The Mavs are too good, too proud, and too resilient to go down in 5 games, on their home court, losing 4 straight.
They came out with intensity that we just couldn’t match. They were deflecting our passes, getting steals, and getting out and running. They were attacking the rim, working inside-out, and executing beautifully. On the other hand, the Spurs played without fire, were careless with the ball, lazy on rotations, settled for jump shot after jump shot, and played as if they knew their best chance to win the series was in Game 6. Which it is. But you never want to play a playoff game as if you have margin for error. If the Mavs rally and end up winning this series, we’ll look back at Game 5 as the turning point.
Manu Ginobili is not playing well. He has come up clutch in some big moments, so we give him the benefit of the doubt and a free pass. But his shot is not looking good, he is having trouble converting at the rim, and he is careless with the ball, seemingly responsible for at least half of our turnovers. Turning the ball over against the Mavs is about the worst thing you can do, as it allows the team to get out and run, which is the only way they can beat us. By taking care of the ball and making our shots, we are slowing the Mavs down. Right now, Ginobili is doing neither.
Game 6 is our season. We need the energy, we need the hunger, and we need the crowd. The Mavs are more than capable of beating us on our floor, and we don’t want to go back to Dallas for a Game 7. It’s time to put this series away.
No way were the Mavs losing 4 in a row. They're too good. San Antonio needs to win Game 6. Big Three or not, they really don't want to have to win in Dallas.
Two of the mavs commentators were OK, but Bob Ortegal needs to be put out to pasture. Even mavs fans would concur.
Bob Ortegal is a great analyst. Mark Followill is still a young announcer who is learning on the job well. The other guy (can't remember his name) is dead weight.
The series is getting interesting. Both teams are in must win situations. I'm a mavs fan (and not a spurs hater) and know that Dallas has better players, but Popovich has had his team better prepared to win.
Yeah, I was referring to the two guys calling the game, not the douche who would randomly chime in with outdated pop culture references and non-sequiters.