Spurs Win in Dallas to Even the Series

Filed under: Mavericks, Spurs, Playoffs

Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs have won four NBA Championships in the past 11 years, so don't expect them to just bow down after a bad game.



Using a 9-0 start to Game 2 of their first-round series with the Dallas Mavericks, along with a deadly combination of fast breaks, quality half court sets and a stout defensive effort, the Spurs won Wednesday, 102-88, to steal home court advantage and even the series 1-1.



The key for the Mavs in everything they do is Dirk Nowitzki. So naturally, if you stop Dirk, than you stop Dallas. And that's precisely what the Spurs did. Using a variety of defenders (small and quick Manu Ginobili, thick and bulky Antonio McDyess, and the long and cagey Tim Duncan), the silver and black were able to disrupt Nowitzki's timing and fluidity just enough so that he could never establish the comfort level and pace he did in Game 1 when he torched the nets for 36 points on 12-of-14 shooting. On Wednesday, he finished with 24 points ... on 24 shots.

 

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