Dallas Steals Game One In Los Angeles In A Come-From-Behind Win, 96-94
by LJRotter on May 3, 2011 12:25 AM CDT
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DeShawn Stevenson was assigned to Kobe-duty to start the game. Bryant went three for four to start, and Stevenson... well he shot a few threes that didn't go in. Dirk Nowitzki, however, was scoring in fancy fashion, and Tyson Chandler was able to put in a pretty lob from Jason Kidd. The Mavs found themselves an outside shot, and boom... they took the lead. They finished the quarter on a 10-4 run, and would have probably been able to score more if they hadn't settled for outside shots from Jose Barea.
The second quarter looked much the same as the first- both teams had fluid offense with not a lot of turnovers. The bench was able to come in and make a significant impact, even against LA's starting lineup. Dallas' big men were doing a noble job of clogging the paint, but more importantly, they avoided fouling. Well, except when Chandler and Pau Gasol exchanged words and were smacked with double technicals.
Jason Terry continued his hot shooting and led the Mavs in scoring. Dirk's hot shooting cooled, and after his strong start he went 1-6 to close out the half. As a matter of fact, in the last few moments of the half, Dallas looked unable to stop the Lakers. Heck, even Derek Fisher was running all over the place and slicing right to the rim. It looked to end on a semi-positive note when Dirk was able to go hard at the basket and score, but then Jason Terry fouled Lamar Odom approximately 70 fee from the basket as time ran out. Then after the three made free throws, Dirk got called for a technical foul for swinging an elbow. That wasn't how we wanted to end the half. At all.
The third quarter started badly. The Lakers came out swinging and surged ahead to a 16 point lead within the first few seconds, thanks to some shady ball handling by the Mavericks. Three turnovers on their first three possessions, to be exact. Coach Carlisle decided to throw Corey Brewer in the game for some defense, which pleased our fans mightily. It seemed to please the players as well, because they went on a little run of their own, which included an alley-oop from Shawn Marion up to Brewer. And then, as if to make some sort of point, Brewer hit a corner three to cap the 17-4 Mavericks spurt. What was once a 16 point lead was cut to four, and done so in style. They did make some silly plays, however, and finished out the quarter down 7.
The final period started MUCH better than the previous one, with Dirk making "unguardable" shots and Peja Stojakovic hitting a timely three. Then the great and wondrous German hit a three pointer and the 16 point lead became just one. But for whatever reason, the Mavericks just couldn't get over that one point hump. They kept it close, however, and answered every insane Kobe shot with something special, including a nasty alley-oop from Kidd to Chandler. We were all excited to see the two best closers in the game, and Dirk and Kobe did not disappoint.
With 20 seconds left in the game, Dallas forced a turnover and a foul gave them possession on their end of the floor. When Kidd threw the ball in he got it to Dirk, who was fouled by Gasol without a foul to give. He calmly hit both free throws to give the Mavericks a one point lead with 19 seconds. Kidd's lockdown defense forced a turnover and a foul. He only hit one of two to put Dallas up two with three seconds to play. But then Bryant tried a three on the Lakers' final play and couldn't hit, and the Mavericks stole game one, 96-94.
If only you knew how hard I was shaking as I wrote the final paragraph... you would be so impressed that I even managed to finish this recap.
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YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYA
…meh.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Can't stop smiling. My face is already hurting.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
She's going to bed with a smile on her face.
ite-Bay e-May, itches-Bay.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on May 3, 2011 1:10 AM CDT up reply actions
sleeping is overrated,
especially after a big Mabs win!!
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Maybe
Or maybe keep unleashing him upon unsuspecting second units, to their utter demolishment. Yes that is a word now.
Actually
I looked it up and demolishment is already a word. Apparently it doesn’t get used enough to feel current to me — I am sure that will change as the Mavs over Lakers series progresses..
Absofuckinglutely
Keep Roddy B active, make Stevenson inactive
by lemonbrigade on May 3, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't go another game watching them basically waste 10 minutes of Stevenson on the floor.
His ass looks so inept and scared out there on offense and defense. Can the guy dribble or is my eyes playing tricks on me?
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
The Filipino Fan says:
Win!
well yeah, i lie sometimes.
by The Filipino Fan on May 3, 2011 12:45 AM CDT reply actions
We lost. Dirk chocked as usual.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on May 3, 2011 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions
*choked
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on May 3, 2011 12:55 AM CDT up reply actions
As I said in the pregame thread, it wasn’t on TV here in Australia, so it’s a guaranteed Mavs win. Fate never likes for me to actually be able to watch a victory
I figured we'd split the first 2 games
But I expected that we’d win the 2nd game of the series, not this one. Oh and, Jeez. Any West Coast bias on SI.com? 15 photos of the game posted – 6 of Kobe, none of Dirk. Only 1 picture of a Dallas player with the ball and one of Coach Carlisle. Did anyone notice who won the game? Dallas must have had the ball more than once…. (although 2 nice shots of Kobe being blocked from different angles)
its gonna be split this 2 games.
but i wont be surprised if the mavs get Game 2 too…
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
by simpleton cxi on May 3, 2011 3:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't expecting a split in LA
Good times.
"He’s the boomstick, you know what I mean?" -Ian Kinsler
nets fan here, hope i gave u guys some luck against the lakers, please beat them in series
nothing like seeing fisher, kobe and phil jackson lose along with barnes
plus they beat us in finals in 2002
also would like to thank you for trading us humphries for najera and giving us harris which we used to get dwill , and avery too
I wonder if DWill will be able to coexist with Avery
gO MAVS!
"He’s the boomstick, you know what I mean?" -Ian Kinsler
He also lost to an 8 seed when no one else could
With that same team. He took nelson’s team to the finals (and I agree they needed him for that, nelson’s teams obviously have their own flaws), but I don’t think if Avery had that team for the whole year they would have gone to the finals. It was the combination of the 2.
Are We That Good To Make The Lakers Choke?
HELL YEAHHHHH
GO MAVSSS
Funny thing, Rick Carlisle...
When you go to Dirk, he delivers! Screw Jason Terry… the Big German is the answer in the 4th quarter.
Super Bowl XLV Champions, the Green Bay Packers!
funny how that happens right?
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Good win Mavs! Did not watch the game so going by box score...
Dirk leading the way with monster game as usual and Tyson with some blocks; great shooting—49% overall and 45% from threes and only trailed LA by four in rebounding, in the regular season games against the Lakers that I watched, the Mavs were in the game with the Lakers, but did not shoot well. With really good shooters on this team, Mavs can light it up any night and aside from an occasional bad night, should always shoot relatively well.
game one in the rear-view and going, going, gone; game two, beat the Lakers again.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
Hey there, yeah, all rough from here on...
I said the same things for the Heat yesterday—game one in the rear view…gone; game two, beat the C’s ;) Those fancy foreign Peja’s sure come in handy. Get your Mabs in the gym to shoot a few more before each game, I’m going to go right now to round up Bibby, JJ, Miller, House—you may get in the game my man—to go shoot a few and even get Joel to come along to practice dunking. Shoot well Los Mabs and you got this.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
you know what bruh, it can be a great series with the celtics
i am excited for my series home- team yes.
Yeah, I got tunnel vision bad now--all I can see is game two for the Heat (fun, nerve racking, into it big time)....
when I look at the other playoff games, I get to just relax and enjoy the good b-ball—the only other thing I am really emotionally invested in besides the Heat winning is the Lakers losing—no offense to the great Lakers’ bloggers on SB though.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
May the force be with the Los Mabs and the Heat....
But we must not underestimate the power of the C’s and Lakers Dark side lol.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
my bad on the spelling--meant no offense just seen Mabs used here a lot, like I said tunnel vision--can't look past the C's..
just like I could not look past the Sixers. All teams are good at this point—you have to be to get to this point; Bulls played hard, but Hawks were better tonight. Hawks are a good defensive team for the most part and have some players who can create and score when a bucket is needed; if the Bulls fall behind like in the Pacers series, it will be tougher to turn it on at the end and come back. Good luck man, may see me in the Los Mavs gamethreads, G’night.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
i'm liking how stern changed it from games every other day..
usually it’d be the games like 4 days apart. now it’s every other day which is greater. i think that is what’s affecting the bulls or something. it shall be another great series. i’m a watch game 2 of celts vs heat that’s for sure.
ignore gabe
he is wrong. it IS Mabs… and props to you for picking up on the meme.
Managing Editor of MavsMoneyball.com
i like it mavs vs heat in the finals
coz its payback time!!!! yet,
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
by simpleton cxi on May 3, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I cant sleep.....fuck yeah
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
ALL CAPS!
ite-Bay e-May, itches-Bay.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on May 3, 2011 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
Don't play F A G! Do not play F A G! Don't- (BLAST F). OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU (BLAST A) DOING?! I SAID NOT TO (BLAST G)!
by DFWTrojanTuba on May 3, 2011 1:30 AM CDT up reply actions
hey
RT @SteveNash: Dirk’s wrong-legged runner with 40 sec left…BANANERS. @swish41
Don't need another perfect line... Don't care if critics ever jump in line...
Man I'm so psyched
If we get out of this series alive in game 5 or 6, maybe we get Caron Butler back in even better health as we take on OKC or Memphis. Not looking forward to either of those matchups, but a healthy Butler could definitely give us the extra boost to get to the Finals and get a ring. Carlisle’s options are endless if we have our full roster healthy. Imagine a team that deep against a top heavy team like the Heat, who we smoked thrice pre-Peja/Roddy/Brewer.
I don't know about that...
Trying to fit an injured player into your postseason rotation messes with the team mojo (see Orlando Magic/Jameer Nelson in the NBA Finals).
Super Bowl XLV Champions, the Green Bay Packers!
If he plays in a supporting role and not necessarily start in the beginning.
it might not hurt the chemistry.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on May 3, 2011 7:07 AM CDT up reply actions
na na na na na na na na na na na
i knew game 1 is ours…. and so is games 3 to 5….mavs in 5!
if game 2 is brought down, then its broom time in AAC
I STILL BELIEVE!
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
Stats
OffEff: 106.97
DefEff: 104.74
Side notes:
- Our starting Lineup continues to struggle. They got outscored 8-19 on approx. 12.40 possessions, which translates into an Efficiency Differential of -88.50
- The Mavs used 15 different lineups last night, the Lakers only 9
- Our most efficient lineup that played at least 10 possessions was Nowitzki, Terry, Stojakovic, Haywood, Barea (bench ftw!) with +40.88 EffDiff
- Bryant went 0-4 against Marion, 4-4 against Brewer
- With Brewer on the floor, Mavs outscored the Lakers 22-11 on approx. 14.50 possessions (+75.89 EffDiff)
- Best defensive lineup last night that played at least 10 possessions was Marion, Terry, Stojakovic, Chandler, Kidd. They held L.A. to 25.00% shooting and gave up only 2 free throws
- The very same lineup also assisted 100% of their field goals (5 of 5)
- With Odom on the floor only 38.40% of the Lakers field goals were assisted
- With Odom on the floor Lakers shot the most free throws pp100, the least with Bynum.
- Lakers went 2 of 7 from downtown when at least two bench players were on the floor
by j0Shi on May 3, 2011 6:31 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
who would've thought
Best defensive lineup last night that played at least 10 possessions was Marion, Terry, Stojakovic, Chandler, Kidd. They held L.A. to 25.00% shooting and gave up only 2 free throws
that a lineup with Terry and Peja would be efficient in D…
Don't need another perfect line... Don't care if critics ever jump in line...
I love Dirk but he is not a D guy,
so this doesn’t suprise me except the Terry part.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
I've noticed...
JET can actually be a decent defensive guy when he clamps down. It’s just so much of his worth is predicated on his offensive output, he probably doesn’t spend as much energy on D.
"He’s the boomstick, you know what I mean?" -Ian Kinsler
Nice Win.
Wondering why Roddy was in street clothes again, after being available in game 6 in portland…bah.
Pablo riprendi tutto...porca puttana!
it's basically
brewer/roddy ….one will be on inactive list (Carlisle won’t deactivate the Janitor or Mahinmi)
"Mais put… Il est fou ce gars!" - French Jesus about Jewish Ice-T
by DOH on May 3, 2011 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I like Brewer in this matchup.
We need defense and not a one man shooting spree as Roddy is known to do.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Woot grats Mavs
No hard feelings over round one, just go out and Beat LA!
Portland could coast along with their superior talent and stay right with us. Now that Portland woke up, the hammer cometh down.
Bayless > Daffy Duck after 3 cans of rockstar
Whoooo hoooooo!
Yay Mavs! Way to never give up. Now take another! What great news to wake up to!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
The good thing about this win is I don't see it going to their heads.
Watching ESPN last night and this morning shows not many expect much out of this Dallas Maverick team. They all kept talking about how the Lakers had a meltdown and not much credit to Dallas. I know everyone is saying the Mavs stole the game , but you could also say they almost gave it away. Case in point , the 4 points given at the end of the first half during which stupidity took over us. Then to start the 3rd quarter, Stevenson was throwing perfect passes to the Lakers as if he wasn’t a Dallas Maverick ( we can still adebate if he really is one). That lapse took it from a reasonably close game to a 16 point lead during the first part of the 3rd. Yet there is no talk about Dallas giving the Laker these easy points, or anything.All the talk is about the Lakers and their turnovers. Some keep calling this game 1 win an upset and yes I know the Lakers are the champs. Just hard to call it an upset when both teams had identical records in the regular season. Are we to believe the Lakers are far more superior than the Mavs? Last night didn’t show that to me and Dallas didn’t play its best game either ( I have read most Lakers fans claiming that to be). I hope they keep doubting these Mavs and continue to give the series to the Lakers before each and every game. I love it that way personally.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Stupid Fakers.
Every loss they suffer is a win for humanity.
Super Bowl XLV Champions, the Green Bay Packers!
same here...
but if mavs get the game 2, then i go the sweepz..but 5 is the safe..for me
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
by simpleton cxi on May 3, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
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