I think this is going to be a close series but Denver will be to much. Hope I'm wrong.

Nuggets in 7

Yeah, me, too!

It ends in Denver for the Mavs. Unless they can get more from there bench. Denver has a better bench.

dallas has quality players on the bench...terry and bass need to have a huge series and i think dallas will need some good defense down low from ryan hollins off the bench. guys like howard and...i can't believe i'm saying this, but erik dampier are showing they are a different team at this point in the season.

in 3 games this year, denver beat dallas in 3 close games. but then again denver looks like a totally different team right now also. this will be a good series.

Denver in 5

2 teams playing great ball right now

If Dallas is going to win, they need to do it in 6 or less. They won't steal a game 7 in Denver.

agreed...they need to do exactly what they did to SA...steal one in denver before going back to dallas.

if they split in denver, i really like dallas' chances.

Dallas has gotten great play from their bench in this years playoffs. Also, in the losses to Denver in the regular season Josh Howard was out and didn't play. He's proven to be a big part against the Spurs in round 1.

Denver did look good but look at what they were going against. Basically Chris Paul and David West. New Orleans limped into the playoffs and got drubbed.

I'll take Dallas in 5.

I have always been one who felt you should always root for the team inside your state.... So ...

I'm trying...
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Go, SPU ... **Oops, they've gone home, haven't they?**
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How do you people root for the Mavs? I don't mean how can you - LOL - I mean what do you yell? GO, MAVS, GO???
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I think I can ... I think I can ...
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Aren't the Rockets still in the fight????
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No, no, no -- stay focused ....
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Go, Mavs, GO!!!!
- Dallas in 6.

Man, I feel like such a traitor...

dallas does seem like a different team with howard...SA was so focused on blanketting dirk, it gave a huge chance for other players to shine, and they did...dallas made SA beat them with two players, and they could not do it.

the biggest difference between SA and Denver is the nuggets don't have any significant injuries. we will see how the mavs do against an upper seeded team at full strength.

No the difference between Denver and SA is youth. The only age Denver has is Billups and we all know what he can do.

Denver in 5

Nuggets in 4, no more than 5

true there are plenty of aged veterans on SA's team, however they were still banged up...you cannot tell me it would of been a little more interesting series with manu in the lineup...

No, I totally agree with you. The Mavericks are just soft and were lucky Manu was injured.

Down 0-2 and not playing good at all.

Mavs better get better at the AAC or Denver is headed for the broom closet.

Hey, Huck - can you say "taken to the woodshed"? How about - those Nuggets are beating the Mavs "like a borrowed mule."

I tried to warn you that you didn't want me to root for the Mavs. Would you like me to stop now and yell, GO NUGGETS?


BTW - Rockets beat the Lakers!

^ lol, I don't think it's going to matter. Denver is just better than the Mavs right now.

BTW - what did Dirk say that upset everybody? That's all they talked about during the halftime show, but would only say what THEY would have said. I never did hear what HE said.



Hey, Huck - I've got some running-out-of-air black balloons still at my house. Should I send them to you????
(I'm having way too much fun with this!!)

yeah because ur team is sitting at home watching

I doubt it. Too much living to do....

What will your team be doing in 2 more games? LOL!!!

You sound bitter - would a couple of black balloons and a flower make you smile???

Nuggets will win, Dallas cant finish anything in any sport this year.

Hey, CoachTobinReid, I have a confession. Don't tell anyone, okay?

Last time the Mavs played the Lakers in a playoff series ~ now, keep in mind, I HATE the Lakers ~ God help me ~ I rooted for the Lakers.

I'm headed to that hot place, aren't I?

GO, ROCKETS!!!!

I am starting to wonder how Dirk is going to handle the next two games with everything going on in his personal life.

I will pray for you and you do the same. This will help keep you out of .

You crack me up. Nice post....

Coach Tobin L. Reid

Well, I do love to laugh, so glad I could pass a chuckle or two your way.

NOW - would SOMEONE puh-leeeeeeeese answer my previous question:

What did Dirk say that has everyone in such a tizzy?

Basically, all he was doing was giving credit to the many defenders that Denver has sent at him. Mainly Kenyon Martin and NeNe. Charles Barkely (ms) and Kenny Smith were upset because in their words you should never admit someone shut you down even if they did. It seems like to me they were hurting for material to discuss. Hope that answers your question?

It does. Thank you. Dirk is REALLY making the headlines this series - and not because of his phenomenal shooting ability. Hope he's able to hit the court and work the negative "stuff" going on his head to his advantage!

I like Dirk he is surely going to be a Hall of Famer. He is just so soft and weak. With his size and range as a shooter he should lead the league in scoring every year. He also seems to take nights off and a real leader never does that. Dirk is at the peak of his career and still cannot defend. Players like him is why I enjoy the college game so much more.

The Mavs are done. Nuggets win it in 5.

I'm thinking the same thing.


I'm holding the fork but I havent' stuck it in them just yet.

mavs MUST win the next two

The foul should have been called. The official, blew the call.

the refs blow a call in the waning moments of game 3, afterwards the league ADMITS they were wrong, "oops, sorry Dallas"..... the NBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i really would have rather not heard the admission of fault by the league and just went on my merry way thinking (knowing) that there is a conspiracy against Cuban's Mavs than to hear out of their mouths that there was a VERY LIKELY game-altering mistake.


the officials have really ruined this year's postseason, for me at least. and i'm not simply referring to the Dallas games. all around the league it seems that the refs are having WAY TOO MUCH bearing on the outcome of games. my gf has been telling me for the longest time that the league is rigged, that it is all a setup, i'm starting to believe......

and there will be no justice. sure, the officials will most likely call game 4 in the Mavs' favor, but everyone knows that 3-0 has NEVER been overcome.

http://www.nba.com/2009/playoffs2009/05/09...foul/index.html

the official word from the league.

Well, it should be 2-1, which would give Dallas momentum going into game 4 most likely resulting in a Mavericks win. That call right there was a 3 game turn-around!!!!!! GREAT JOB NBA!

Absolutely disgraceful. I'm not a big Maverick fan because of Cuban, but there's no excuse for this. Yeah I know refs are human and all that, but you can't miss something that obvious. If the NBA is going to hold a grudge against Cuban forever, then just take the franchise away.

Just heard John Barry on ESPN explaining that it was the Mavericks fault because they didn't tell the refs ahead of time they were going to foul. HUH ???????????????????????? Why would any talking head say something that stupid even after the NBA admits it was their fault. If you don't believe in an anti-Dallas sentiment at ESPN then that is hard to explain.

The officiating for the entire game was a joke. 61 fouls were called resulting in 89 free throws being shot, and yet they miss an intentional foul committed right in front of an official in the last seconds! Barry says that an NBA official has to be prompted to know that an intentional foul is a foul. Unbelievable ! Is there anyone besides me that cringes every time they see Bennett Salvatore calling a game?

NBA officiating is the reason so many people prefer to watch college basketball. Shouldn't the greatest players in the world be able to drive to the basket without traveling? Why should the so-called stars of the league get special treatment from the referees? If they are the best, why do they need preferred treatment? Every time NBA officials ignore rules to favor star players, they cheapen their product and lose more respect from true basketball fans.

This series is just pathetic. The game can't even go through each team getting a possession without a foul call. I don't even think either team is getting favored but its just painful to watch. As for the last call, I do not get why the refs did not call it. They knew what Wright was doing and they just ignored it. They called a lot of no touch fouls all game so the no-call baffles me. I think the Nuggets are the better team but these refs are killing this series.

I saw the highligts of this last night, this is the reason I don't watch the NBA anymore, its staged as much as wrestling now, a joke. I love college basketball, but can't watch this mess.

Bad call in game 3 but who cares bring the brooms out tomorrow night Mavs are gonna get swept.

Something that confuses me is the average Maverick fan gripes because Denver is too physical and gets away with murder, but then when the fouls are called they gripe about that. That one no call did not cost the Mavericks the game. Denver is just better and will give the Lakers all they can handle.

You're wrong. That one call DID cost Dallas the game. But you are also right in that Denver is better. That doesn't excuse the obvious incompetence shown with the no-call though.

I'm glad they didn't call that foul. When the rules of basketball were created, fouls were never meant to be used an alternative to playing defense. It flat out ruins close games at the end, by slowing them to a crawl. I always wished they would just call the foul like it is, AN INTENTIONAL FOUL, and give the other team the foul shots and the ball. That would end all of that fouling garbage at the end of games real quick.

PUT THOSE BROOMS AWAY!!!

wonder if the league will review the play in the second quarter where carmelo hit antoine wright in the face.... should have been ejected, IMO.

i know the refs "reviewed" it in-game, but since NBA official competence is obviously at an all-time low the league higher-ups have to go back over everything after the fact. and if you don't think a suspension could happen, think back a couple weeks ago to Dwight Howard. but, the league is so wishy-washy right now.... oh well.

I did but not the fork.

You know, when they showed that replay, it didn't look like he made contact with the face. But they slowed it down and showed it again and he actually does. What happens to players that do that? Oh wait, It's Melo.. He won't get anything.

At least the Mavs avoided the sweep..

One call never costs somebody a game there are so many variables to look at such as missed free-throws, turn-overs and low shooting percentage.