Rise and Shine Dirk!

Game 4 was a wake-up call for the Dallas Mavericks....win or stay home. They came, they fought, they conquered. In Golden State fashion, it was a fight to the end. Baron Davis fouled out in the last minute. Stephen Jackson got his 5th foul and was happy to clap it out. He was T'ed for the 2nd time in the game - sending him to the shower before the others.

The Mavs were down 112-103. They went on a 15-0 run, including Dirk raining down 2 very important 3-pointers. Devin Harris contributed a 3-pointer and the Warriors helped by fouling. It was Golden State that went scoreless in the last 3:14 of the game. The final score: 118-112.

Perhaps Dirk's self-bashing was all a mind game (ala Nellie-style) to get him into game-mode. It worked.

Rise and Shine Dirk! You played like an MVP.

Get Nellie some Scotch...

Game 4 is very loud, very interesting, very crazy, and very dramatic! The Mavs are clingin'. The Warriors are believin'. Nellie's drinkin'. Avery's cussin'. I'm not carin'.

That was a pretty impressive almost-half-court shot by Baron "Abe Lincoln" Davis at the halftime buzzer.

At least we've got the "round mound of rebound" (Chuck Barkley) on OUR side! :)

Do We Believe?

Do we believe in anything - like, say, moving on to Round 2? Do we believe we can beat the Warriors? Do we believe we can win it all? Do we believe that we can believe? What do we believe? The Mavs don't care, so why should I?

RIP Miami Heat (swept in 4). Poor dickwade and fish-eyed shaq. Perhaps the Mavs will get the big e in Round 1, too and that'll be a first since 1957 or something. They are S-U-C-K-i-n-g.

Thanks MToddL for the A-W-E-S-O-M-E pic!

Get those refs some glasses!

Are the refs in dire need of some coke-bottle glasses? Someone send Baron Davis a razor to eliminate that Abe Lincoln thing he's got kickin'.

Speedy Gonzalez was burning up the hardwood and the Jet was definitely on the runway in last night's 112-99 win over Golden State. The win tied the series 1-1.

The Mavs were a little careless in handling and holding onto the ball. However, their fast pace wore the Warriors down and caused them to make many more mistakes.

Darrell Armstrong (Indiana Pacers, former Mav) was sitting front row at the AAC, cheering on his former team.

Game 3 is Friday @ GS. Stay tuned...

Let the Battle Begin...

The Mavericks take on the Golden State Warriors in Round 1 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs. After a neck and neck battle, the Mavs are down 1-0 to the Warriors, losing 97-85. Game 2 is Wednesday, 8:30, on TNT.

P.S. The Spurs lost to the Nuggets, 95-89.