Dirty Spurs Must Go Down!

(Robert Horry after Game 5)

I think I'll side with Phoenix on this one. There is absolutely NO excuse for dirty, thug-like basketball playing. I'm calling out Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry, in particular. The rest of the 'Dirty Spurs' follow - so don't be worried.

There is NO valid excuse for breaking someone's nose, sterilizing that same said person with a knee to the crotch, or catapulting him into the commentator/media area.

Amare and Boris were just trying to protect their man. I know what the rule book says - and agree that they should serve the time. I'm VERY pleased that Robert Horry is serving a suspension. He should also be forced to enroll in anger management, as well as a class to teach him the FUNDAMENTALS of playing basketball. Maybe that class is offering a 2-for-1 special and he can bring his idiot sidekick, Bowen, along.

I also hope that the Suns come out swinging, full-force, in Game 5. I want them to kick some Dirty Spur @$$ and take names. I want Dirty Spur body parts strewn all over the basketball court. Steve Nash should lead the bloodshed. Leave no Dirty Spur survivors.

He is the playoff MVP, as well as the recipient of the Lucky-to-be-Alive award.

Let there be vindication!

Just Plain Dirty

First, he was a dirty King. Now, he's a dirty Spur.

RIP: The nose and crotch once belonging to Steve Nash

Dirk Earns All-NBA First Team Honors

The NBA has announced that Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was named All-NBA First Team. It is the seventh consecutive season Nowitzki has been named All-NBA and third consecutive year he has garnered First Team honors.

Nowitzki is joined on the First Team by his pal Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers), Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) and Amaré Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns).

He is the only Maverick in franchise history to be named to the All-NBA First Team. Congrats Dirk!

Diop Gets the Option

The Dallas Mavericks have announced that they have exercised the team option on the contract of center DeSagana Diop. The option better be to keep him right where he is - in Dallas as a Maverick.

Enough Already...

Stop with the Dirk bashing!

Yes, he's been off kilter. Yes, he hasn't been his MVP self lately. There are 14 other members of the Dallas Mavericks squad that were signed for reasons other than benchwarming. If Dirk is off, the others should step it up.

But...answer me this....

Name 1 NBA player (past or present) that is 24/7/365 hot and NEVER has a cold spell. One that never misses a shot. One that is never mishandling the ball. One that never makes a mistake.

And one last thing to say: At your job, do you perform 110% 24/7/365 with extreme flawlessness? I think N-O-T. So, get off your @$$ and play NBA bball and see what it's like to get knocked around. Then perhaps you'll stop your whining, b!tching, and complaining about #41.

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 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.

Clip, Clip, Clip

The Mavs did a lot more than just beat the LA Clippers, 96 - 86, at the American Airlines Center last night. The victory ensured Dallas of the Western Conference's best record and of home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Let's hug it out guys!

Welcome back J-Ho....and get well FAST Big Bear (E. Dampier)! :)

Redemption

Am I imagining things or are the Mavericks playing a little sloppy/lazy down the stretch? Last night's game v. the Jail Blazers was about redemption - holding on to seal the deal. Mavs won 86 - 74. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall (nevermind, Dirk might squash me) in the locker room after the Denver loss.

The Mavs were without Josh Howard, who suffered a nasty ankle sprain v. Denver the night before. Rest up J-Ho...WE NEED YOU! :)

My Interpretation of the BFFL

It looks like Pixie Nash is throwing Dirk out of his way. Or maybe he's tickling him. Playing leap frog? Peek-a-boo with Amare? Either way, he better look out - or the Jolly Dirk Giant is going to squash him and his little pixie powers. Don't piss off the 7-foot German - he'll snap your fairy orb to pieces.

I'm not sure if I like this or the kissy-face picture (below) better. Hmmm.

What the Mavs Have to Look Forward to...

Look - it's Dumb and Dumber. Mutt and Jeff. Paris and Britney. They're probably laughing because they just saw how silly they looked dressed like mirror images of one another.

Mavs @ Kings

The Sacramento Kings used to be such a competitive, high-caliber, playoff-bound team - back in the Bibby, Bobby, Vlade, Doug, Peja, and C-Webb era. I feared the Kings when they matched up v. the Mavericks. I was always thankful when the Mavs squeaked out a miraculous win. Then everybody, but Bibby, left. They got Abdul-Rahim and anger-management-bound Ron Artest. Big deal. The Kings don't bring the venom to the bball court like they used to.

So....the Mavericks play @ the Kings tonight. I'm not fearful. I just hope Dirk listens to his ankle. I hope to see the Gingerbread Man back to his silly, crazy footwork.

UPDATE: Jerry Stackhouse nailed the jumper with 20.1 seconds left to ice the victory, 97-93. The Mavs were without their MVP (aka Dirk), who was out with an upset stomach. I'd be upset, too, if I lost by 22 to the Suns on Sunday.

The BFFL Showdown

Such a beautiful disaster is the game that went down in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon. The Mavericks dazzled beyond the arc in the first half. They went absolutely frigid after that period - and couldn't make their shots fall in the basket. The Suns put on a shot party and Steve Nash was totally amazing with his non-selfish passes. Phenomenal, but no pixie dust.

The WWE would be proud - Jet's knee whacked Stoudamire in the arm, J-Ho got b-slapped in the left eye, and Dirk re-tweaked his left ankle. We didn't get much out of the Gingerbread Man (Devin Harris) either. It was a very physical, tense game. Suns won 126 - 104.

This game meant more to the Suns - with the surging Spurs on their heels. They want to stay atop S.A.

Don't forget - the playoffs are best of 7.

In the Knick of Time...

Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points to become the fourth European-born player in NBA history to surpass 15,000 points. The Mavericks survived the visiting Knicks, 105-103, on Friday. Josh Howard, who blocked a shot attempt in the final seconds, had 20 points.

Mavs buck the Bucks

The Mavericks notched win #60 with about 29 seconds left and without Dirk Nowitzki, who injured his ankle at the end of the first half. His injury was described as "two bone spurs rubbing together."

He left one point shy of 15,000 for his career.

"I don't check stuff like that," Nowitzki said. "That's something you think about when your career is over."

NOKC get stung by Mavs

The Mavs rolled over the Hornets last night, at Oklahoma City, 105 - 89. In fact, the top three (Dirk, Jet, and J-Ho) were spectators in the fourth quarter.

The Mavericks became the first NBA team to notch three winning streaks of 12 games or more in a season. They're past halfway on their way to another one.

Dallas needs one more win to match the franchise record of 60, set in 2002-03 and matched last season.

No Erin Go Bragh for the Celtics

The Mavericks coasted to a 109-95 win over the Celtics.

A word of advice for Paul Pierce: NEVER talk sh*t to the Mavs bench, especially to one Jerry Stackhouse. Another word of advice, but this one's for all the Celtics - make your shots! Heard of making points IN the paint?

It was fun to see Devin Harris play Gingerbread Man to you guys (faster, faster as can be...can't catch me!)...

....and thanks for win #57. It's good to see JJ, Pops, and Mo get some playing time at your expense.

I'm glad nobody slammed their head on the hardwood.

All in a Day's Work

With a 102-89 victory over the Nets, the Mavs accomplished the following:

• Clinched a playoff spot in the unusually deep Western Conference on March 6th

• Extended their win streak to 16

• Extended their home win streak to 23

• Became the only team (via Elias Says at ESPN.com) in North American pro sports history to ever win 51 game in a 56-game span in a single season.