The Mavericks beat Phoenix 117-101 tonight, taking a 3 games to 2 lead in the series.
What a ride this one was. The Mavs looked great in the 1st, not so great in the 2nd, downright terrible through most of the 3rd, and completely dominant in the 4th.
Dirk had the best playoff game of his career to date, scoring 50 points and completely taking over the game down the stretch. Josh Howard contributed big time as well, despite getting into foul trouble. Jet Terry is still cold - where the hell has his shot gone? And Stackhouse - I'm such a fan of the guy, but he still thinks he's Jordan at times, and it makes me crazy when he throws up these ridiculous off-balance shots that don't come near the rim.
The key stretch, as pointed out by the TNT crew (btw, this is heaven - no Reggie Miller, no Bill Walton, nothing to really fight through except that idiot Craig Sager, who must have nekkid pictures of someone high up at TNT to keep his gig) was the end of the 3rd quarter, when the Mavs crawled back into it via a 10-0 run despite Howard's foul-induced rest.
Last point: Who the hell is Tim Thomas and what's up with that waving the hand in front of his face? I was hoping Terry would stuff Thomas' own hand down his throat a couple of times.
Now we're back to Phoenix on Sat night, and who the heck can say what to expect? I will be at a Bar Mitzvah on Sat night (not making that up), and Robynne is wearing the World's Greatest Little Black Dress, so I doubt I'll see much. However, that's what SportsCenter and the DMN are for, right?
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