GAME THREAD: Round 1, Game 2 - Blazers @ Mavericks, 4.19.11, 6:30 PM

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  1. RoyToy

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    Series will definitely go 6

    Don't get discouraged by the Mavs' 3pt shooting. That's what is winning them these games, nothing else.

    So far they've been living by the 3. Soon they will be dying by it.
     
    RoyToy, Apr 19, 2011
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  2. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure :devilwink:
     
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    Patty was +2 tonight.

    Both games Rudy was the spark on defense, but not on court at the end.
     
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    And then we will get a 14-16 point lead in Game 7 and choke it away as Dirk shoots 20 free throws in the 4th quarter. Expect it.

    Why does the league care about the Mavs?
     
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  5. illmatic99

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    Man, a first round elimination is gonna sting for a while with a lockout looming. ugh.
     
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    Mavs in 5. Sadly.

    That's what an unbalanced roster gets you.
     
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  7. RoyToy

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    No I won't expect it.

    The Mavs are the king of choking.

    Deal with it.
     
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    The best part for me is they play thier next game on Thursday. I'll just keep myself busy till game time and hope this time Thursday the series is 1-2 and the Blazers are right back in it (forget the Mavs are a better team for a moment)
     
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    They've lived pretty well by the 3 all season. I don't think they're dying anytime soon.
     
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    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Everyone acts like they had an advantage with the threes but we shot 7 of 14 from the arc. They shot 8 of 19. We had Camby and Miller making threes. We were the one getting lucky. Not them. Our free throw shooting is what killed us. Why complain about foull shots if you're not gonna make them?
     
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    Yeah, they choked BIG time in the game tonight.
     
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    They live pretty well from the 3 every season. They win 50+ games every year.

    Come playoff time, though, they start dying by it. It will start happening soon enough.

    The Mavericks are the kings of choking.
     
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    Dallas has not impressed me at all. This is the weakest Dallas team I've seen in a decade.

    Having no backup big men, and being obligated to let Roy take the court are the reasons we have lost so far.
     
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    Two games, little boy. It's a 7-game series.
     
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    Lol RoyToy you are classic!
     
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    Want to dig up that little old stat about how many teams have gone on to win the series after taking games 1 and 2?
     
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    The Mavericks are shooting 47% from 3 so far this series. This is the one thing that is saving them. It's 10% higher than their regular season average.

    Regression to the mean is coming. Dallas will die by the 3, just like they always do.

    Game 7 here we come.
     
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    6%.
     
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    Series over, The Blazer aren't just getting beat, they have no control over tempo.

    This team doesn't win a series until Andre Miller is gone.
     
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