Git er done!

Mavs take this one. They played some defense tonight. Mavs with by seven and they hold Phoenix under 100.

Missed free throws

Stack one of two from the line, Mavs up five with 36+ seconds left. They're going to have to keep fouling, so we're going to need to start making these consistenly. We've left too many points on the line tonight. Devin has got to improve his free throw shooting.

Defense ... defense ... defense

Mavs up four with 38 seconds to play. They just gaveup a huge three pointer to Tim Thomas. Stack to the line.

Terry out of bounds

That could be a huge turnover. Mavs up seven with 48 seconds left.

Mavs up six - time out Suns!

Blow me up dog!

Mavs picking up the pace defensively

Mavs have been playing stronger defense the last few minutes. Hopefully that'll play out the rest of this game. Mavs lead by 4 points on a Terry jumper.

Mavs tie it up!

Dirk with the fade shot - good! Mavs tie it up!

Playing Mavs pace, but not getting the job done

The Mavs should be winning this game if you think that pace wins games. Mavs down two with 9:45 to play.

After three quarters - Mavs down by two

Mavs can just not finish a quarter with any mometum. We need another big quarter by Dirk to get us out of this game with a win. If we don't take this one, things are not looking good for the Mavs in this series.

Second half adjustments

The Mavs need to knock Steve Nash's butt to the floor hard at the beginning of the second half. They need to show him that they're not playing around and they are willing to knock him around. How Nash goes, so go the Suns. They held Marion to 8 in the first half, so they need to keep the clamps on him. They also need to keep the pace closer to what they did in the first part of the first half as opposed to game one and the last couple of minutes of the second quarter.

Not good

Mavs did not effectively end the quarter. A blown possesion and a three-pointer by Tim Freaking Thomas and then a quick layup by Nash. Mavs down by five at the half.

One minute left in the half and the Mavs have lost the lead

Mavs were holding the Suns down by five to seven points, but they went on a run and now lead by two with a little over a minute left to play in the first half. Mavs need to finish strong on both sides of the court to end the half. This can be the place in the game that makes or breaks a Mavs victory.

David Hasselhoff

Good to see the Knight Rider at the Mavs game tonight. He's in the house rooting on his biggest (7-foot) fan, Dirk.

Howard is looking great

You can't even tell that Josh Howard has a bone bruise on his ankle. He's already got 10 points and he is looking nimble on the court. That is a good sign for the Mavs. Mavs by 8 with seven minutes left in the second quarter.

Mavs Up Five After One

The Mavs lead 22 - 17 after one quarter. This is a good sign as the Mavs managed to hold Phoenix to under 20 points in the quarter. The pace seems to be working to the Mavs' advantage as well. Diop, Dirk and Howard have been strong in the quarter.

Another Nail Biter

Mavs up one with a little over four seconds left. Defense on this last Suns chance will tell if the Mavs win or lose the one. I'm scared!

Western Conference Finals begin tonight!

After spending the last two days trying to get the excitement from the Mavs win over SA out of my system, it is now time to get into round 3 of the Western Conference playoffs. Tonight begins the Mavs series with the Suns and former Mav, Steve Nash. I'm a huge Nash fan, but I really hope he scores like 8 points tonight and has 12 turnovers (not gonna happen, but hey, I can wish). This should be another great series, but I doubt anything can top the Mavs/Spurs series as far as excitement goes. Anyway, go Mavs!

Game 1 - Wednesday

Game one of the conference finals for the Mavs starts on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. central. It'll be an interesting match-up with either the Suns or the Clippers (I'm hoping for the Clippers).

That's it - Mavs in Seven

Now we wait to see if we face the Suns or the Clippers. Nice job by the Mavs. Dirk, Terry, Diop, Stackhouse - all huge.

Halftime - Mavs Up By 14

I'm liking it - but the Spurs did get a little run there at the end. The Mavs will have to tighten the defense in the second half.

Dirk's a man!

He just took it to the rim and got an and one. Excellent move. Mavs up by 20 with three minutes left.

Mavs are into it tonight

Mavs up by 16 well into the second quarter. I love this game!