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qilver wrote:


mourning not much of a factor in game 1,
Stack was a good contributor in this game. :applaud:

Yeah, Mourning only played 15 mins in the game, he could have contributed more if he was given more playing time. Oh well, the bottom line is that the Mavericks won game 1 :mrgreen:

Saito_Hajime wrote: Oh well, the bottom line is that the Mavericks won game 1 :mrgreen:

Good news to all non heats fan and non shaq fans as well :victory:

I'd so much rather Dallas win the series. Shaq is a poopoohead.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, Mourning only played 15 mins in the game, he could have contributed more if he was given more playing time. Oh well, the bottom line is that the Mavericks won game 1 :mrgreen:

yeah, he wasn't much a factor for game #1

it will come down to defense for Mav's to win this series...
and good team effort, which they have... :applaud:

Miami is shooting below 40% at the FT line...it'll be tough to win any game with a pathetic FT %... :beaten:

of course Miami can take out Shaq in the 4th qtr to improve the % :beatyou: lol

i noticed that Mav's scored atleast 20 points in each quarter, while Miami started blazing hot in the first with 31, and struggled thereafter with a 12 pt quarter. They only scored 49 points the remaining 3 quarters....
if they have scoring droughts like Det had...then they are going to have prb's....and at the FT line too... :nut: :bonk:

Looks like everyone is on the Mavericks' side :woot: :mrgreen:

Good observation there qilver, the Pistons could have been a contender in the finals......but Big Ben and the other Wallace aren't making their freethrows.....that's why they are on an early vacation now :beaten: .
And as for the Mavericks, they need to improve their defense more......they will need it if the series go down to the wire :sweat: .

Saito_Hajime wrote:Looks like everyone is on the Mavericks' side :woot: :mrgreen:

Good observation there qilver, the Pistons could have been a contender in the finals......but Big Ben and the other Wallace aren't making their freethrows.....that's why they are on an early vacation now :beaten: .
And as for the Mavericks, they need to improve their defense more......they will need it if the series go down to the wire :sweat: .

obviously, Mav's have a deeper bench with more options, scorers that can step up as in the case of game #1, since the main scorer, being Dirk had an off type night...

Wade has shaq, and possibly their third option, but ultimately, their bench is weaker, and they have shown, their main weakness and it will hurt them in closer games, that is FT's...
Shaq could be a weakness if he gets in foul trouble and they need to resort to a Mourning, who in my opinion could help, but again he is not 100%, since recovering from his calf injury he sustained late in the season.

qilver wrote:

obviously, Mav's have a deeper bench with more options, scorers that can step up as in the case of game #1, since the main scorer, being Dirk had an off type night...

Wade has shaq, and possibly their third option, but ultimately, their bench is weaker, and they have shown, their main weakness and it will hurt them in closer games, that is FT's...
Shaq could be a weakness if he gets in foul trouble and they need to resort to a Mourning, who in my opinion could help, but again he is not 100%, since recovering from his calf injury he sustained late in the season.

Yeah, we'll see how both teams will fare in just a few hours :mrgreen:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, we'll see how both teams will fare in just a few hours :mrgreen:

game time 6pm PST, 9pm EST. :sweat:

Mavs lead 50-34 at the half :woot: Looks like Miami can't wait to get the hell out of Dallas :beaten:

gaijin mark wrote:Mavs lead 50-34 at the half :woot: Looks like Miami can't wait to get the hell out of Dallas :beaten:

Miami is struggling....and i personally think that Stack singlehandedly shut them down and out scored them himself late in the 2nd qtr.

more of the same, 3rd qtr....
Dallas owning Miami in this game. :beaten: :applaud:

There goes the idea of Wade being unstoppable :hehe:

Though....Heats might be taking the next two games :sweat:

Next 3 games are in Miami, Riley better figure something out, and soon :shakehead:

it's 2-3-2 game format?

well...i hope Dallas can take one or two games in Miami, and then close out at home...ideally.

lots of pressure in Miami to win some games...

K.T.Tran wrote:There goes the idea of Wade being unstoppable :hehe:

Though....Heats might be taking the next two games :sweat:

he played terrible...
he did make more of his FT's, and made some shots...but missed a lot of shots and turnovers...Shaq was a no-show, and played terrible.

i expect Miami to come out strong at home for Game #3, but Dallas will be tough too. :beaten:

qilver wrote:

Shaq was a no-show, and played terrible.

i expect Miami to come out strong at home for Game #3, but Dallas will be tough too. :beaten:

I think the Heat was even more effective without Shaq. They made a run in the 4th quarter with Mourning on the floor and even cut down the Mavs' lead to 12, but with just 3 mins left in the game, the run was already too late :sweat:

Even with the next 3 games gonna be played in Miami, I believe the Mavs can finish it in 5 games (of course, the Heat will take at least 1 win in this series :beaten: ), unless Mark Cuban wants to win the championship in their home and lose 2 games in Miami on purpose :sweat:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

I think the Heat was even more effective without Shaq. They made a run in the 4th quarter with Mourning on the floor and even cut down the Mavs' lead to 12, but with just 3 mins left in the game, the run was already too late :sweat:

Even with the next 3 games gonna be played in Miami, I believe the Mavs can finish it in 5 games (of course, the Heat will take at least 1 win in this series :beaten: ), unless Mark Cuban wants to win the championship in their home and lose 2 games in Miami on purpose :sweat:

yeah, riley felt shaq was ineffective, so he went with Mourning, and he was productive in their comeback, but ultimately, it was all Dallas, as they dominated the game.
I think Miami should play tougher at home, and take game #3, but i am really hoping that Dallas wins the next two in Miami to sweep.