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Miami leading by 19 with 4 minutes to go in the 3rd :beaten: Dallas has already given up on this one :shakehead:

gaijin mark wrote:Miami leading by 19 with 4 minutes to go in the 3rd :beaten: Dallas has already given up on this one :shakehead:

i gave up in the third quarter in watching it....lost interest in the game....
actually i found it boring, just as boring as Mav's offense and their lack of defense. :sleeping: :doh:

just as i predicted...

series tied, and all Miami now..

damn..they might as well take the next two and take the whole thing... :nut: :beaten:

i guess home court does really play an advantage in this series, so far, no team has one a road game yet...if Mav's hold serve when they return to Dallas, the championship will be theres, if not, Wade and company will be victorious... :bonk:

qilver wrote:

i gave up in the third quarter in watching it....lost interest in the game....
actually i found it boring, just as boring as Mav's offense and their lack of defense. :sleeping: :doh:

Thank God I didn't watch it :beaten: (actually, wasn't able to watch it because I was at school that time :bonk: ). So it's all even now, makes this series more interesting, but even more scarier for those rooting for the Mavericks like me. :sweat:

Jerry Stackhouse suspended for game 5, the next logical question: How big will the fine be for Mark Cuban when he criticizes the NBA? :bonk:

gaijin mark wrote:Jerry Stackhouse suspended for game 5, the next logical question: How big will the fine be for Mark Cuban when he criticizes the NBA? :bonk:

down go the Mav's....choke city....unless they can hold their serve at home for games #6, #7..... :nut:

gaijin mark wrote:Jerry Stackhouse suspended for game 5, the next logical question: How big will the fine be for Mark Cuban when he criticizes the NBA? :bonk:

Why did he get that suspension? What did he do in game 4?

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Why did he get that suspension? What did he do in game 4?

they will probably lose the next game too.... :beaten:
and as Miami has the momentum...they could wrap it up in Dallas in game #6, unless Dallas wakes up and starts to play better b-ball again.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Why did he get that suspension? What did he do in game 4?

Ok, I just checked NBA.com for info about this matter, and found out that the reason was due to unnecessary and excessive contact with Shaquille O’Neal during Game 4. Didn't get to see the game so I can't judge whether the decision is good or not, but I can imagine how O'Neal will get hurt by just a hard bump or excessive contact......you gotta be stronger than a wrestler to be able to do that. :sweat: :beaten:

qilver wrote:they will probably lose the next game too.... :beaten:
and as Miami has the momentum...they could wrap it up in Dallas in game #6, unless Dallas wakes up and starts to play better b-ball again.

Yeah, probably. Stackhouse is one of their main option in offense. Expect Keith Van Horn to step up this time......afterall, the guy used to be a starter in the Bucks and Nets, so I'm sure he can deliver for the Mavericks in this crucial stage of the series.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, probably. Stackhouse is one of their main option in offense. Expect Keith Van Horn to step up this time......afterall, the guy used to be a starter in the Bucks and Nets, so I'm sure he can deliver for the Mavericks in this crucial stage of the series.

Stack is the #3 man....not sure who is #4...
Van Horn is useless...and has been very unproductive.

qilver wrote:

Stack is the #3 man....not sure who is #4...
Van Horn is useless...and has been very unproductive.

#4 could be Josh Howard. ;) Van Horn is useless because he wasn't given much playing time, and I can't blame Avery Johnson for that since he has so many players he could field in the court at the small forward position. But with the expected absence of Stackhouse in game 5, he could move Josh Howard to the shooting guard and put Van Horn at the 3 spot and give him chance to prove himself.

if they put up pathetic shooting field goal %'s like that again, and crappy defense, they deserve to lose the series...

they better step up and regain their toughness...probably cause they are in Miami..

without stack, they are in trouble..

J Terry is probably #3, Nowitski is #1, Josh #2.....

qilver wrote:if they put up pathetic shooting field goal %'s like that again, and crappy defense, they deserve to lose the series...

they better step up and regain their toughness...probably cause they are in Miami..

without stack, they are in trouble..

J Terry is probably #3, Nowitski is #1, Josh #2.....

Yeah, now even their offense is crappy. :shakehead: Add up their poor defense and you've got yourself a losing team. :beaten: I just hope they pull themselves together and provide us with a good fight in the following games :fingerscrossed:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, now even their offense is crappy. :shakehead: Add up their poor defense and you've got yourself a losing team. :beaten: I just hope they pull themselves together and provide us with a good fight in the following games :fingerscrossed:

they are obviously having a lot of trouble stopping wade, and shaq, as their defense is lacking...
and as a result, they are not able to run on the fast break, which is crucial to their offensive game. If they can defend and limit the Heat, and run on the break, good thing will happen, but they have been stagnant so far in Miami, not sure if i am that interested in the next game, since they might lose it, but who knows...they haven't been playing too well lately.

qilver wrote:

they are obviously having a lot of trouble stopping wade, and shaq, as their defense is lacking...
and as a result, they are not able to run on the fast break, which is crucial to their offensive game. If they can defend and limit the Heat, and run on the break, good thing will happen, but they have been stagnant so far in Miami, not sure if i am that interested in the next game, since they might lose it, but who knows...they haven't been playing too well lately.

Yeah, like I always try to stress out......they have to play good defense. The next game is on sunday night, right? (monday morning here). I will be able to watch that game, so they better play their "A" game :mrgreen:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, like I always try to stress out......they have to play good defense. The next game is on sunday night, right? (monday morning here). I will be able to watch that game, so they better play their "A" game :mrgreen:

shaq is slowed due to his age, etc....
i think they should be more worried about containing, but not necessarily stopping Wade, because it is impossible...
meanwhile, they need to find out how to jumpstart their offense, w/out Stack....to their disadvantage. They really need to step up, and quiet the crowd in Miami, otherwise it will be another victory for Miami, and up 3-2, to one step closing out Dallas.

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The Dallas Mavericks lose to the Miami Heat in a closely contested ball game 100-101. :( Josh Howard could have sealed the victory if he nailed at least 1 of his 2 freethrows with the Mavericks leading by 1 with a few seconds to go in OT, but he missed both. =T If that wasn't enough, he fouled Wade with 1.9 seconds left that gave Wade a trip to the FT line and a chance to win it. :shakehead:

Damn, Charles Barkley should have never favored the Mavericks.....knowing his reputation for always jinxing his favored teams in the playoffs this year :argh:

Saito_Hajime wrote:The Dallas Mavericks lose to the Miami Heat in a closely contested ball game 100-101. :( Josh Howard could have sealed the victory if he nailed at least 1 of his 2 freethrows with the Mavericks leading by 1 with a few seconds to go in OT, but he missed both. =T If that wasn't enough, he fouled Wade with 1.9 seconds left that gave Wade a trip to the FT line and a chance to win it. :shakehead:

Damn, Charles Barkley should have never favored the Mavericks.....knowing his reputation for always jinxing his favored teams in the playoffs this year :argh:

So thats how it went. Sad :puppydog:

Barkley's streak of jinxing teams might end this year.....might :sweat: