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First Round- NBA Playoffs

Best of 7 Series

San Antonio vs. Dallas

Game 1 - Sat April 18 Dallas at San Antonio 7:00PM ESPN/R

Game 2 - Mon April 20 Dallas at San Antonio 8:30PM TNT

Game 3 - Thu April 23 San Antonio at Dallas 7:30PM NBATV

Game 4 - Sat April 25 San Antonio at Dallas 3:00PM TNT

Game 5 * Tue April 28 Dallas at San Antonio TBD TBD

Game 6 * Fri May 1 San Antonio at Dallas TBD TBD

Game 7 * Sun May 3 Dallas at San Antonio TBD TBD

All times are Central Time

4 Games This Season:

Game 1- Tuesday, November 4^th Mavs- 98 @ Spurs-81

- Dirk with 30 points

- JET with 29 points

Spurs were w/o Manu Ginobili

- Tony Parker with 22

- Tim Duncan with 19

Game 2- Tuesday, December 9^th Spurs- 133 @ Mavs- 126 Double OT

Mavs were w/o Josh Howard

- Jason Kidd with 24

- Dirk Nowitzki with 35

- J.J. Barea with 21

Spurs were w/o Manu Ginobili

- Tim Duncan with 32

- Tony Parker with 29

Game 3- Tuesday, February 24^th Mavs- 76 @ Spurs- 93

- Josh Howard with 19

- Dirk Nowitzki with 14

Spurs were w/o Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan

- Tony Parker with 37

- Michael Finley with 16

Game 4- Wednesday, March 4^th Spurs- 102 @ Mavs- 107

- Josh Howard with 29

- Dirk Nowitzki with 24

Spurs w/o Manu Ginobili

- Tony Parker with 37

- Roger Mason with 23

Dallas Mavericks Roster - 2008-09

NO.	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE	2008 - 2009 SALARY
11	Jose Juan Barea	PG	24	6-0	175	Northeastern	$1,500,000
32	Brandon Bass	PF	23	6-8	250	LSU	$826,269
13	Matt Carroll	SG	28	6-6	212	Notre Dame	$5,050,000
25	Erick Dampier	C	33	6-11	265	Mississippi State	$11,553,000
40	Devean George	SF	31	6-8	235	Augsburg	$1,600,000
8	Gerald Green	SG	23	6-8	200		$797,581
1	Ryan Hollins	C	24	7-0	230	UCLA	$972,581
5	Josh Howard	SF	28	6-7	210	Wake Forest	$9,945,000
2	Jason Kidd	PG	36	6-4	210	California	$21,372,000
41	Dirk Nowitzki	PF	30	7-0	245		$18,077,904
33	James Singleton	PF	27	6-8	230	Murray State	$797,581
42	Jerry Stackhouse	SG	34	6-6	218	North Carolina	$7,000,000
31	Jason Terry	PG	31	6-2	180	Arizona	$9,196,000
4	Shawne Williams	SF	23	6-9	225	Memphis	$1,572,960
21	Antoine Wright	SG	25	6-7	215	Texas A&M	$1,800,000

San Antonio Spurs Roster - 2008-09

NO.	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE	2008 - 2009 SALARY
15	Matt Bonner	PF	29	6-10	240	Florida	$2,978,000
12	Bruce Bowen	SG	37	6-7	200	Cal State Fullerton	$4,000,000
21	Tim Duncan	C	32	6-11	260	Wake Forest	$20,598,704
4	Michael Finley	SF	36	6-7	225	Wisconsin	$2,500,000
20	Manu Ginobili	SG	31	6-6	205		$9,905,248
3	George Hill	PG	22	6-2	180		$1,006,200
28	Ian Mahinmi	C	22	6-11	230		$841,000
8	Roger Mason	SG	28	6-5	212	Virginia	$3,500,000
7	Fabricio Oberto	C	34	6-10	245		$3,600,000
9	Tony Parker	PG	26	6-2	180		$11,550,000
40	Kurt Thomas	C	36	6-9	235	TCU	$4,200,000
5	Ime Udoka	SF	31	6-5	220	Portland State	$1,080,000
11	Jacque Vaughn	PG	34	6-1	190	Kansas	$1,262,275
2	Marcus Williams	SF	22	6-7	207	Arizona

2006 CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS AGAINST SAN ANTONIO

Game 1: Dallas- 85 @ San Antonio- 87

Game 2: Dallas- 113 @ San Antonio- 91

Game 3: San Antonio- 103 @ Dallas- 104

Game 4: San Antonio- 118 @ Dallas- 123 (OT)

Game 5: Dallas- 97 @ San Antonio- 98

Game 6: Dallas- 86 @ San Antonio- 91

Game 7: Dallas- 119 @ San Antonio- 111 (OT)

Dallas won series 4-3

Depth Charts

Dallas Mavericks

Point Guard: Jason Kidd, Jose Juan Barea

Shooting Guard: Antoine Wright, Jason Terry, Gerald Green, Matt Carroll

Small Forward: Josh Howard, James Singleton

Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki, Brandon Bass

Center : Erick Dampier, Ryan Hollins

San Antonio Spurs

Point Guard Tony Parker, George Hill, Jacque Vaughn

Shooting Guard Roger Mason, Manu Ginobili,

Small Forward Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Ime Udoka, Marcus Williams

Power Forward Tim Duncan, Drew Gooden, Kurt Thomas

Center Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto, Ian Mahinmi

ESPN Stats and Info

• The Mavericks have made the playoffs in nine straight years, the second-longest active streak in the NBA (Spurs).
• The Mavericks are the only No. 1 seed to be upset by a No. 8 seed in a seven-game-series (2007).
• Jason Kidd has made the postseason in 13 straight years (tied for longest active streak)
• The Spurs have made the postseason in 12 straight years, the longest active streak in the NBA.
• Tim Duncan has never lost a first-round series in which he has played (10-0).
• The Spurs are the only former ABA team to have won an NBA title.
• Tim Duncan has won four NBA titles, tied with Shaquille O'Neal for most by an active player.
• The Spurs won their first NBA title 10 years ago (1999).

Playoff History

Mavs:

Championships: 0

Last Championship: Never won title

Last Season:

Lost in Western Conference first round

Spurs:

Championships: 4

Last Championship: 2007

Last Season:

Lost in Western Conference Finals

Angry Trey's Key to the Series

I believe the key to this series will be guard play. Can the remixed version of the 3 J’s in Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, and J.J. Barea perform the way they need to, or will they be outshined by Tony Parker and Roger Mason?

- Jason Kidd won’t be guarding Tony Parker a lot of the time as it will probably be Antoine Wright, but Kidd has got to produce on the offensive end. We know he will get his rebounds and assists but he also needs to score. Kidd doesn’t have to have twenty point games,(that would be great) but 8-12 would be very helpful.

- Will Jason Terry continue to be the player he has been all season? I see no reason why it won’t continue. If Antoine Wright has problems or foul trouble on Tony P, look for JET to have his chance.

- Can the Mavs contain Tony Parker, or will he run wild on Dallas like he has in the past? It is going to be a tough matchup for Wright, JET, or whoever else will be on him, but they CANNOT let him go for forty point games.

- I am guessing that Josh or Kidd will be on Roger Mason. I have a feeling that Kidd will be guarding Finley though. Whoever is on him will have to stick with him. You can’t leave this guy open or he will kill you from any part of the floor.