Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
45
27
72
1020
979
22
7
32
87
42
48
13
10
77
39
10
49
2
21
6
16
19
101
4
211
12
6
1926
811
42
13
02
15
811
23
834
10
37
04
61
1726
6060
45
31
69
2022
149
7
27
26
96
911
05
916
10
83
11
54
3325
6060
2
1
50
19
8
42
1
0
0
8
2
10
1
3
0
6
17
60
11
2
18
26
11
42
3
2
67
11
3
14
0
7
4
1
26
60
4
3
75
20
14
70
2
2
100
9
0
9
1
8
1
5
33
60
5
1
20
22
9
41
7
6
86
11
5
16
0
3
1
4
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chandler
Parsons
Chandler Parsons
True
40
6
12
50
1
5
20
2
3
67
1
5
6
4
2
1
1
2
15
5
none
Monta
Ellis
Monta Ellis
True
39
16
27
59
2
6
33
4
4
100
0
2
2
5
2
0
3
2
38
3
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
30
6
16
38
1
3
33
2
2
100
3
10
13
3
0
0
1
1
15
15
double
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
30
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
2
0
0
3
4
6
-2
none
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
True
26
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
9
5
0
0
4
2
2
-5
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
25
3
8
38
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
9
14
none
Al-Farouq
Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu
False
20
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
1
2
2
-4
none
Amar'e
Stoudemire
Amar'e Stoudemire
False
11
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
6
-3
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
False
8
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
none
Charlie
Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
False
3
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
2
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
-2
none
Bernard
James
Bernard James
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Greg
Smith
Greg Smith
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
March
2015
Friday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
44
26
70
322
978
28
8
29
85
36
42
18
14
78
34
9
43
5
16
12
16
20
94
4
67
12
18
2520
136
5
23
23
100
1010
34
1044
31
53
51
06
2917
6060
69
23
33
1822
710
39
67
45
67
59
11
70
01
35
42
82
2028
6060
6
1
17
25
13
52
2
2
100
10
3
13
3
5
5
0
29
60
7
2
29
20
6
30
3
3
100
10
4
14
1
3
1
6
17
60
6
2
33
18
7
39
6
4
67
5
1
6
0
3
4
8
20
60
9
3
33
22
10
45
7
5
71
9
1
10
1
5
2
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kawhi
Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
True
35
7
16
44
0
3
0
5
6
83
2
7
9
3
4
1
0
4
19
-7
none
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
27
5
8
62
4
6
67
3
4
75
0
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
17
-3
none
Tony
Parker
Tony Parker
True
26
3
11
27
1
4
25
1
2
50
1
0
1
3
2
0
4
2
8
-12
none
Tim
Duncan
Tim Duncan
True
23
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
0
0
2
0
2
6
-9
none
Tiago
Splitter
Tiago Splitter
True
21
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
1
3
1
4
3
8
-8
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
29
4
12
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
3
3
8
2
none
Patty
Mills
Patty Mills
False
20
2
8
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
5
3
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
18
3
8
38
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
7
-3
none
Manu
Ginóbili
Manu Ginóbili
False
16
3
6
50
0
3
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
3
1
0
3
1
7
-10
none
Matt
Bonner
Matt Bonner
False
11
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
5
2
none
Jeff
Ayres
Jeff Ayres
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
6
none
Reggie
Williams
Reggie Williams
False
1
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
none
25
March
2015
Wednesday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
The Dallas Mavericks ( 45 - 27 ) picked up a huge victory Tuesday with a 101 - 94 win over the San Antonio Spurs ( 44 - 26 ) at the American Airlines Center . San Antonio got off to a hot start and took a 29 - 17 lead to end the first quarter , but Dallas battled back . The Mavericks , led by Monta Ellis ' 38 points , shot 48 percent from the field as a team and outscored the Spurs 52 - 38 in the paint . Dallas leads the season series 2 - 1 , but San Antonio will have a chance to even it on Friday when these teams meet at the AT & T Center . These teams are in a race for the sixth seed in the Western Conference as the Spurs are just percentage points ahead of the Mavericks . The Spurs had their three - game winning streak come to an end Tuesday just days after routing the East 's top team , the Hawks , on Sunday . Manu Ginobili returned to action in this game after missing four games with an ankle injury . Ginobili finished with seven points in just 16 minutes as Gregg Popovich is working him back into the rotation . The Spurs have a big matchup with the Thunder on Wednesday before Friday 's rematch with the Mavericks . Dallas had lost two straight coming into Tuesday 's contest , but got back on track with a very important victory . Monta Ellis ' 38 point outing was important to the shooter 's psyche after he was a frigid 4 - for - 22 on Sunday against Phoenix . Richard Jefferson was forced from the game with back spasms and did not return to the floor . The Mavericks will look to win the tiebreaker over the Spurs on Friday when they square off in San Antonio .
The Dallas Mavericks (45 - 27) picked up a huge victory Tuesday with a 101 - 94 win over the San Antonio Spurs (44 - 26) at the American Airlines Center. San Antonio got off to a hot start and took a 29 - 17 lead to end the first quarter, but Dallas battled back. The Mavericks, led by Monta Ellis' 38 points, shot 48 percent from the field as a team and outscored the Spurs 52 - 38 in the paint. Dallas leads the season series 2 - 1, but San Antonio will have a chance to even it on Friday when these teams meet at the AT & T Center. These teams are in a race for the sixth seed in the Western Conference as the Spurs are just percentage points ahead of the Mavericks. The Spurs had their three - game winning streak come to an end Tuesday just days after routing the East's top team, the Hawks, on Sunday. Manu Ginobili returned to action in this game after missing four games with an ankle injury. Ginobili finished with seven points in just 16 minutes as Gregg Popovich is working him back into the rotation. The Spurs have a big matchup with the Thunder on Wednesday before Friday's rematch with the Mavericks. Dallas had lost two straight coming into Tuesday's contest, but got back on track with a very important victory. Monta Ellis' 38 point outing was important to the shooter's psyche after he was a frigid 4 - for - 22 on Sunday against Phoenix. Richard Jefferson was forced from the game with back spasms and did not return to the floor. The Mavericks will look to win the tiebreaker over the Spurs on Friday when they square off in San Antonio.
The Dallas Mavericks (45 - 27) picked up a huge victory Tuesday with a 101 - 94 win over the San Antonio Spurs (44 - 26) at the American Airlines Center. San Antonio got off to a hot start and took a 29 - 17 lead to end the first quarter, but Dallas battled back. The Mavericks, led by Monta Ellis' 38 points, shot 48 percent from the field as a team and outscored the Spurs 52 - 38 in the paint. Dallas leads the season series 2 - 1, but San Antonio will have a chance to even it on Friday when these teams meet at the AT & T Center. These teams are in a race for the sixth seed in the Western Conference as the Spurs are just percentage points ahead of the Mavericks. The Spurs had their three - game winning streak come to an end Tuesday just days after routing the East's top team, the Hawks, on Sunday. Manu Ginobili returned to action in this game after missing four games with an ankle injury. Ginobili finished with seven points in just 16 minutes as Gregg Popovich is working him back into the rotation. The Spurs have a big matchup with the Thunder on Wednesday before Friday's rematch with the Mavericks. Dallas had lost two straight coming into Tuesday's contest, but got back on track with a very important victory. Monta Ellis' 38 point outing was important to the shooter's psyche after he was a frigid 4 - for - 22 on Sunday against Phoenix. Richard Jefferson was forced from the game with back spasms and did not return to the floor. The Mavericks will look to win the tiebreaker over the Spurs on Friday when they square off in San Antonio.
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0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Charlie Villanueva <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al-Farouq Aminu <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bernard James <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 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<RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none