EIGHT WILL HAVE TO BE ENOUGH
Mavs drop a heartbreaker, playoff matchup with the Spurs await.
Leaders
Points: Nowitzki, 30
Rebounds: Blair, 7
Assists: Harris, 10
+-: Crowder, +16
Grizzlies
Points: Randolph, 27
Rebounds: Randolph, 14
Assists: Gasol, 9
+-: Gasol, +12
Game Ball
Dirk Nowitzki
30 pts., 5 rbs., 4 blk., 12-22 FG
X-Factor
Devin Harris
10 pts., 10 ast., 4-8 FG
Goat
Samuel Dalembert
2 pts., 3 rbs., 5 fouls
Play of the Game
Devin Harris takes a charge on Mike Conley with 20 seconds left that sets up Monta Ellis' game tying three that sent the game to overtime.
Stat of the Game
Both teams do well on the offensive boards. The Mavs get 15 offensive rebounds while the Grizzlies get 20.
Mavs Grades
Nowitzki: A
Marion: B-
Dalembert: D-
Ellis: B
Calderon: C+
Carter: C-
Harris: A-
Wright: B
Blair: B
Crowder: B-
Additional Notes
The Mavericks finish the regular season at 49-33. They are the 8th seed in the West and will face the top seeded Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.
Dallas finished 1-5 in overtime games and 11-11 in games decided by 3 points or less.
Dirk just missed out on a 50-40-90 season. He shot 49.7% from the field, 39.8% on threes and 89.9% from the line.
With losses by Toronto and Chicago, the Mavs finish with one the 10 best records in the league, and therefore will send their top 20 protected first round pick to Oklahoma City as part of the Lamar Odom trade.
Quote of Note
"The way he’d been shooting it, I really thought it was going to go in," Carlisle said. "He played with such courage in the fourth quarter. I doubt we’d be in the position we were in with a chance to win it if it hadn’t [been] for him. He’s just got to keep hoisting those up, because he’s going to make more than he misses."
Rick Carlisle on Monta's potential game-winning shot in overtime.
Next Up
The Mavericks (49-33) begin their playoff run in the Alamo City against the top seeded Spurs (62-20), Sunday at noon.
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