The Mavs coming of the high of winning the final three games against Utah, crash back to earth,losing the first two games in San Antonio to the top seeded Spurs by 16 and 14 points. The most notable things to come of these games was the one game suspension of Juwan Howard for his hard foul that injured Derek Anderson and knocked him out for the remainder of the series. Dallas didn't do much better in Game 3, falling at home 104-90. Game 4 was the last ever game at Reunion Arena and the Mavs avoided the sweep behind 30 points from Dirk, who returned to the game after getting a tooth knocked out. The Mavericks would lose Game 5 however, despite 42 and 18 from Dirk as Michael Finley went only 1-17 from the field.2003 WCF: Spurs 4 Mavericks 2
Playing in their first conference finals in 15 years, the Mavs stole homecourt in game 1 with a 113-110 victory as they shot 49-50 from the line. The Spurs cruised to a Game 2 win as Don Nelson was ejected early by Joey Crawford. The Spurs would win Game 3 in Dallas by 13, but the bigger loss for the Mavs was the knee injury to Dirk that would keep him out for the rest of the series. Game 4 would also go to the Spurs thanks to 20+ from Duncan, Parker and Ginobili. The Mavs would stay alive however by stunning the Spurs in Game 5 thanks 31 points from Finley. It looked like the series would go 7 when the Mavericks took a 13 point lead in the 4th quarter of Game 6. The Spurs though would outscore Dallas 34-9 in the fourth, with Steve Kerr coming off the bench cold to hit 4 threes.2006 WCSF: Mavericks 4 Spurs 3
In one of the greatest playoff series in NBA history, the first two games in San Antonio would matched closely with the opening two games of this year's series. After dropping a Game 1 heartbreaker when Jerry Stackhouse missed a potential game-winning 3, the Mavs bounced back big time with 113-91 blowout in Game 2. The insertion of Devin Harris into the starting lineup was key as he had 20 points. The Mavs squeaked out a one point victory in Game 3 as Dirk went 21-24 from the line and won Game 4 in overtime as Dirk, Terry and Stackhouse all scored at least 26 points as did the Spurs big 3. Game 5 saw the Spurs stay alive with a one point win led by Duncan's 36 points. The Mavs dropped Game 6 as they played without Jason Terry as he was suspended for a shot to Michael Finley's groin in Game 5. Game 7 saw the Mavs take an early 20 point lead, only for the Spurs to charge back to take the lead on a Manu Ginobili 3 in the final minute. However Ginobili would foul Dirk on a three point play to force overtime, and the Mavs dominated the extra period to take the series with a 119-111 win as Dirk scored 37 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.2009 WCQF: Mavericks 4 Spurs 1
The Mavs took advantage of Ginobili-less Spurs team by first stealing homecourt with a 105-97 Game 1 win despite the Spurs htting 11-14 from downtown. Game 2 was all Spurs as Tony Parker scored 38 points on 16-22 shooting. Game 3 saw the Mavs build a 33 point lead after 3 quarters as they held the Spurs to only 67 points. Dallas overcame Parker's 43 points in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead as they got an unexpected boost from Ryan Hollins, including a big dunk on Duncan. The Mavs closed out San Antonio with an easy 106-93 win in Game 5, behind 31 points from Dirk.2010 WCQF: Spurs 4 Mavericks 2
Game 1 went to the Mavericks as Dirk went 12-14 from the field on his way to 36 points. The Spurs would even the series with a 102-88 win in Game 2 as Duncan registered 25 points and 17 rebounds. The Spurs would win both games 3 and 4 in San Antonio by slim 4 and 3 point margins. Game 4 was especially painful as Dallas lost an 11 point halftime lead by getting outscored 29-11 in the 3rd period. A 22 point Game 5 win behind Caron Butler's 35 point effort sent the series back to the Alamo City. In Game 6 the Mavs were doomed by an 8 point first quarter, and despite 16 points off the bench from Rodrigue Beaubois, they would fall short losing by 10 as Jason Terry was held to 2 points on 1-7 shooting.
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