Mavericks 113 Spurs 92: WCQF Game 2 Review

                    ALAMO CITY BEATDOWN 
Mavs come back from Game 1 disappointment to dominate the mistake-prone Spurs.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 21
Rebounds: Dalembert, Blair, 7
Assists: Calderon, Haris, 5
+-: Carter, +19
Spurs
Points: Ginobili, 27
Rebounds: Duncan, 7
Assists: Ginobili, 4
+-: Joseph, +8

Game Ball
Shawn Marion 
20 pts., 5 rbs., 8-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

X-Factor
DeJuan Blair
8 pts., 7 rbs., 4 stl., 3-6 FG

Goat
Kawhi Leonard
6 pts., 5 rbs., 1-5 FG

Play of the Game
Dirk hits a jumper and his fouled by Doris Diaw with 9:26 to go. The 3 point play gave the Mavs a 21 point lead and pushed back  any thought of a Spurs comeback.

Stat of the Game
Dallas took advantage of 24 San Antonio turnovers and took care of the ball themselves, turning it over only 8 times.

Mavs Grades
Nowitzki: B
Marion: A+
Dalembert: B
Ellis: A-
Calderon: B+
Harris: A
Carter: B
Crowder: B-
Blair: A
Wright: B

Addtional Notes
Tonight was the first playoff win for the Mavs since the championship clincher in 2011. Dallas also ended a 10 game losing streak to the Spurs.
The 21 point loss by the Spurs was their worst in a home playoff game since they lost 113-91 to the Mavs in game 2 of the 2006 WCSF.
The win was also the largest margin by an 8 seed over 1 seed on the road in NBA history. The previous record was the Knicks beating the Heat by 20 in 1999.
After missing his first 6 shots, Dirk made 7 of his next 10 from the field.
Jose Calderon scored all 12 of his points in the 3rd quarter after struggling in the first 3 halves of the series.

Quote of the Note
"He's one of the strangest players that I've played with in this league. He can do a lot of things out there. On defense, I've been saying for the last five years with him, he's our best perimeter defender. I've seen him guard [point guards to centers] in my five years with him, so on that end, you can always rely on him. On offense, he's just so great on the move. He posts up a little bit, he's just so great when he cuts and moves, and when he makes the 3 ball, he's great. We're going to need him. He was great tonight." 
Dirk on the Matrix

Tweet of the Night

Rick Carlisle is some kind of wizard. This is unbelievable.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 24, 2014

 Next Up
The series shift to the AAC Saturday at 3:30, where the now confident Mavericks will try to keep the homecourt advantage in the series they now enjoy.