Spurs 93 Mavericks 89: WCQF Game 4 Review

            DIAW LATE AND HEARTBREAK
Mavs comeback from 20 down, but fall just short as Spurs even series.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 20
Rebounds: Dalembert, 15
Assists: Carter, 5
+-: Blair, +4
Spurs
Points: Ginobili, 23
Rebounds: Leonard, Splitter, 12
Assists: Ginobili, 5
+-: Ginobili, +11

Game Ball
Boris Diaw
17 pts.,4 rbs, 4 ast., 7-12 FG, 4-6 3PT,

X-Factor
DeJuan Blair
12 pts., 11 rbs., 5-5 FG, 16 min.

Play of the Game
Boris Diaw hits what turns out to be the Game winning 3 with 32.9 seconds to go.

Stat of the Game
Mavs go only 18-28 from the line including Sam Dalembert's 1-6 including 2 late misses.

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

Additional Notes
The Mavs came back from 20 down (58-38) early in the third to take the lead (81-80) with 4:50 to go.
Dallas led 83-82 when DeJuan Blair was called for a foul and than ejected for a kick to Tiago Splitter with 3:08 to go. The Mavs never led again.
Dirk Nowitzki and Monta Ellis combined to go 13-39 from the field.
Dalembert and Blair combined for 26 rebounds.
Diaw's 17 points eclipsed his 15 combined points in the first 3 games.

Quote of Note
"Hostile act, is that a movie?"
Shawn Marion on DeJuan Blair's ejection and the ref's' determination that his kick constituted a "hostile act".

Tweet of the Night

Mavs scoring 111.0 PPG on 50% FGs in 2 playoff wins, 87.0 PPG on 39.6% FGs in 2 losses.
— mavstats (@mavstats) April 29, 2014

Next Up
The series returns to San Antonio for a pivotal game 5, Wednesday at 6:00.