Mavericks 113 Spurs 111: WCQF Game 6 Review

                 THIS ONE GOES TO SEVEN
Ellis and Blair spark a 37 point fourth quarter to help force Game 7.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 29
Rebounds: Blair, 14
Assists: Calderon, 6
+-: Carter, +13
Spurs
Points: Parker, 22
Rebounds: Duncan, 9
Assists: Parker, 6
+-: Leonard, +7

Game Ball
Monta Ellis
29 pts., 11-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

X-Factor
DeJuan Blair
10 pts., 14 rbs., 4 stl.

Goat
Manu Ginobili
6 pts., 1-8 FG, 0-5 3PT

Play of the Game
Monta Ellis'  drive and finish and one with 3:21 that doubled the Mavs lead from 3 to 6.

Stat of the Game
In the three games the Spurs have shot under 50% they have won. In the 3 games they have shot 50% or better they have lost.

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

Additonal Notes
The Mavs forced their first game 7 when trailing a series 3-2 since the 1988 Western Conference Finals vs. the Lakers.
Dirk scored 22 points on 11-20 shooting, the 18th time the scored 20+ in 22 career elimination games.
With the great play from Blair, Brandan Wright was a DNP-CD for the first time in the series.
Danny Green scored 17 points for the Spurs on 7-7 shooting, equaling his point total for the first five games of the series.
The Mavs scored 34 points in the first quarter and 37 in the fourth, after scoring only 42 in the middle two quarters.

Quote of Note
"I like Game 7s on their floor. I'm 1-0."
Devin Harris on playing Game 7 in San Antonio

Tweet of the Game

Will never write off a Rick Carlisle team again.
— Tas Melas (@TasMelas) May 3, 2014

Next Up
It's a do-or-die Game 7 at the A&T Center  Sunday at 2:30, for the right to meet Portland in the next round.