Mattie T’s 1st Round NBA Playoffs Recap: San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 30, 2010
Game 1:
100
94
Star Player of the Game: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 36 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: San Antonio lost despite shooting 50.0% from the field.
Game 2:
102
88
Star Player of the Game: Spurs forward Tim Duncan, who scored 25 points & grabbed 17 rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
Key Stat: San Antonio outrebounded Dallas 51-42 & held the Mavericks to 36.5% shooting for the game.
Game 3:
94
90
Star Player of the Game: Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who scored 15 points, dished out 7 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
Key Stat: San Antonio won despite missing all seven of their three-point attempts.
Game 4:
92
89
Star Player of the Game: Spurs guard George Hill, who scored 29 points in 44 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Dallas shot just 41.6% from the field.
Game 5:
97
87
Star Player of the Game: Spurs forward Tim Duncan, who scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebound & dished out 5 assists in 42 minutes of action.
Key Stat: San Antonio won despite connecting on just 19-0f-31 (61.3%) free-throw attempts.
Congratulations to Gregg Popovich’s San Antonio Spurs, who become the first #7 seeded-team to ever win a 1st round matchup & will reach the Semifinals for the 9th time over the last 10 years.
As for Rick Carlisle’s Dallas Mavericks, they suffer their third 1st-round exit in the last 4 years & have not won a playoff series since 2006.
San Antonio will now advance to play Phoenix in the 2nd round, as Game 1 will begin on Monday.
