Dirk Nowitzki’s 30 takes down the Ginobiless Spurs
November 5, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
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Dirk Nowitzki is listening for a Spurs rally, but did not hear anything
Dirk Nowitzki goes off for 30 and the Mavericks still look like a team to contend with in the West.
Can San Antonio win a game this year?
It remains to be seen. The new Dallas Mavericks with the same old players beat the Spurs 98 – 91.
They still have to play without the injured Manu Ginobili until December.
It is a rough start.
Odds remain high the Spurs aren’t going to finish the year 0-82. It only seemed that way during the lowest moments of Tuesday night’s 98-81 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at the AT&T Center, which dropped the Spurs to 0-3 for the first time in their NBA history.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points, Jason Terry chipped in 29 and the Mavericks had their way with the Spurs for most of the game — in the paint, on the glass and from the perimeter.
The last time the Spurs began a season with three consecutive defeats, the year was 1973, they were playing in the ABA, and Duncan had yet to be born.
“It’s uncharted territory for us,” Duncan said, striking a serious note. “We’re 0-3. We’ve played some bad basketball so far. What can you say?”
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The Spurs have had slow starts before in the Duncan era and they do not panic.
“It’s the NBA,” Mason said afterward, “and it was one of those nights.”
The trouble for the Spurs is that they’ve had three of those nights, and here is where they are hoping history stops repeating itself.
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