Mavs Dominate Spurs in Big D
November 16, 2007 by admin
Filed under Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
In NBA action on Thursday night, there were only two games on tap.
In a match-up of two of the league’s best teams, the San Antonio Spurs took on the Mavericks in Dallas.
The Mavs got up quickly on the Spurs and never really looked back. San Antonio tried to close the gap with several surges, but could never get the lead down to single digits.
Dallas was led a balanced scoring attack of Josh Howard (23), Devin Harris (18), Jason Terry (18) and Dirk Nowitzki (17).
The loss was the Spurs second of the season. Manu Ginobili filled the stat sheet for San Antonio with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Tim Duncan had 24 points for the Spurs, while Tony Parker struggled. Parker hit only 1-of-11 from the field on the night, finishing with seven points and eight assists. Heading into the game, he was averaging 20 points a night.
The Mavericks have now beaten the Spurs in 9 of their last 13 meetings, counting both the regular season and the playoffs.
In the other game on the schedule, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Chicago Bulls, 112-102. Leandro Barbosa led the Suns with 25 points off the bench, while Grant Hill had 24 and Shawn Marion chipped in 21. Steve Nash finished the night with only 10 points on 3-for-11 shooting, but dished 15 assists.
The Bulls record is now 1-6 as they sit in the cellar in the Central Division.
