The Mavericks laid an egg last night and now their season is over. Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks last night with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Caron Butler also did his part finishing with 25 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots. Rodrigue Beaubois was solid off the bench for the Mavs last night with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 21 minutes on the floor. The Mavericks disappointing lose this series 4-2 to the division and state rival San Antonio Spurs.

The Mavericks destroyed the Spurs last night as they outrebounded them 52-41 and they held them to 35.9% shooting from the floor!  Caron Butler had his best game ever for the Mavericks with 35 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Dirk Nowitzki also filled up the stat sheet with 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Shawn Marion (10 points), Jason Terry (12 points) and Jason Kidd (10 points) all pitched in offensively for the Mavericks in this game.  The Mavericks are now down 3-2 in this series so they can’t afford any slip ups the rest of this series…..they have to bring their A-Game.

The Mavericks got sucked into playing the Spurs kind of game and it’s very hard to beat them that way. Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavs with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in this game. Caron Butler also had a solid game with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Shawn Marion pitched in with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in this contest. Jason Kidd (10 points), Jason Terry (13 points) and Brendan Haywood (10 points) pitched in offensively in the game for the Mavericks. The Mavericks are now a desperate team as they are down 3-1 to the Spurs in this series.

The Mavericks were outscored 28-20 in the 4th quarter of this game and it doomed them in the end. Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks as usual in this game with 35 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jason Terry also had a decent game with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists off the bench. Jose Juan Barea played 32 minutes in this game off the bench finishing with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The Mavericks are now down 2-1 in this series.

The Spurs dictated the pace and how this game was played and it hurt the Mavericks badly last night. The Mavericks only shot 36.5% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 51-42 which did them in. You can’t blame Jason Terry for this loss as he led the way for the Mavericks in this game with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 41 minutes off the bench. Dirk Nowitzki had a tough night for the Mavs shooting only 9 of 24 from the floor as he finished up with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Caron Butler also had a rough night shooting only 6 of 17 from the floor and finishing with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. The Mavericks are tied 1-1 in this series as they travel to San Antonio this weekend.