Two of the Texas triangle played last night, The Spurs won this time

 

Predictions from betting houses were pretty consistent with the final score between the Spurs and the Mavs, the two Texan teams competing to be the number one of the state. Lines were -5 and the final score was 97-94, really nothing outstanding as you would expect great deffense and offense from both.

At the end of half time, things were tied at 47 and on the third, the Mavs made a run to take a 10 point advantage that didn’t lasted too long since the score was 70-68 with 1:20 to play, then on the fourth, none of the teams were more than 5 points ahead from the other and an air of uncertainty was flowing on the air during the whole quarter, things were tied at 94 when Erick Dampier fouled Duncan who scored the two free throws and gave a 96-94 lead to San Antonio, then the same Dampier fouled Michael Finley who scored one of two and gave the final lead to the Spurs.

The Mavs are hoping to have Jason Kidd ready and adjusted to their plays real soon, as it seems like the former star of the Nets is still struggling to look good with his new team, he only managed to score 7 points and finished with 10 rebounds, which is not bad, but those are not his real numbers, he could and will do better in the future as he is a highly regarded player in the NBA.

Tim Duncan was the man who leaded the Spurs with 31 points and 15 rebounds, while Manu Ginobili finished with 17 and Michael Finley with 16, while for the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki ended with 28 and Josh Howard and Brandon Bass each had 16.

I would say that both teams have enough faculties to make it to the playoffs, but right now, I think the Spurs are a little bit better as they are more compact than the Mavs, but once Kidd is finally adjusted to Dallas, that’s a different story.