The Texas Tilt begins! Use this thread for your Spurs-Mavs comments, questions and predictions.

Game 1: at San Antonio, Sun., May 7 (1 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 2: at San Antonio, Tue., May 9 (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 3: at Dallas, Sat., May 13 (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 4: at Dallas, Mon., May 15 (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 5: at San Antonio, Wed., May 17 (TBD, TNT)
Game 6: at Dallas, Fri., May 19 (TBD, ESPN)
Game 7: at San Antonio, Mon., May 22 (TBD, TNT)

SERIES LINKS:
NBA.com
ESPN.com
Dallas News
San Antonio Express-News

I picked Dallas in 7.

This should be a great series. I'm hoping for 7 straight triple OT games!!!

It ain't right they have to play each other already... this is the WCF series... has Dallas finally gotten over the little Texas brother complex?
Tough to pick a winner... but something says S.A. isn't as hungry this year... Dallas can put some big bodies on T.D. now.
If S.A. puts T.D. on Dirk they no longer have an inside defender.
Mavs better get it in six or they're done.

I stand by my prediction.

Avery leads his team to a victory. Dallas is the best team out West this year. San Antonio lacks the hunger. They will need to get a strong series out of someone other than Parker and Duncan to pass the Mavs. Ginobili is the wild card.

Mavs in 7.

Every year someone counts out the Spurs and almost every year they prove people wrong. I pick the SPurs in 6.

This should be one helluva series. Opening the chat on a couple of these games might be a good idea, I`d stop in.

The "Don`t mess with Texas" series. I think it`s a good guess to say whomever wins this series will be facing Detroit in the Finals. I picked Dallas in 5 games. I know some of you are saying 5 games? WTF......That`s ok, I just have a hunch Dallas is going to kick dat a&& like they stole something.

The key in this series will be the defense of course and the backcourt play. Devin Harris, Marquis Daniels, Jason Terry and our friend
Mr. Stackhouse must be as agressive as Ginobili, Parker, and Van Excel.

Dampier and Diop have become decent defenders and rebounders, and Josh Howard is a very steady young player.

We all know what the Spurs bring and Bowen`s defense on Dirk has been successful in the past but I believe the "little general" will find a way to get Dirk good looks.

No I am not on crck, Dallas in 5, that`s my story and Im sticking with it...

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Chat open for Game 1

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I think we should get even with Purrs.
But freash meat would make finals juicier.
I wouldn't want the Purrs to think they got a thing goin' on with the Tons.
Then again I wouldn't want the Cuban Texans to knock us down either.
Purrs in 7 with no gas left.
F' Texas, that's what I'm trying to say.

Stupid move by Stackhouse costed them the game. I picked San Antonio in 6. I hope Dallas plays them tough like Sac did, and then the Suns run there legs out so that they'll be ready for the Pistons.