The San Antonio Spurs went into the half trailing 51-40 as the Dallas Mavericks lead had reached 15-points in the first half. The Spurs’ bench had been outscored 18-2.
The third quarter didn’t look much better as the Spurs fell as far behind as 18-points and then, with 2:44 remaining, Richard Jefferson was the last starter sent to the bench and a comeback began.
Five members of the Spurs came off the bench and fought back to force overtime as Gary Neal, Danny Green, James Anderson, Tiago Splitter, and Matt Bonner combined for 53 points from the third quarter to overtime, but their efforts still weren’t enough to help the Spurs get a win as the Mavericks defeated the Spurs 101-100 in overtime.
Dirk Nowtizki made his return after missing four straight games for the Mavericks, but Vince Carter was the man of the first quarter as Carter poured in 10 points to begin a 12-2 run for the Mavericks after the Spurs had begun the game on a 6-0 run. The Mavericks ended the first quarter on a...
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