Dirk blasts Lakers again to take 2-0 lead.
by Rajon_Rondo on May 5, 2011 1:33 AM EDT
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PrintLOS ANGELES (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki(notes) scored 24 points, Shawn Marion(notes) added 14 and the Dallas Mavericksstunned the erratic Los Angeles Lakers 93-81 in Game 2 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 second-round lead over the two-time defending champions with consecutive road wins
.Jason Kidd(notes) scored 10 points for the Mavericks, who pushed the Lakers halfway to playoff elimination with Nowitzki’s stellar shooting, another steady defensive performance, and a decisive 9-0 fourth-quarter rally.
Kobe Bryant(notes) scored 23 points for the Lakers, who hadn’t lost the first two games of a playoff series since the 2008 NBA finals—also the last series they lost. Only three NBA teams have come back to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first two at home.
Game 3 is Friday night in Dallas.
vs.
Mavericks lead series 2-0
- Game 1: at LAL
DAL 96, LAL 94 - Final
- Game 2: at LAL
DAL 93, LAL 81 - Final
- Game 3: at DAL
Fri, May 06 - 9:30 pm EDT
TV: ESPN
- Game 4: at DAL
Sun, May 08 - 3:30 pm EDT
TV: ABC
- Game 5: at LAL
Tue, May 10 - TBA
TV: TNT
- Game 6: at DAL
Thu, May 12 - TBA
TV: ESPN
- Game 7: at LAL
Sun, May 15 - 3:30 pm EDT
TV: ABC
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Not-so-guilty pleasure...
Experiencing a (big) Laker loss with a bar full of Laker fans in L.A.
Why is the CelticsBlog icon a clover and not a shamrock?
At least I can take pleasure in this.
Not so many Lakers flags on cars this year. I’ve only seen one. Where’s the team spirit. Also, today I saw a Celtics flag, huge, flying from the back of a pick up, about 3′ × 4′. Eat that Laker fans.
Too bad we don’t have anything to crow about though.
Oh and one other thing.
Jackson doesn’t get his 12th ring. That would put him ahead of Russell. And there’s no way he should even be tied with Russell. But what can you do?
Jackson already has 12...
He played on the 1973 NY Knick team that won a championship.
Aaurgh, your right. Or whatever it was Charlie Brown used to say.
I guess I was just blocking it out.
I’m not a big Jackson fan as you might have guessed.
I wonder if the destinies of the Lakers and Celtics are intertwined
by Always Sunny Next Year on May 5, 2011 2:54 PM EDT reply actions
They're in worse shape than us losing both home games
Makes me feel a lot better about the hole we’re in to know how bad the Lakers have looked so far. As long as neither Miami nor LA win the championship this year I’ll consider it a success regardless of what happens with the C’s.
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