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The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who freaking slept through the Mavs/Spurs game but then woke up for the Heat/Lakers game and therefore wants you to please, please kill him. When he isn't begging for death, he can be found seeking it out at Basketbawful. Enjoy!
• Tim Duncan + Doing Everything = Success. Gregg Popovich stunned the basketball world last night by revealing his complex and intricate formula for winning games: Tim Duncan. "Offense, the ball goes through him. On defense, he's our defender, our rebounder. At home he's our wife. On the road, he's a classy and well-paid prostitute. He's just really special. We don't get anything done without him." Speaking of stunning, Dallas coach Avery Johnson benched Jason Kidd — the point guard and playmaker for whom the team traded away its very future — for the final 30 seconds, then watched Dirk Nowitzki choke down a couple jumpers and Jason Terry get his shot blocked by Bruce Bowen in the closing seconds. Game over: San Antonio 97, Dallas 94. After the game, Kidd tried to pretend he was all okay with it. "They've been together down the stretch. I understand what play they're looking for, so I'm over here cheering for my guys to knock down a two or three." Yeah, we'll see how long he keeps cheering if Avery continues to leave him on the bench during crunch time. The Mavs actually had a 10-point lead with 3:44 to go in the third quarter, then watched it disappear thanks to a 13-1 Spurs run that included two technical fouls called on Avery and Terry. Dallas needs to patent the fourth quarter collapse, they really do. Tim Duncan backboned the Spurs with 31 and 15. Dallas got 28 points from Dirk and 10 assists from Kidd.
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