Playoff Game #5: Mavericks at Nuggets

I realized that this might be the last time I get to do this (Re: McNugget Logo above), so I didn't want to blow this opportunity.

You want to know something? Dirk has heart. He has a hunger that the rest of the team doesn't share. Don't get me wrong, the rest of the team do have hunger, but they don't have the hunger that Dirk has right now... the hunger that when down 3-0, you put the team on your back and push them to another level of playing. Dirk has that heart. He has that hunger.

With the Mavericks headed to Denver for another elimination game, I am certain that the Mavs have to grab that hunger that Dirk has right now, or they come home for the off-season. I don't know how long Dirk can carry this team like he did in Game 4. But it win or die time for the Mavericks. Dirk has been here in this situation and done well before...

Anyway, the Nuggets have a good game plan. They have pushed the Mavs, owned the Mavs, and generally had their way through the whole series. Even in Game 4, the Nuggets were right there.

Forecast: Yes, I didn't really delve into stats on this post. And with that statement, I mean that I didn't give one single stat in the above text. I really don't think that it is necessary. The Mavericks dropped their first SEVEN games this season/post-season to the Nuggets. Let's just say the clock is ticking. Miracles do happen. Mavericks proved to themselves they can beat the Nuggets. It's just everybody else I'm concerned about. Denver wins the series tonight with a 112-105 score. Johnny Out.

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