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Spurs hit a rough spot
10:28 AM Thu, Mar 13, 2008
Tim MacMahon


The Mavs got criticized pretty hard when they lost four of five games recently. The Spurs are in the midst of a similar stretch, although the defending champs might get the benefit of the doubt from the national media.

San Antonio has lost three of four after getting blown out in the Big Easy last night. The 25-point loss to the Hornets was the Spurs' worst of the season.

If there's any justice in the NBA, Bruce Bowen will be suspended for tomorrow's game in Detroit. Check out the above video (swiped from Yahoo's Ball Don't Lie) of Bowen giving Chris Paul the boot. If Dirk gets suspended for unintentionally injuring Andrei Kirilenko with a hard foul, a dude with a rep as dirty as Bowen's should certainly have to sit out a game for a blatant cheap shot.

Of course, the reason folks around these parts should care about the Spurs right now is because the odds of the Mavs winning another Game 7 in San Antonio are slim. And it now appears that the Mavs have a realistic shot at shooting past the Spurs in the standings. San Antonio, a 3 seed at the moment, is 2.5 games ahead of the 7-seed Mavs.

If the Spurs keep sputtering and the Mavs continue to clean up on their Eastern Conference lottery team tour, the Mavs might just move ahead of the Spurs when Tim Duncan and Co. visit the AAC March 23.

http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archi...ough-spot.html



Here's the video of Bowen kicking CP while on the ground:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WXVJQ06Sk