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NBA Playoffs 2006: Conference Semifinals

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The refs are killing Dallas with fouls.

 

FYP. Seriously, I don't think one of Van Horn's five fouls were legit.

 

With that being said, I still think Dallas is going to get the job done here. Terry and Nowitzki just cannot be stopped on the offensive end.

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I'm sitting here with a man who hates the Spurs, due to events in Lakers past. He is livid about the officiating.

 

This game is more fun to watch due to it.

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I don't know why, but what I've personally found most interesting about this series has been seeing Tim Duncan posting up on Keith Van Horn, as I remembered that, although they were taken 1-2 in the 1997 NBA Draft, this is the first time that they've ever met in the playoffs.

 

This then got me to thinking: how many times have the #1-2 picks in the draft ever met in the playoffs? Since I'm lazy, I decided to limit my research to the Lottery era (1985-), but here's what I've discovered:

 

Since the inception of the Draft Lottery, there have only been four sets of #1-2 overall draft picks that have ever played against each other in the playoffs at any point in their careers:

 

1988 (Danny Manning [ATL]/Rik Smits [iND] - 1994)

1993 (Chris Webber [sAC]/Shawn Bradley [DAL] - 2002, 2003, 2004)

1997 (Tim Duncan [sAS]/Keith Van Horn [DAL] - 2006)

1998 (Michael Olowokandi [MIN]/Mike Bibby [sAC] - 2004)

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That's probably it.

 

By it, I mean that Dallas will tie and Horry will win it.

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I know the officiating has been just awful this postseason...word,cannot.describe.

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This is so frustrating. Every time Duncan gets a shot up, I know he's going to the line, regardless of whether he's even touched.

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If Robert Horry hits the game winning shot, I'm going to shoot someone tonight.

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Mavericks choke, or Spurs showing championship heart?

 

Mavs choke. It's facilitated by Duncan getting away with two handed shoves to the back on "offensive rebounds", and a shoulder dip that would see Shaq get whistled for at least 3 charges per game. Duncan's getting more calls than even Jordan got back in the day, it's absurd.

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I'm feeling good now. They won't dare give the game to San Antonio on a bullshit call, so Dallas should actually be allowed to play defense here. If that's the case, they can get a stop.

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