Funny how one game can change it all. Hopefully we remember that.

hehe

lol

remember our game 6 collapse against the L*kers in the WCF? How long did our team and fanbase take to get over that? (Not sure we have gotten over it, even now) Yesterday’s meltdown will endure as the Mavs legacy for many years to come.

yesterday’s epic meltdown will haunt the Mavs for many years to come

after our team’s game 6 meltdown against the L*kers, we were completely ineffectual in game 7

our team and fanbase took an entire decade to regain its sanity

aww yeah

Playoff game down in Dallas, the Mavs had homecourt and were favored. Rolando Blackman had an unconscious game 1 and Portland still nearly won it. Game 2 was led by Dallas most of the way, and they had a 10 point lead with a few minutes left

I remember saying to my buddy “now it’s the Blazer’s turn”

And sure enough, a young Clyde Drexler took the game in his hands and (much like Roy, yesterday) drove the middle and either scored or set up his teammates. I remember Steve Colter hit a big step back 3 pointer. At the end of the night Portland had evened the series and it was going back to Portland for games 3-4 (of a 5 game series)

They showed the replay of the game 4 game-winning shot by Audie Norris, who received a pass from the Glide and knocked down the baseline jumper to seal the victory and Portland was on to the 2nd round for the final time under Dr. Jack. I was listening to the game on my radio in my dorm room and never saw the replay of that sot until many years later. I remember the Dallas radio announcer saying “Audie Norris? Are you kidding me?” and the Maverick’s broadcast cutting away from the cheering MC and going to commercial break, then never returning for a post game show!

I wonder how many Maverick fans still remember that series? Probably not too many, but if any do they’re probably feeling the same sense of deja vu that I am, 26 years later

How much you wanna bet that’s: France, Spain, Australia..

No matter what, though, Game 5 is a make-or-break game for both teams. Because I don’t see Portland winning a Game 7 in Dallas, the Trail Blazers will have to continue its run by capitalizing with a victory tomorrow; otherwise, it’s bound to be another first-round exit.

They’re a different team now, though. We still have to take care of business.

Texas votes: 255 with 55% for Dallas. (140 votes for)
Oregon votes: 891 with 96% for Blazers. (855 votes for)
I realize there are three teams from Texas but still…Oregon’s votes divided by three still equals 255 votes.
Oregon population is 3.8 million – Texas is 24.8 million. Should produce a landslide.
Texas doesn’t care. ; )