Nowitzki: Mavs' "Terry hasn't been clutch." Terry blames Lebron

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DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki needs scoring help and he knows teammate Jason Terry has yet to deliver in the NBA Finals.

Terry, the Dallas Mavericks' charismatic sixth man who likes to bust out his arms like airplane wings after he makes 3-pointers and prides himself on cold-blooded shooting in the clutch, has found little breathing room with Miami Heat forward LeBron James shutting him out of the late-game offense.

"They keep sticking him [James] on Jet in the fourth quarters and he's been doing a good job," Nowitzki said. "Jet hasn't really been a crunch-time, clutch player for us the way we need him to."

Nowitzki scored 34 points in the 88-86 Game 3 loss and he scored the Mavs' final 12 points of the game. Terry, the team's second-leading scorer, was 0-of-4 from the floor in the fourth quarter of the disappointing home loss that put the Mavs in a 2-1 hole with Game 4 on Thursday night at the American Airlines Center.

Terry is a combined 0-of-7 in the fourth quarters of the Mavericks' two losses in the NBA FInals.

"They know to take me out of the fourth quarter, which they didn't do in Game 2," Terry said of the Heat's choice to turn to James defensively, "then they got a good chance."

"Let's see if he can defend me like that for seven games," Terry said of James.

During the regular season, Nowitzki and Terry ranked at the top of the league with James and Dwyane Wade as the best fourth-quarter scoring duo. Nowitzki has held up his end, but the 6-2 Terry has struggled in late-game situations throughout the postseason and mightily so against the 6-8 James.

In the final 4:14 of Game 3, Terry missed a 3-point attempt, botched a driving layup and couldn't hit a go-ahead jumper from the baseline with 58.9 seconds to play.

"I had two opportunities," Terry said. "One in the corner for 3, LeBron closed out. The other one in the right corner, LeBron closed out again, didn't get enough air under it.

"Hey, it happens. If I get those same shots in Game 4, I bet I make them."

But Terry still seems hesitant to give too much credit to the Heat, even going so far as to say the Portland Trail Blazers were better on defense in the first-round series than Miami has been in the Finals.

"Portland, by far, has the best D," said Terry, who added that the Heat has a "great scheme" that is "working for them thus far this series."

Terry is 3-of-12 (25.0 percent) in the fourth quarters against Miami, which is not much worse than his overall fourth quarters in which he's shooting 29.3 percent (17-58) for an average of 3.2 points per fourth quarter.

"It's a call to arms. One man's not going to win it," Terry said. "Obviously, the big-wig [Nowitzki] is going to need to get some help, and I'm going to tell you this -- that we will be there in Game 4."


Terry's shooting woes complicate a growing problem for the Mavs and their heavily relied upon bench. The unit led the league in scoring during the regular season at about 40 points a game, and has been a steady contributor throughout the postseason until going up against the smothering Heat defense.

The bench is averaging 21.6 points in the three Finals games.

Peja Stojakovic is 1-of-5 from the floor and 0-of-4 from 3-point range in the series. He's played just 11 minutes in the past two games and coach Rick Carlisle hasn't gone back to him in the second halves of Games 2 and 3.

J.J. Barea, an effective penetrator against the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, is seven points off his scoring average of the past two series and is shooting 21.7 percent from the floor and 12.5 percent from the 3-point range.

The onus falls on the 33-year-old, Terry, who is shooting below 39 percent since the end of the second round.

"We're going to have to ride our horses. It's just going to have to be something we have to do," Terry said. "They're doing it on their end. Hey, you got eight, seven days, however many days are left in this series. If you can't go out there and play 40-plus minutes as a major cog in the wheel, then you shouldn't be here."
 
this the same guy that said he's one of the most 'prolific 3-pt shooters in the history of the nba'?

:lol:

fuk outta here 'prolific' shooter :rolleyes:
 
:lol:
I thought mavs were a better "team"
More weapons
Deeper bench
Now its Dirk is all alone :lol:
How about the heat are that good defensively
 
Be quiet Terry:smh:. Too bad Dallas is missing Caron and Rodney because Dirk just does not have enough help. That makes it easier for the Heat's defense to key in on him.
 
I would say Terry should shut up but dallas has confirm that butler chandler jj and terry will get new contracts so :dance::dance:
 


Jason can't put up numbers with Bron guarding him.

Not looking like this will end well for Mavs.

 
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6632035


"Let's see if he can defend me like that for seven games," Terry said of James.

Damn the rest of the dallas mavs about to be like this in the locker room after reading that

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Terry gonna fuck around and make James win Finals MVP talking this cash money shit...


Portland may be better as but Miami have one of the best defenders with a great scheme.


At the end of the day, this the Heat ship if the want it, plain and simple...
It don't matter what the Jet thinks, the Heat should be up 3-0!!!
 
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"They know to take me out of the fourth quarter, which they didn't do in Game 2," Terry said of the Heat's choice to turn to James defensively, "then they got a good chance."

"Let's see if he can defend me like that for seven games," Terry said of James.
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Are you surprised? Remember Coach Johnson and Dirk started to panic in the 2006 Finals once the series was tied so it shouldve been expected for it to happen around this time with them trailing 1-2.



Johnson is the original master of panic.

Dude always looked wound up on the sideline...

If Dirk was quoted correctly then he is kind of deflecting blame....

As a Heat fan, I sure wish Terry wasn't in game two in the last 5 min.

Can't let the press create stories in the locker room...

They weren't talking this way when they swept the Lakers...

How come Dirk all of a sudden has no help?

It's only 1-2.....win tomorrow it's 2-2 with Game 5 in your house.



Reporter: "Dirk, you've been carrying the load. How do you get your teammates to respond?"

Dirk:" Lebron won the matchup Sunday however there is another game and I am sure Terry will be ready!"
 
:lol:
I thought mavs were a better "team"
More weapons
Deeper bench
Now its Dirk is all alone :lol:
How about the heat are that good defensively

during these playoffs, all the teams the heat has played it has been the same storyline with the exception of the sixers. It starts with, they have an all around better team, deeper bench, and in the middle of the series they start crying they need more help. They always forget to credit the defense, amazing.
 
He is.





















When Derek Fisher is guarding him :yes:


you ain't lying....

JJ thought he would be flying through the lane with the greatest of ease .....

Kidd looked young 10 years younger on both ends of the floor

It's different when you see hands swatting at your shots..

Your passing lanes close .5 seconds after they open.



Honestly....it makes you see just how lazy the Lakers D is when you compare the two.
 
:lol:
I thought mavs were a better "team"
More weapons
Deeper bench
Now its Dirk is all alone :lol:
How about the heat are that good defensively


Same story every series.....

Spo gets no credit

But he was the vid coordinator

All he did was study tendencies, jump shooters sweet spots, and defensive strategies.
 
Mavs' Stevenson: LeBron, Wade 'great actors'

Damn...now Deshaun is getting in the act:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/sports/pro/basketball&sa=NBA&eid=6632267

Foul or not, Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson said Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do a better job of selling calls than most.

DALLAS -- Foul or not, Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson said Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do a better job of selling calls than most.


"They're great actors and they sell it," Stevenson said Monday afternoon. "That's what they're supposed to do."



The Mavericks' struggles guarding James and Wade through three games of the NBA Finals are only heightened by their acting, Stevenson added. Miami leads the series 2-1 going into the second of three games at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night.


When it comes to James and Wade flying through the lane, Stevenson said the Mavericks' tendency to send a message is muted.


"We've got to take hard fouls," Stevenson said, "but if you touch them they're so dramatic you might get a flagrant 2."


Stevenson added that a hard foul could lead to not just a flagrant foul, but a suspension. Wade is averaging 29 points in the series, with James scoring 20.3.


"It just makes it tough," Stevenson continued. "They put a lot of pressure on us. If you do one little thing it's going to be magnified to a big ordeal. I think when they go up and do the dunks, if you take a hard foul, the outcome is going to be pretty bad."


Perhaps the Mavericks are holding back, but it's not as if Wade and James are wearing out the line. Wade has 21 free throws in the Finals, an average of seven per game. (He shot 97 against Dallas in the 2006 Finals -- an average of 16.2 per game.) James only has 10 free throws, while Chris Bosh has attempted 21.


The Mavericks are actually getting the benefit of the whistles, going to the charity stripe 80 times through the first three games. The Heat have taken 65 free throws total. Dirk Nowitzki leads both teams with 24 free throw attempts. Tyson Chandler has taken 17 and Jason Terry has 16.


Mavericks forward Shawn Marion has spent much of the series guarding James, and agrees somewhat with Stevenson.


"There was a couple of them where I thought they acted, but I'm just trying to play," Marion said. "I'm not trying to get caught up with that. If that's how he feels, that's how he feels."


This isn't the first time Stevenson has called out James. They've got a feud going back to the 2008 playoffs when James' Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated Stevenson and the Washington Wizards for the second straight year. Stevenson called James "overrated."


As for Stevenson's "great actors" accusation, an agitated Wade took the high road.


"I have no comment on that," Wade said. "We'll talk about that at the end of the series."
 
Re: Mavs' Stevenson: LeBron, Wade 'great actors'

Damn...now Deshaun is getting in the act:

I think this has been a relatively well-reffed series. However, after the types of calls the Mavs got in the 4th quarter of game 3, I dont think they should be complaining about calls or people selling fouls.

and Deshuan actually got away with an acting job himself on that offensive foul he drew against Lebron.
 
Re: Mavs' Stevenson: LeBron, Wade 'great actors'

I think this has been a relatively well-reffed series. However, after the types of calls the Mavs got in the 4th quarter of game 3, I dont think they should be complaining about calls or people selling fouls.

and Deshuan actually got away with an acting job himself on that offensive foul he drew against Lebron.

They are doing the WRONG thing.....

If the Heat are sleeping they have a chance....

All that talk does is amp it up for them...they focus more...

Ask Taj Gibson and Boozer how talkin shit worked out for them

They ain't Reggie Miller
 
Re: Mavs' Stevenson: LeBron, Wade 'great actors'

Dallas isn't reacting like a team only down 1-2 should be.

Seems like people are ready to point fingers and like they've conceded the series. This doesn't seem motivational.

Dirk seems ready to say, well it wasn't me this time.
 
Re: Mavs' Stevenson: LeBron, Wade 'great actors'

so crazy when they have actually went to the line 15 more times than the heat so far in this series....
 
Re: Mavs' Stevenson: LeBron, Wade 'great actors'

I think this has been a relatively well-reffed series. However, after the types of calls the Mavs got in the 4th quarter of game 3, I dont think they should be complaining about calls or people selling fouls.

Those calls were make ups for that backcourt 3 they gave Chalmers...that was a terrible fucking missed call, he wasn't close to established, let's not talk about the loose ball(& 2 shots) foul Wade got when he just leaped in the air.

Fuck the refs...we losing cause the other team is kicking our ass. TWICE Terry has taken terrible shots in the 4th when Dirk was hot that were costly. In game 1 we were coming back late & in game 3 that 21 ft jumper was the last look we got until 4.4 seconds. STFU and play :angry:
 
Same story every series.....

Spo gets no credit

But he was the vid coordinator

All he did was study tendencies, jump shooters sweet spots, and defensive strategies.

When it's all said and done Spoelstra will get his credit...It's been hard to see until now but he's a damn good coach..He makes very logical adjustments and seemingly drills them into the players heads..This is evident when you look at how they rotate and close out on d..(i think he should make them focus more on closing out the perimeter than the basket)

I think he's making the Heat play at the level they're playing:yes::yes::yes:

Of course having Bron and Wade helps though:rolleyes:
 
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Hmmmm for a team to get off 23 three pointers against the Lakers,,, are these niggas singing a different tune? it ain't just lebron bruh the Heat are closing out on them niggas on the 3 pt line like no other.
 
"Let's see if he can defend me like that for seven games," Terry said of James.

This peanut head nigga really takes himself seriously.... Does he really think Lebron can't shut him down in a 7 game series? If spo decided to have Bron check Terry the entire game I bet Terry would get no more than 10 pts... fuckin bum.
 
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