The Good: Last night the Warriors rallied back from a 21 point deficit and led by 9 points with just a few minutes left.
The Bad: The Mavs finished the game on a 15-0 run.
The Ugly: How the Mavs are going to feel after Thursday night in Oakland.
That ref ejected Action Jackson for what now?
Hopefully that ref won't be reffing anymore playoff games this season.
- At last, an MVP-worthy effort [ESPN]: GSoM friend Henry Abbott wraps up the game the best:
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Henry Abbott (5/2/2007 at 1:00 AM): I watched and re-watched Baron's last foul. That was pretty lame. Jason Terry not getting tossed, and Stephen Jackson getting tossed … that was all wrong from how it looked on TV. You wish it hadn't happened that way. But this was a great game. The whole thing was on fire. A million highlights. It would be a shame to remember this game for the referees, because both teams had real chances to win. One thing that really shocked me: Golden State passed up good looks with the game on the line. Baron, Jason Richardson, Stephen Jackson -- they all did. Not like them at all.
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NBA looking at Richardson incident at game's end [ESPN]
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Warriors-Mavs, heading to Game 6: An all-time series, no matter what happens next [Talking Points with Tim Kawakami]
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Jax Rips Barkley [Hoop Junkie]
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Jax at it Again [Hoop Junkie]
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One W [Fast Break]
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Still Fighting (Warriors 112, Mavs 118) [Fast Break]
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NBA Playoffs: Please Don't Let This Series Ever End [Deadspin]
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Exclusive Interview With Matt Barnes [HoopsAddict]
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Cuban: I wouldn't flee in defeat [ESPN]
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Halftime entertainment during last night's Mavs/Warriors game came up short ... REAL short [FanIQ]
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Mavs 118, Warriors 112 (Game 5) [The Painted Area]
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Cuban digs at Nellie [The Chronicle Sports Columnist Blog]
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The Basketball Diaries-That's Gotta Hurt [Foul Balls]
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Two views on Mavs-Warriors [Fan-tastic?]
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The Dallas Mavericks have ball movement issues [Basketbawful]
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Stop Kissing Up To Dirk [100% Injury Rate]
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Diggler grows a pair [Sports Frog]
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Game 5: Mavericks 118, Warriors 112 (GS 3-2) [Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville]
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The Mavs Real Hero in Game 5: Devin Harris? [FanHouse]
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Let's Play Nine! [The Feed]
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Race and the NBA - aww, the refs too? [The Postmen]
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Dirk Likes To Score [NBA Basketball and Other Unrelatedness]
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Random YouTube Magic: Dirk's Countrymen Sweat Out Game 5 [FanHouse]
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The Warriors Are Toast [Larry Brown Sports]
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Nowitzki Saves Mavericks in Closing Minutes [20 Second Timeout]
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Avery Johnson is not good at mind games [100% Injury Rate]
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Did Jason Richardson Shove a Dallas Fan? [FanHouse]
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People are missing one hell of a series [100% Injury Rate]
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Are you cheering for this man? [With Leather]
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Nellie's Revenge! [100% Injury Rate]
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NBA Playoff Impressions: Never Say Die. [Signal to Noise]
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Warriors now playing in honor of fallen freeway [The Big Picture]
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That was awesome [Complete Sports]
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Dirk Nowitzki is remaining sane [Yaysports! NBA]
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At Least Fear Keeps You Warm [Free Darko]
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Warriors-Mavericks, Game 5 [Stop Mike Lupica]
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Stephen Jackson Tossed ... Again [FanHouse]
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Notes From a Thriller [Baron's Beard]
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The Warriors Entertain, Even in Defeat [FanHouse]
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There's Bad Blood When the Warriors Play the Mavericks [Wall Stree Journal]
- The Warriors: Ain't Nothin' but a Ballgame [SFist]
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Oh you better believe there's a big Game 6 win in that jersey.
Warriors vs Mavs Series
- Game 1: Pre-Game 1 Links | Preview | Recap | Post Game 1 Links
- Game 2: Preview | Recap | Post Game 2 Links
- Game 3: Preview | Recap | Post Game 3 Links
- Game 4: Preview | Recap | Post Game 4 Links
- Game 5: Preview | Recap
* Photos: AP Photo/LM Otero and Brian Bahr/Getty Images
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