Game 3 Preview: San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks

As we head into Game 3, it's time to pick how we feel about the Spurs' situation going into the rest of the series.

Jackson, who is now the Knicks' President, has never been one to shy from taking verbal jabs at the San Antonio Spurs. Ever since he's been in the league (and especially when he was with the Lakers during the Spurs-Laker rivalry) he has called the

Many San Antonio Spurs fans thought their home team would sweep this series, however, many experts also thought this series would be Spurs in game 5…maybe 6. Here's the thing, no one really expected the Spurs to have 

The Spurs' offensive rating (98.7) is almost 10 points worse than it was in the regular season. The weird part is that San Antonio's Big Three — Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan — are still cooking. Parker is averaging 16.5 points, 4.5

is white and the Mavericks nearly won a game with defense. Game 1 of this Western Conference series hardly went by the book, as two of the best offensive teams in basketball traded stops en route to a 90-85 Spurs win.