The Western Conference has featured plenty of entertaining series, but the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs could be right up there next to the best of them (Houston-Portland) with a memorable Game 7.
We've already had a ridiculous buzzer-beater from Vince Carter and a frantic finish to Game 6 that featured plenty of clutch plays and a bone-headed turnover from Monta Ellis that gave San Antonio one last gasp.
Now it all comes down to one game. And for the No. 8 seed, it all comes down to the efforts of one player.
Everyone on the roster matters in this upset bid, but Ellis is the key to Dallas' chances of knocking off the Spurs and potentially ending an era. Without a vintage performance from the shooting guard, there's just not enough that Carter, Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of the Mavericks can do to ensure a historic ending to this first-round series.
No pressure, Monta. You've always wanted to have it all, and this is your chance.
What He's Done
Ellis has been one of the driving forces behind the potent Dallas offense, one that has sc ...
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Monta Ellis Is Key to a Dallas Mavericks’ Game 7 Upset over Spurs
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