Now I love it when a team runs the same play twice in a row or more.  There is just something about it that says, “we are going to run this down your throat and it is up to you to stop it.”  It is also fun to watch the defense try to adjust to stop the play getting run over and over.  Late against the Blazers, the Suns ran a quick hitter to get Jason Richardson a good look at the rim.  It worked so well that the Suns decided to run it again the next time down the court:

After getting the ball on the side, Nash quickly enters it to Amar’e Stoudemire on the elbow.

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The Dallas Mavericks did all they could to get themselves back into Game 6 after they scored only eight points in the first quarter, and at one point in the fourth quarter, the Mavs were only down 2 points.  The Spurs were able to pull away by getting a few key baskets.

The Run Starter

When the Mavs cut the lead to 2 points, the Spurs ran a pick and roll with Duncan and George Hill.  However, neither one of them got the key bucket:

After working the ball around, it gets swung to George Hill.  After making the pass, Tim Duncan comes over to set a screen for Hill.

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