Thank you Michael Finley and Devin Harris for passing through Madison on the way to the NBA. I hope Wisconsin Basketball fans are watching this limited time engagement as Dallas and San Antonio go to Game 7 of the second round playoffs.
Tom Oates: In 1994, Finley led the Badgers to their first NCAA tournament in 47 years. Harris was the king of crunch time when UW ended a 55-year drought by winning consecutive Big Ten Conference titles in 2002 and '03. Now, even though Finley is on the downside of his career and Harris is just starting out, one of them has a good chance to join Matthews as the only UW player to win an NBA title. The best part is that both would deserve it.Harris has his moments.
Game 2: The latest move by the NBA's coach of the year pulled the Mavericks even with the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the playoffs. Johnson turned to Devin Harris to crank up the tempo and the speedy point guard responded, sending the Mavericks zooming to a 21-point lead before halftime on their way to a 113-91 victory over the defending champions on Tuesday night.Finley has his moments.
Game 6: Finley scored 10 points in the third quarter to help San Antonio hang close, then made the go-ahead basket on a three-pointer from the right corner with 2:45 left - and Dallas' seven-foot star Dirk Nowitzki running at him.Overtime: 119 – 111 and Dallas moves on. Mark Cuban will undoubtedly blog all about it.
