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NBA playoffs preview: Mavs not equipped to slow Spurs

After falling just seconds short of a title last year, Tim Duncan and the Spurs are back as a No. 1 seed.

After falling just seconds short of a title last year, Tim Duncan and the Spurs are back as a No. 1 seed.

2014 NBA playoffs: Schedule, times and TV info

Spurs in five. There's just not much margin for upset when a one-sided team lines up to face one so commanding on both ends of the floor. This should be a fun series all the same, just not one that the Mavs should be expected to win.

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