NBA playoffs preview: Mavs not equipped to slow Spurs

2014 NBA playoffs: Schedule, times and TV infoSpurs in five. There's just not much margin for upset when a one-sided team lines up to face one so commanding

Rob Mahoney|

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 :: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Sport

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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Published Apr 17, 2014 | Modified Apr 17, 2014

ROB MAHONEY

Rob Mahoney is an NBA writer dedicated to the minutiae of the game of basketball, its overarching themes and everything in between. He joined the Sports Illustrated staff in 2012.

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