Mavs lose again to Spurs, face elimination

The Dallas Mavericks are within a game of being eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs for the third time in four years.  Dallas lost to the San Antonio Spurs 92-89 to go down 3-1 in the series.

Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler each scored 17 for the Mavericks in the loss.  San Antonio was led in scoring by George Hill, with 29.