--The Mavericks on Saturday snapped a nine-game road playoff losing streak dating back to Game 3 at Miami in the 2006 Finals.
--After shooting 35 percent in the first quarter, the Mavs finished Saturday's Game 1 by shooting 53.8 percent. Remarkably, that includes going just 5 of 17 from beyond the 3-point line. --Dallas' bench outscored the Spurs reserves, 39-14, with Jason Terry (12 points), J.J. Barea (13) and Brandon Bass (14) accounting for all the scoring.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "There's no question about whose team it is. J-Kidd, how he goes, we go. It's his show." -- Jason Terry, on the influence Jason Kidd has on the Mavs' success.
