DeJuan Blair has been suspended one game by the NBA for kicking Tiago Splitter in the head in the fourth quarter of Game 4.

Blair will be out of the Dallas Mavericks' lineup for Game 5 at the San Antonio Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs have a 1-2 deficit against the Dallas Mavericks heading into Game 4.

The Mavericks have succeeded at dictating tempo and playing physical against the Spurs.

“I don’t think the guys are disrespecting Dallas because we beat them in the season four times," said Gregg Popovich. "They know it’s the playoffs. But at the same time, I’d like to see a little bit more nastiness, a little bit more physicality, a little bit more fire from people.”

In this episode of RealGM Radio, host Daniel Leroux previews the NBA Playoffs with four different guests. 

Beckley Mason (@BeckleyMason) of the New York Times and ESPN joins the show to work through the bracket and provide his take from the first round to the finals.

After that, Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) of Basketball Insiders comes on to provide his insight on the various matchups he is looking forward to in the next few weeks.

Following him, Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) of RealGM projects how the various first round series will shake out and what he is looking forward to the most.

Finally, Arturo Galletti (@ArturoGalletti) of BoxScoreGeeks.com shares his playoff predictions and discusses the playoff prediction contest his site is running with Wages of Wins.

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The San Antonio Spurs finished the 13-14 regular season with the best efficiency differential in the NBA with a mark of +8.1. The Spurs scored 110.5 points per 100 possession while allowing 102.4 points per 100 possessions.

The Los Angeles Clippers ranked second, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors. 

The Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns round out the top-10.

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Jeff Teague and Monta Ellis have been named the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games Monday, April 7, through Sunday, April 13.

Teague averaged 20.25 points and 5.75 as the Hawks went 3-1 in the week.

Ellis averaged 25.7 points, 4.7 assists and 51.6 percent field-goal shooting in three games, including a 37-point performance against the Phoenix Suns

Al Jefferson and Dirk Nowitzki have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

Jefferson averaged 24.3 points and 13.0 rebounds per game last week.

Nowitzki averaged 25.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

The NBA issued a statement Wednesday afternoon acknowledging that officials missed a goaltend call on Jermaine O'Neal's block of Monta Ellis with 16 seconds remaining in the Golden State Warriors' 122-120 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.

“Upon review at the league office, we have found that a shot taken by Dallas’ Monta Ellis with 16.0 seconds remaining in overtime was on the way down when initially contacted and ruled a block by Golden State’s Jermaine O’Neal, and should have been ruled a goaltend," Rod Thorn said in a statement regarding the no-call. "The exact trajectory of the ball when touched was impossible to ascertain with the naked eye, and the play was not reviewable.”

The loss pushed the Mavericks out of the top eight in the Western Conference playoff picture and a half-game behind the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies.

The Dallas Mavericks believe Samuel Dalembert has turned into one of the biggest bargains from last offseason's free agency, with averages of 6.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks.

Donnie Nelson said the Mavericks will "absolutely" keep Dalembert next season. Dalembert has a partially guaranteed deal for 2014-15 worth $3.8 million.

“He was the last thing on the board, so he was the only bargain,’’ Nelson said on Tuesday. “Honestly, that was one of things that (last summer) we’re looking at him and he’s looking at us.

“It’s like the prom, and we’re the last two ones standing by the wall. Well, "You want to do this thing?’’