Mavericks-Thunder Preview

By JEFF BARTL
Posted Dec 26 2010 5:01PM

The Dallas Mavericks haven't had much trouble winning lately, no matter the location. With another victory away from home, they'll accomplish a feat they haven't duplicated in more than eight years.

Dallas ends a three-game road trip and brings an NBA-best 10-1 road record to Oklahoma City on Monday night searching for its 17th victory in 18 games.

The Mavericks (23-5) have won seven straight on the road after beating Orlando 105-99 on Tuesday and have won four straight overall since a loss to Milwaukee on Dec. 13 which snapped their 12-game winning streak.

Dallas will try to win eight straight on the road for the first time since Jan. 15-Feb. 12, 2002, but will have to do it without coach Rick Carlisle, who was told not to travel after minor knee surgery. Assistant coach Dwane Casey will lead the team against the Thunder.

Dirk Nowitzki passed Larry Bird for 25th on the NBA's all-time scoring list by scoring 17 points against the Magic, and Caron Butler added 20. The Mavericks haven't lost a road game since a 99-97 loss Nov. 17 in New Orleans.

"We feel like we're one of the best teams in the league, if not the best right now," Butler said. "We're playing great basketball, so we want to capitalize on every opportunity."

Dallas has scored 100 or more points in 14 of its last 17 after hitting that mark only three times in its first 13. Nowitzki ranks sixth in the league averaging 24.5 points, but he's well behind the 28.1 of the Thunder's Kevin Durant, the NBA leader.

Durant scored a season-high 44 points Christmas night, eclipsing his previous high of 34, in a 114-106 victory against Denver.

James Harden scored 21 points for his first 20-point game since Dec. 3, and Russell Westbrook added 19. Starting center Nenad Krstic returned to the lineup after missing seven games with a lower-back sprain, but scored only four points in just less than 24 minutes.

The win brought Oklahoma City (21-10) to within one-half game of first-place Utah in the Northwest Division.

"Kevin was a special player tonight," coach Scott Brooks said. "He was on fire. "He wasn't even hitting the rim."

Durant scored 21 points in the third quarter and shot 14 for 20 in arguably his best performance of the season for Oklahoma City (21-10), which has won seven of nine and six of seven at home. He was held scoreless for the first 10-plus minutes of the fourth quarter, keeping him just shy of his career-high of 47 points.

"I just didn't want to force anything or mess up the flow of the game," Durant said.

Durant scored 32 points against Dallas on Nov. 24, but the Mavericks outscored the Thunder 36-22 in the fourth quarter and got 34 from Nowitzki in a 111-103 victory.

Nowitzki has averaged 33.8 points in his last eight against the Thunder, while Durant hasn't been as productive against Dallas. He's scored 18.7 points on 37.4 percent shooting in 11 career games against the Mavericks.

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Mavs lose Nowitzki to injury, but beat Thunder

Posted Dec 27 2010 11:41PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Dallas Mavericks were already without their coach after knee surgery, then lost Dirk Nowitzki to his own knee injury.

And the Mavericks just kept rolling on the road.

Caron Butler scored 21 points and the Mavericks shook off the loss of Nowitzki in the second quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 on Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 games.

Nowitzki scored 13 points before leaving with 9:10 left in the second with what the Mavericks said was a sore right knee. Shawn Marion scored 20 points off the bench to help replace him.

"You hate to see the big German go down," guard Jason Terry said. "But we saw him at halftime and he was smiling. He told us, 'No problem. You guys got this."'

Dallas improved to 11-1 on the road this season, best in the NBA, and 24-5 overall.

"Just a great team win," said Mavs assistant Dwane Casey, running the team while Rick Carlisle recovers from his surgery. "Huge team win. The guys pulled together. We had to get into a rhythm offensively. It took us awhile to find it. This should be a huge confidence boost for our guys."

Casey said he didn't believe Nowitzki's injury was serious.

Kevin Durant scored 28 points, one game after a season-high 44 points on Christmas against Denver. James Harden had 18 for the Thunder, who dropped their second in a row to the Mavericks this season.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks said his team's approach did not change after Nowitzki's injury.

"I knew this team was a defensive team. They have the record of 24-5 because they have a talented group of guys that play well," he said. "Dirk is one of the best players, but he isn't the only guy on their team."

Terry was 5 of 8 from the floor in the fourth quarter and scored 11 of his 13 points in the final period. The Mavs held Durant to just five points in the final period.

The Thunder led 84-83 with 9 minutes left but Dallas scored the next seven points.

"We just picked a bad time to miss shots," Brooks said. "They did a good job of making shots in the fourth quarter."

DeShawn Stevenson had 12 points for the Mavericks. Jason Kidd finished with 10 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

Notes: Oklahoma City was just 4 of 18 shooting in the fourth quarter. Dallas was 11 of 20. ... Dallas is 15-1 this season when two of its bench players score 10 or more points.

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Mavs-Thunder notebook

By Randy Renner, NBA.com
Posted Monday December 27, 2010 10:58PM

THE FACTS: Despite playing without star forward Dirk Nowitzki for much of the game, the Dallas Mavericks still proved to be quite a handful for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nowitzki left the game early in the second quarter with a right knee injury and did not return. Caron Butler and Shawn Marion responded with 21 and 20 points to pace the Mavs to a 103-93 win. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 28 points and James Harden added 18. Nowitzki, who has been a Thunder killer in the past, had 13 points before he left. His injury was not believed to be serious.

QUOTABLE: "If the big German had been in there it would have been easier for us. It was scary when he went down but when we saw him at halftime he was smiling and asked what the score was (56-56) and he told us, 'ah you got em." So that gave us confidence."
-- Mavericks guard Jason Terry

THE STAT: In the fourth quarter, Dallas outscored OKC 24-12. The Mavs were 11-for-20 (55 percent) and the Thunder were just 4-for-18 (22.2)

TURNING POINT: With nine minutes left in the game and the Thunder leading 84-83 Dallas went on a 12-2 run to take a 95-86 lead with 4:30 to play. Oklahoma City was not able to climb back into the game.

QUOTABLE II: "This was a great team win, a huge team effort. Shawn Marion had a heck of a third quarter and Jason Kidd just willed us to win."
-- Mavericks assistant coach Dwane Casey

HOT: At the beginning of the game the Mavericks blistered the nets from long range going 5-for-6 on 3-pointers in the opening 6:50.

NOT: Over the next 16:10 the Mavs were 1-for-7 on 3-pointers.

GOOD MOVE: Midway through the second quarter Thunder center Serge Ibaka blocked a shot and the ball flew out to the 3-point arc where Harden picked it up and raced all the way down court for a thunderous jam that sent the sell-out OKC crowd into a frenzy.

BAD MOVE: An Oklahoma City Thunder fan sitting in courtside seats at the end of the Thunder bench razzed Mavs guard Jason Terry for much of the game as Terry got off to a 1-for-9 start, missing eight shots in a row during one stretch. But in the critical fourth quarter Terry was 5-for-8 and after every make he pointed to the fan as he went back down court. "I thought it fired our guys up," said Mavs assistant Dwane Casey.

NOTABLE: The Mavericks are now an NBA-best 11-1 on the road.

UP NEXT: For the Mavericks, Tuesday vs Raptors, Thursday vs Spurs, Saturday @ Milwaukee. For the Thunder, Wednesday vs Nets, Friday vs Hawks, Saturday @ San Antonio.

• Mavericks: Beaubois, Cardinal, Jones
• Thunder: Aldrich, Cook, Peterson

• Mavericks: --
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 17
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #7 Kevin Fehr, #60 James Williams
• Attendance: 18203
• Duration: 2:07

Dallas Mavericks (24-5)		Oklahoma City Thunder (21-11)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Krstic vs Chandler (Kidd gains possession)
Chandler Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Stevenson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:24
	11:18 [OKC 2-0]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Nowitzki Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)	10:59
Team Rebound	10:58
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	10:55 [DAL 3-2]
	10:39	Durant Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:37
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:19	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:13
	10:13 [OKC 3-3]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:13 [OKC 4-3]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Stevenson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)	09:52
	09:48 [OKC 6-3]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (2 BLK)	09:26
	09:25	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:19 [OKC 8-3]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	09:01 [DAL 5-8]
	09:01	Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	09:01 [DAL 6-8]
	08:42 [OKC 10-6]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	08:26 [DAL 9-10]
	08:11	Durant Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:10
Kidd Step Back Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:03 [DAL 11-10]
	07:39	Krstic Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:38
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)	07:27 [DAL 14-10]
	07:13 [OKC 12-14]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	06:57 [DAL 17-12]
	06:36	Durant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:35
Kidd Layup Shot: Missed	06:30
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:28
Chandler Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)	06:25 [DAL 19-12]
	06:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:07	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	06:06	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:04	Krstic Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:03
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	05:59 [DAL 21-12]
	05:46 [OKC 14-21]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)	05:27 [DAL 24-14]
	05:07	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:05	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	05:05 [OKC 16-24]	Krstic Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	04:55 [DAL 26-16]
	04:41	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:40
	04:31	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:31	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	04:31	Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:21	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:13 [OKC 18-26]	Durant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	03:56
	03:55	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:41	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:40
	03:32	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:32 [DAL 27-18]
	03:32	Green Substitution replaced by Collison
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Terry	03:32
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:32 [DAL 28-18]
	03:18 [OKC 21-28]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)
Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:18
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	03:18
	03:18 [OKC 22-28]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
Butler Step Back Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:02 [DAL 30-22]
	02:55	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:54
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:46	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:29	Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Terry Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	02:25 [DAL 32-22]
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	02:04
	02:04	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
	01:59	Maynor Floating Jump shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:58
Butler Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	01:46 [DAL 34-22]
	01:38 [OKC 25-34]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:21	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Haywood Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	01:09
	01:09 [OKC 26-34]	Durant Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
	01:00	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:59.4
Butler Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	00:46.9
	00:45.6	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Butler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:40.2
	00:40.2	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:40.2	Team Rebound
	00:40.2 [OKC 27-34]	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Marion Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	00:29.5
Marion Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:29.5
	00:08.0 [OKC 29-34]	Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:02.9	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.0	Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-5)		Oklahoma City Thunder (21-11)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Green Hook Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:45
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	11:31
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:29
Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:21 [DAL 36-29]
	10:50	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:49
Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ibaka (1 ST)	10:43
	10:26 [OKC 31-36]	Ibaka Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	10:05 [DAL 39-31]
Barea Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:51
	09:51 [OKC 32-39]	Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:51 [OKC 33-39]	Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	09:33
	09:30 [OKC 35-39]	Harden Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Barea Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:30
	09:30 [OKC 36-39]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:10 [DAL 41-36]
	09:10	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:10
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	09:10 [DAL 42-36]
Haywood Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)	09:10
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Butler	09:10
	08:50 [OKC 38-42]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:33	Maynor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:33 [DAL 43-38]
Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:33 [DAL 44-38]
	08:16 [OKC 40-44]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Maynor (3 AST)
	08:04	Maynor Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	07:55
	07:53	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:51 [OKC 42-44]	Harden Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:29	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:23	Maynor Jump Shot: Missed
	07:22	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:21	Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:19
Marion Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:03 [DAL 46-42]
Marion Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:49
	06:38 [OKC 45-46]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	06:25	Harden Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:14	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:06	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:06
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:59
	05:57	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:52	Collison Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	05:52	Maynor Substitution replaced by Durant
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	05:52
Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd	05:52
	05:44	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	05:40 [DAL 48-45]
	05:23	Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:21
Chandler Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)	05:11
	05:07	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:00
	05:00 [OKC 46-48]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	05:00 [OKC 47-48]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)	04:46
	04:43	Ibaka Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:41
	04:28	Ibaka Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Marion Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:28 [DAL 50-47]
	04:08	Green Hook Shot: Missed
	04:06	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:05	Green Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:04
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:47	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:28	Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	03:19 [DAL 52-47]
	03:00	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:59
Chandler Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:53
Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:53
	02:53
	02:34 [OKC 49-52]	Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	02:14
	02:12	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:06 [OKC 51-52]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:39	Durant Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:38
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)	01:16 [DAL 55-51]
	00:50.6 [OKC 53-55]	Durant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Terry Step Back Jump shot: Missed	00:30.9
Team Rebound	00:29.4
	00:29.4	Ibaka Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:29.4 [DAL 56-53]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:29.4
	00:28.9	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:21.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:21.1	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Maynor
	00:11.9	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:10.9	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:07.0 [OKC 56-56]	Maynor 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:00.5
Chandler Tip Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-5)		Oklahoma City Thunder (21-11)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:51
	11:51 [OKC 57-56]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	11:51	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:50
Kidd Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:37 [DAL 58-57]
	11:21 [OKC 59-58]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (2 AST)	10:58 [DAL 60-59]
	10:44 [OKC 61-60]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	10:20 [DAL 62-61]
	10:03	Sefolosha Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)	09:47
	09:44 [OKC 63-62]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:23	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:19 [OKC 65-62]	Krstic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)	08:55 [DAL 65-65]
	08:42 [OKC 67-65]	Green Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	08:24
Team Rebound	08:24
Butler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Durant (2 BLK)	08:16
	08:15	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:09	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Durant (2 ST)	08:06
	08:02 [OKC 69-65]	Green Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:51
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:29	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:16	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:16
Butler Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:05
	06:55	Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 3 (10 PTS)	06:55 [DAL 66-69]
Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 3 (11 PTS)	06:55 [DAL 67-69]
Butler Substitution replaced by Terry	06:55
Stevenson Free Throw 3 of 3 (12 PTS)	06:55 [DAL 68-69]
	06:44	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	06:42
Marion Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:33 [DAL 70-69]
	06:19	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:18
Marion Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (3 AST)	06:10 [DAL 72-69]
Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:57
	05:52	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:51
Marion Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:29
	05:29 [OKC 70-72]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	05:29	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	05:29 [OKC 71-72]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:07	Team Rebound
Chandler Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	05:07
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	05:07
Haywood Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:59
	04:59 [OKC 72-72]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	04:59 [OKC 73-72]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Marion Floating Jump shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)	04:44 [DAL 74-73]
	04:27	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Terry (5 AST)	04:18 [DAL 76-73]
	04:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:15	Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka
	04:15	Green Substitution replaced by Collison
	03:52 [OKC 76-76]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)
Kidd Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:30
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:22	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:10	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:03
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:53	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:35	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:35
Marion Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	02:25
	02:24	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:07	Westbrook Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	02:06
Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	01:58
	01:58	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
Marion Substitution replaced by Ajinca	01:58
Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea	01:58
	01:36 [OKC 78-76]	Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Maynor (4 AST)
Terry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)	01:20
	01:06 [OKC 80-76]	Durant Floating Jump shot: Made (22 PTS)
Ajinca 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Terry (6 AST)	00:46.8 [DAL 79-80]
Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:31.2
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Butler	00:31.2
	00:31.2 [OKC 81-79]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:31.2	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:30.7
	00:16.1	Collison Foul : Personal Block (1 PF)
Terry Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	00:05.9
	00:00.9	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:00.1
End of 3rd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (24-5)		Oklahoma City Thunder (21-11)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Terry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	11:44 [DAL 81-81]
	11:17	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	11:16	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:03	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
	11:02	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	11:01	Collison Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Barea Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:39 [DAL 83-81]
	10:13	Maynor Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:11
Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)	09:51
Barea Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:48
	09:48 [OKC 82-83]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	09:48	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:47
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	09:28
	09:26	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:23	Maynor Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	09:23	Maynor Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:00
	09:00 [OKC 83-83]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	09:00	Collison Substitution replaced by Durant
	09:00 [OKC 84-83]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	08:36 [DAL 86-84]
	08:14	Harden Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:14	Harden Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	08:14
	08:14	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	07:56
Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd	07:56
	07:40	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:39
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	07:06	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	07:04
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	07:00	Team Rebound
Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	07:00
Ajinca Substitution replaced by Marion	07:00
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	07:00
	06:36	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	06:35
Terry Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	06:17 [DAL 88-84]
	06:05	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:03
Terry Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:51 [DAL 90-84]
	05:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:40	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:37	Green Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:36 [OKC 86-90]	Green Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Terry (7 AST)	05:12 [DAL 93-86]
	05:02	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:01
Chandler Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)	04:50 [DAL 95-86]
	04:31	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (4 ST)
Marion Layup Shot: Missed	04:25
	04:24	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:19 [OKC 89-95]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Terry (8 AST)	03:58 [DAL 97-89]
	03:46	Green Layup Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:44
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:36
Team Rebound	03:36
	03:36	Ibaka Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	03:36	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
	03:33	Durant Violation:Kicked Ball
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Westbrook (3 ST)	03:27
	03:18	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	03:17
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:59	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:52 [OKC 91-97]	Green Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
Butler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	02:21
Chandler Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:21 [DAL 99-91]
	02:01	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:00
Butler Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Kidd (9 AST)	01:36 [DAL 101-91]
	01:30	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
	01:30	Team Rebound
	01:30	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
	01:30	Jump Ball Green vs Chandler (Harden gains possession)
	01:16	Maynor Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:16
	01:16	Maynor Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Butler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:54.3	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:54.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:48.6 [OKC 93-101]	Durant Running Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (10 AST)	00:28.9 [DAL 103-93]
	00:22.9	Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
End of 4th Quarter

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