Thunder-Mavericks Preview

By JAIME ARON
Posted May 18 2011 7:13PM

DALLAS (AP) Over his 14 seasons in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki says he's seen pretty much every defense possible.

Well, Thunder coach Scott Brooks is tempted to try the ultimate gamble - the invisible defender.

That's right, nothing. Nobody. Maybe just someone shouting, "Boo!" or "Don't miss!" whenever Nowitzki loads up to shoot in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

Brooks surely was joking Wednesday when he suggested not guarding Nowitzki. Brooks wasn't laughing, though, because he was still awed and frustrated by what happened in the opener, when the big German made 12 of 15 field goals and set a playoff record by hitting all 24 of his free throws on his way to 48 points, the most by anyone this postseason.

"There were nine shots that he made, no matter what you did, you couldn't have guarded him any better," Brooks said. "We put smalls (on him), we put medium-sized guys on him, we put big guys on him, we put everybody on him. We tried to take it out of his hands. The only thing we didn't do was not guard him.

"Maybe tomorrow night, if we want to do something different, we don't challenge him. We play a zone and let him go free."

Nowitzki simply had one of those nights superstars have, making almost everything he put up and getting to the foul line when he didn't.

His efficiency was phenomenal: 48 points on just 15 shots. He didn't pad it with any 3-pointers, either. Heck, he didn't even try any, despite being an NBA-best 60 percent from behind the arc this postseason.

He figures the Thunder will try something different in Game 2. Rather than trying to guess along, he said Wednesday, "Whatever comes, comes."

"I'm going to try to attack like I always do," he said. "If it's not there, I can swing it, pick and roll. We've got a lot of options out there. We have a deep bench. So I don't feel the pressure to force shots, and that's the good thing about this team."

Because Nowitzki had such a historic performance, it's easier for the Thunder to find some positives in Game 1, starting with them keeping things close to the end.

Although Dallas went up by 16 early in the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City rallied to get within five. The Thunder also scored 112 points, 15 more than the Mavericks had allowed all postseason.

Plus, they did all that with Russell Westbrook pulling an anti-Nowitzki, missing 12 of 15 shots.

So Oklahoma City fans have to be thinking that if Nowitzki misses a few more, and Westbrook makes a few more, the Thunder can still go back across the Red River with a split. It's also worth noting they've yet to lose consecutive games this postseason.

"That's one thing about this team, we're resilient, we bounce back," Thunder star Kevin Durant said. "Hopefully it's another case of that in Game 2."

Durant scored 40 points in the opener, but was overshadowed by Nowitzki and was held back by Westbrook's woes. Late in the third quarter, the misfiring point guard had attempted more shots than the NBA's scoring leader the last two seasons.

Westbrook still managed to score 20 points because, like Nowitzki and Durant, he got to the foul line a lot. But the Thunder would be much tougher for the Mavs to slow if he starts scoring on drives to the rim, upping the game's tempo.

"It was one of those nights," Westbrook said. "I couldn't do too much. I got to the line, was aggressive, I just didn't make none of my shots."

Westbrook has struggled against Dallas all season.

In four games, counting the playoffs, he's made 17 of 59 shots, a wretched 29 percent. The Mavericks have handled him with a team concept, using a wall anchored by center Tyson Chandler to keep Westbrook from getting comfortable in the paint.

Dallas coach Rick Carlisle is counting on his club to do a better job defending everyone on the Thunder. He was upset about the points allowed, especially giving up more than 30 points in each of the last two quarters. The Mavs also put them on the foul line 43 times.

"If we get in offensive shootouts with this team, that's not our game," Carlisle said. "We have to defend a lot better. I understand that they're a different kind of team, but our attention to detail has to be better in Game 2. Our focus has to be better."

The Mavs haven't lost since blowing a big, late lead in Game 4 of their first-round series against Portland. Their roll of seven straight playoff wins shatters the previous club-best of four, and is starting to become among the best in NBA history.

This is the 33rd time a team has won at least seven in a row in the playoffs; 18 have made it to at least eight in a row, including the Lakers and Magic last season, according to research by STATS LLC.

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Reserves spark Thunder to 1-1 series tie with Mavs

By JAIME ARON
Posted May 20 2011 4:16AM

DALLAS (AP) Thunder coach Scott Brooks had a big decision to make. With Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on the line, he either had to stick with a lineup of four reserves who were playing well or switch to the group he usually trusts late in the fourth quarter.

He bet on the backups. And now the series is headed back to Oklahoma City all tied up, thanks to his gutsy call.

James Harden, Eric Maynor, Nick Collison and Daequan Cook teamed with Kevin Durant to build a healthy lead late in the fourth quarter, then made it hold up for a 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

"We've always felt confident in the bench," Brooks said. "They really did a good job. But it's always a team effort when you win."

All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook sat alongside Brooks as Maynor guided the Thunder's offense down the stretch. Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins cheered on Collison as he tried to slow Dirk Nowitzki. And while Durant was the lone starter mixed in with the backups, he was their offensive liability - he made 2 of 6 shots, compared to 9 of 11 for the other guys.

"If you tell me they leave Westbrook out in the whole fourth quarter and we don't get stops to win, that would have been tough," Nowitzki said. "But you have to give Maynor credit. ... Their reserves came out swinging and really took it to us."

Harden and Durant are part of Brooks' typical crew of closers. Sometimes Collison. So Maynor and Cook were the exceptions. But there was never really a chance - or a reason - for Brooks to make a change.

Oklahoma City went into the fourth quarter leading by one following a four-point play by Harden in the final seconds of the third quarter. The guys who were asked to protect that slim lead never gave it up. They even stretched it to 10 with 3:15 left following a 14-5 spurt capped by a tough jumper from Harden.

Brooks ended up not making a change until he had to - Collison fouled out with 37 seconds left. Brooks' only other move was taking out Cook for the last 13 seconds.

"You can't mess that chemistry up," Durant said. "Coach made a good decision."

By slowing Nowitzki and the Mavericks down the stretch, the Thunder reserves did something that Kobe Bryant and the Lakers couldn't.

Dallas erased a pair of fourth-quarter deficits during a sweep of the two-time reigning NBA champs last round. Those wins were part of a seven-game streak the Mavs had been riding. They also had been 6-0 at home this postseason.

Like the Eastern Conference finals, this series is essentially starting over. The scene shifts about 200 miles up Interstate 35 for Game 3 on Saturday night, and Game 4 on Monday night. A return trip to Dallas for Game 5 on Wednesday night is guaranteed, too.

"It should be fun back at our place," Durant said.

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle complained about his defense after Game 1 , but it seemed like coach-speak, something to gripe about for the sake of griping. He's got their attention now, though, after seeing the Thunder make 56 percent of their shots. Dallas came into this series not having allowed more than 97 points in any playoff game, and Oklahoma City has shattered that in both games.

"Scoring 100 points in a playoff game should be enough to win," Carlisle said. "Not if you're giving up 106, 112. Give them credit. They played an attacking, desperate game. Their bench was dominant when they played."

In Game 1, Dallas' reserves outscored Oklahoma City's 53-22. In Game 2, the Thunder won the battle of the backups 50-29.

Harden scored 23 points. In the fourth quarter, he made 4 of 5 shots, including a pair of 3-pointers.

Maynor finished with 13 points, Cook eight and Collison six.

Durant still led the Thunder with 24 points. DeShawn Stevenson and Jason Kidd made things a lot tougher for him than in the opener, when he scored 40, but he was still spectacular at times. He had a first-quarter dunk that's worth going to YouTube to see again and again, and a behind-the-back dribble to clear space for another key basket in the third quarter.

Westbrook scored 18 points, making 7 of 15 shots.

Nowitzki went from scoring 48 in the opener to having only 13 points through three quarters. He didn't even score in the third period, taking just two shots in nearly 9 minutes. He scored 16 in the fourth quarter to finish with 29.

He was still efficient, making 10 of 17 shots, but he had to earn everything, with bodies flying at him before and during every possession. The Thunder also got physical without drawing many fouls. The big German took only 10 free throws, down from 24 in the opener. He even missed one, and it was a biggie - part of a series of three shots with 36.7 seconds left. It could have pulled the Mavericks within three.

"I think we did a better job of making his catches a little tougher," Collison said. "We didn't use our hands as much. We wanted to challenge his shots and hope he missed them."

Notes: Oklahoma City continued its streak of avoiding consecutive losses this postseason. Counting the regular season and playoffs, the Thunder are 26-6 in the game following a loss. ... Nowitzki's missed free throw ended a stretch of 39 straight makes dating to Game 2 of the second round. ... The Thunder allowed six 30-point quarters through their first 12 playoff games. They did it four times in the first five quarters of this series, but clamped down after that. ... Dallas' last loss was in Game 4 of the first round, when it blew a 23-point lead over the final 14 minutes against Portland. ... This was the first time all season the Mavs lost when Nowitzki took at least 10 free throws. They had been 17-0.

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Thunder-Mavericks notebook

By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Friday May 20, 2011 12:56AM

THE FACTS: James Harden put Oklahoma City ahead with a four-point play at the end of the third quarter and scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth as the Thunder held off Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks, knotting up the Western Conference finals with a 106-100 victory in Dallas in Game 2 on Thursday night.

Nowitzki, coming off a 48-point effort in the series opener, scored 16 of his 29 points in the fourth, but Oklahoma City answered every bucket and shot 65 percent (11-for-17) in the period. The Mavericks had their franchise-record seven-game postseason winning streak snapped and lost for the first time in seven home playoff games.

QUOTABLE: "We have a lot of confidence in James. I personally do, our team does, our staff does. He made plays. He made big basketball plays, and James is not just a spot-up shooter. He is a penetrator. He is a playmaker, and I thought he did it all tonight."
-- Thunder head coach Scott Brooks on Harden.

THE STAT: After getting outscored 53-22 in Game 1, the Oklahoma City bench outscored the Dallas reserves by a 50-29 margin in Game 2. In addition to Harden's 23 points and seven rebounds, the Thunder got 13 points from Eric Maynor, eight points from Daequan Cook and six points, six rebounds and two blocks from Nick Collison. Harden and Maynor played all 12 minutes in the fourth quarter, while Cook played 11:47 and Collison went 11:23 before fouling out.

TURNING POINT: Dallas trailed 91-90 with less than seven minutes to play, but Oklahoma City pulled away with an 11-2 run. Harden capped it with a cold-blooded 22-footer over Jason Terry to make it 102-92 with 3:15 remaining.

QUOTABLE II: "I can't remember the last time we lost the battle of the bench. It was going to happen at some point and it happened tonight and I give them a lot of credit. They were more aggressive and they made more big shots."
-- Mavericks guard J.J. Barea.

QUOTABLE III: "Our defense, our energy ... when the first unit came out and the second unit went in, we kept it up and that was the difference."
-- Harden.

HOT: Harden was 6-for-9 from the field (4-for-7 3-pointers) and 7-for-8 at the line with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. ... Kevin Durant scored 14 of his 24 points in the first quarter. ... Dallas center Tyson Chandler had 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. ... Jason Kidd tallied 13 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals.

NOT: Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson was 1-for-6 from the field, all from beyond the arc, and Shawn Marion was 4-for-13. ... Dallas shot just 37.5 percent (15-for-40) in the second half, compared to 55.9 percent (19-for-34) by Oklahoma City.

GOOD MOVE: Brooks gambled with an unorthodox lineup in crunch time and it paid off. Durant played the entire fourth quarter, but no other Thunder starters were on the court for more than 37 seconds in the pivotal period. Russell Westbrook (18 points, four assists and four turnovers) and Kendrick Perkins didn't play at all in the fourth.

BAD MOVE: With the shot clock winding down and 7.5 seconds left in the third quarter, Terry fouled Harden on a 3-point shot. Harden swished the shot and made the free throw to turn a 76-73 deficit into a 77-76 lead entering the fourth.

NOTABLE: Oklahoma City has not lost back-to-back games this postseason. ... Nowitzki was 9-for-10 at the free-throw line after making an NBA playoff-record 24-for-24 in the opener. His fourth-quarter miss snapped his streak of 39 consecutive made free throws in the postseason. ... This was the first time all season that Dallas has lost when Nowitzki attempts 10 or more foul shots (17-1).

UP NEXT: Game 3 is Saturday @ Oklahoma City (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).

• Thunder: Aldrich, Mullens, Vaden
• Mavericks: Beaubois, Butler, Jones

• Thunder: Durant
• Mavericks: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #22 Bill Spooner, #49 Tom Washington
• Attendance: 21051
• Duration: 2:37

Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)		Dallas Mavericks (57-26)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Chandler vs Ibaka (Nowitzki gains possession)
	11:39	Marion Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	11:37	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:37 [DAL 2-0]	Marion Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:19 [OKC 2-2]
	10:54	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:53	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:48	Nowitzki Driving Bank shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:46
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:40
Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	10:36 [OKC 4-2]
	10:16 [DAL 5-4]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Ibaka Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	09:56 [OKC 6-5]
	09:42	Marion 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:41
Durant Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)	09:38 [OKC 8-5]
	09:21 [DAL 8-8]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:03	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:59
	08:59 [DAL 9-8]	Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:59	Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:58
	08:44	Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:44
Team Rebound	08:44
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:44 [OKC 9-9]
	08:26 [DAL 11-9]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Perkins Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Stevenson (1 ST)	08:07
	08:03	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:01
Durant Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:54 [OKC 11-11]
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:39
Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:27
	07:27 [DAL 12-11]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:27 [DAL 13-11]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	07:12
	07:11	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:58 [DAL 15-11]	Nowitzki Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	06:41
	06:40	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:28	Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:27
Durant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	06:18
	06:16 [DAL 17-11]	Marion Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:06
Ibaka Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:54	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:48 [DAL 19-11]	Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:29	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:12 [DAL 21-11]	Chandler Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	05:03
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Harden	05:03
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Collison	05:03
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:57 [OKC 13-21]
	04:36	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:34
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:20	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:12
	04:12	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Terry
	04:12	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Harden Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:09
	04:09 [DAL 22-13]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:09 [DAL 23-13]	Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	03:57 [OKC 15-23]
	03:46	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:45
	03:33	Marion Foul : Shooting Block (2 PF)
	03:33	Marion Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:33 [OKC 16-23]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:33 [OKC 17-23]
	03:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:10	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:10
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:56
	02:40 [DAL 26-17]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
	02:31	Stevenson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	02:31
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:26
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:25
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:15	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:03 [DAL 28-17]	Terry Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Maynor Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:39 [OKC 19-28]
	01:28	Stojakovic Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Perkins Substitution replaced by Ibaka	01:28
	01:19	Terry Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	01:19	Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea
	01:19	Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood
	01:19	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Durant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:15 [OKC 21-28]
	01:15	Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Taunting Technical	01:15
	01:15 [DAL 29-21]	Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	01:15	Nowitzki Violation:Lane
Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	01:15 [OKC 22-29]
	01:02	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	00:49.9 [OKC 24-29]
	00:32.9 [DAL 31-24]	Barea Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Stojakovic (1 BLK)	00:14.9
Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:12.8
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	00:10.9
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:09.6
	00:09.1	Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:09.1 [OKC 25-31]
	00:09.1	Haywood Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:09.1 [OKC 26-31]
	00:00.3	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)		Dallas Mavericks (57-26)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Mahinmi Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:40 [OKC 27-31]
	11:40	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Haywood
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:40 [OKC 28-31]
	11:26 [DAL 33-28]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
Collison Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:08 [OKC 30-33]
	10:46 [DAL 35-30]	Haywood Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)
Maynor Driving Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:31 [OKC 32-35]
	10:31	Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	10:31	Haywood Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
Maynor Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:31 [OKC 33-35]
	10:17	Terry Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:16
	10:08	Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:08 [OKC 34-35]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:08 [OKC 35-35]
	09:54	Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)
Maynor Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	09:51 [OKC 37-35]
	09:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:49	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Chandler
	09:27	Barea Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:26
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	09:06 [OKC 40-35]
	08:41	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
	08:41	Team Rebound
Ibaka Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:41
	08:38 [DAL 37-40]	Terry Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:12 [DAL 39-40]	Stojakovic Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	07:57	Barea Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)
Cook Substitution replaced by Durant	07:57
Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:57 [OKC 41-39]
Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:57 [OKC 42-39]
	07:39 [DAL 42-42]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)
Collison Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	07:23
Collison Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:23
Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook	07:23
	07:04	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:03
Ibaka Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:56
Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:44
	06:44 [DAL 43-42]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Collison Substitution replaced by Perkins	06:44
	06:44 [DAL 44-42]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Westbrook Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:33
	06:29	Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:29 [OKC 43-44]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:29
	06:29	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:13	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
	06:11	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:10 [DAL 46-43]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (1 ST)	05:51
	05:45 [DAL 48-43]	Chandler Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:35
	05:35	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion
	05:35	Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	05:26
Westbrook Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	05:25
Westbrook Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:15 [OKC 45-48]
	04:57	Marion Layup Shot: Missed
	04:55	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:54	Chandler Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:52
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:38
	04:24	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:23	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:17	Chandler Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Westbrook Driving Jump shot: Missed	04:02
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:02
Ibaka Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:00 [OKC 47-48]
	03:49	Team Timeout : Short
	03:49	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Terry
	03:49	Barea Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:38
	03:38 [DAL 49-47]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:38 [DAL 50-47]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:27	Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:27 [OKC 48-50]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:27 [OKC 49-50]
	03:08 [DAL 52-49]	Kidd Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	02:43 [OKC 52-52]
	02:36 [DAL 54-52]	Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)
Perkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	02:09 [OKC 54-54]
Perkins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:52
	01:52
	01:52 [DAL 55-54]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:52 [DAL 56-54]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)	01:39
Perkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:33
	01:33 [DAL 57-54]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Perkins Substitution replaced by Mohammed	01:33
	01:33	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:33
Durant Floating Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	01:12 [OKC 56-57]
	00:51.9	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:50.9
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	00:38.9 [OKC 59-57]
	00:25.9	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:03.9	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:00.3	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)		Dallas Mavericks (57-26)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Durant Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:34
	11:20	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:19
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	11:05 [OKC 61-57]
	10:45	Stevenson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)
Ibaka Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)	10:26
	10:13	Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:54 [OKC 63-57]
	09:36	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:35
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:06	Marion Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:04
Durant Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:52 [OKC 65-57]
	08:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:25 [DAL 60-65]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (5 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:04	Team Rebound
	07:45	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
	07:44	Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:40	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:38
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:27	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Ibaka Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:22
	07:04	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:03	Marion Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	07:00 [DAL 62-65]	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)	06:41
	06:30	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	06:29	Marion Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)
	06:29	Marion Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:27
	06:13	Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:05	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:46	Nowitzki Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:44
Durant Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	05:37
Durant Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:37
	05:18 [DAL 65-65]	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)
Perkins Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:49 [OKC 67-65]
Ibaka Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:41
	04:41	Marion Substitution replaced by Terry
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison	04:41
	04:23	Kidd Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:21
Sefolosha Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)	04:17 [OKC 69-65]
	04:00	Terry Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	03:48	Stevenson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)	03:40 [OKC 71-65]
Perkins Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:18
	03:18 [DAL 66-71]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	03:18	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
	03:18	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Marion
Perkins Substitution replaced by Harden	03:18
	03:18 [DAL 67-71]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Collison Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:10
Collison Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:10
	02:58	Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed
	02:56	Marion Rebound (Off:6 Def:1)
	02:56	Marion Layup Shot: Missed
	02:56	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	02:56 [DAL 69-71]	Chandler Putback Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:38	Marion Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)
	02:21	Stojakovic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:21
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:03
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:01
Durant Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	01:53 [OKC 73-69]
	01:31 [DAL 72-73]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)
	01:14	Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:08	Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:48.9 [DAL 74-73]	Marion Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (4 ST)	00:28.9
Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:28.0
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	00:28.0
	00:28.0 [DAL 75-73]	Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:28.0	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	00:28.0 [DAL 76-73]	Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:07.5 [OKC 76-76]
	00:07.5	Terry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	00:07.5 [OKC 77-76]
	00:01.9	Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)
Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)		Dallas Mavericks (57-26)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:44
	11:44	Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)	11:36 [OKC 80-76]
	11:17	Terry Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:16
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:59 [DAL 78-80]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	10:37
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:36
Collison Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:36 [OKC 82-78]
Durant Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:27
	10:19 [DAL 81-82]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Cook Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)	09:57 [OKC 84-81]
	09:41	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:40	Team Rebound
	09:30 [DAL 83-84]	Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Durant Step Back Jump shot: Made (22 PTS)	09:10 [OKC 86-83]
	08:55 [DAL 85-86]	Nowitzki Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:46
	08:46	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Maynor Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	08:36
	08:35	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:24	Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:23
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:20 [OKC 88-85]
	08:20	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:20
	08:19	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:02 [DAL 87-88]	Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
	07:50	Terry Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	07:50	Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)	07:38 [OKC 91-87]
	07:21	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:21
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	07:07
	07:06	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:59 [DAL 90-91]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Maynor Driving Bank shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:39 [OKC 93-90]
Collison Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:22
	06:22	Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler
	06:09	Barea Running Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:08
Durant Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)	05:51 [OKC 95-90]
	05:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:50	Barea Substitution replaced by Terry
	05:34 [DAL 92-95]	Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)	05:16 [OKC 98-92]
	04:47	Nowitzki Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed Block: Collison (2 BLK)
Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:45
Durant Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:25
	04:24	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	04:18	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:17
Maynor Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:56 [OKC 100-92]
Collison Foul : Personal (5 PF)	03:45
	03:40	Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)
Harden Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)	03:15 [OKC 102-92]
	03:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:03	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
	03:02	Chandler Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
Cook Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:02
	02:52 [DAL 94-102]	Nowitzki Pullup Bank shot: Made (25 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	02:24
	02:23	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:11 [DAL 96-102]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Kidd (5 ST)	01:47
	01:30	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	01:30
Team Timeout : Short	01:20
	01:19	Stevenson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:19
Team Rebound	01:19
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:19
	01:18	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:05	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:04	Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Maynor Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:03
	01:03 [DAL 97-102]	Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:03 [DAL 98-102]	Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:47.8	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:47.8 [OKC 103-98]
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:47.8 [OKC 104-98]
	00:47.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:47.8	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Collison Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	00:36.7
Collison Substitution replaced by Ibaka	00:36.7
	00:36.7	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	00:36.7 [DAL 99-104]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 3 (28 PTS)
	00:36.7	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	00:36.7	Team Rebound
	00:36.7 [DAL 100-104]	Nowitzki Free Throw 3 of 3 (29 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:12.7
	00:12.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:12.7	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Cook Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	00:12.7
	00:09.9	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:08.9
	00:08.4	Chandler Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:08.4 [OKC 105-100]
Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:08.4 [OKC 106-100]
	00:00.9	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.6	Chandler Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	00:00.3	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)
	00:00.2	Chandler Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
End of 4th Quarter

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