Mavericks-Thunder Preview

By JAIME ARON
Posted May 20 2011 7:47PM

DALLAS (AP) Take a sweep of the Lakers, a nine-day layoff and a dominant outing by Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, and it's understandable why the Dallas Mavericks may have started thinking too highly of themselves.

Losing Game 2 at home to a team that played four subs nearly the entire fourth quarter should be a strong dose of humility.

"I'm not going to say a loss is ever good, because I don't ever like to lose. It doesn't do well for my sleep pattern," Dallas center Tyson Chandler said Friday. "But sometimes you need to get hit on the chin and get woke up. Last night, they hit us on the chin. Hopefully, that woke us up."

Oklahoma City withstood an early scoring barrage, wiped out an 11-point deficit by halftime then controlled things down the stretch. Instead of being awed by the big stage, the Thunder's youth, athleticism and perhaps a bit of naivety served them well.

Considering Oklahoma City pulled out Game 2 with All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook spending the last quarter on the bench, it would seem like they have plenty to build on as the series moves to their court for Game 3 on Saturday night.

Provided, that is, that Westbrook is OK with having had to watch.

Although he was agitated immediately after being pulled late in the third quarter, he said all the right things after the game, and continued to try to douse any controversy on Friday.

"My main focus is we got this far because the team is doing well, not if I'm doing good or bad," Westbrook said.

Asked specifically about coach Scott Brooks opting to stick with backup Eric Maynor, Westbrook said: "He's the head coach and he makes the decisions on the floor, and he made the best one yesterday."

Westbrook made 7 of 15 shots in Game 2, up from 3 of 15 in Game 1. And that was in only three quarters. He said Friday he "thought I could've done a better job when I was in there."

Brooks remained highly complimentary of his starter, calling him "a tremendous player for us."

"He has improved as much as anybody in this game," Brooks said.

Yet that tremendous, improving player was on the bench in crunch time of the biggest game since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City, left to watch Kevin Durant, Maynor and reserves James Harden, Nick Collison and Daequan Cook.

"The group was playing good basketball," Brooks said. "I felt last night in my heart, in my gut, that that team was deserving to finish up the game."

Harden is usually among the Thunder's closers, and he showed why in Game 2. He scored 10 of his 23 points in the final quarter. Durant scored 24, down from 40 in the opener, but was still extremely effective.

Oklahoma City has had its way with a Dallas defense that kept the Lakers and Trail Blazers consistently scoring in the 80s, with a high of 97 points.

The Thunder scored 112 in the opener. Taking fewer free throws, they scored "only" 106 in Game 2, but made 55.7 percent of their shots, matching the second-best anyone's done against the Mavericks all season.

Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said Oklahoma City also has been more opportunistic over the two games, getting to 23 loose balls and turning them into 32 points. The Mavs have snagged only 17 and turned them into only 13 points. Part of it is that the Thunder are younger and more athletic, but part of it is effort and intensity.

"We won Game 1 here not playing great defense and we felt like we could just come out and outscore them and beat them" Chandler said. "Regardless of whether we can or not, that's not the kind of habits we need to create."

So, how do they snap out of it?

"By being smarter than them," he said. "We're a veteran team. We just have to have a better understanding of what we have to do and accomplish to win a basketball game. ... I just think that we haven't executed our game plan. We've got to trust that the coaches know what they're doing when they're breaking down the film. That's what they get paid for, and we get paid to execute it. Now it's our time to get out and execute it."

Older and less athletic, the Mavericks have to rely on their savvy. It worked in Game 1 and in two of the three regular-season meetings - in fact, both games that were played in Oklahoma City.

Dallas also is riding a three-game road winning streak, having closed out its first-round series in Portland, then taking Games 1 and 2 in Los Angeles. So Carlisle isn't concerned about the change of setting. It's a change in attitude he wants.

"I think disposition is important, efficient is important and understanding how we've got to play together to be successful is very important," he said. "I feel like we have got to play with a greater edge, for sure.

"I don't think we've lost it, but I think we've got to play with more of an edge."

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Mavericks avoid collapse, beat Thunder 93-87

By JEFF LATZKE
Posted May 22 2011 2:06AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Even when he is off his game, Dirk Nowitzki can still get the job done as the Dallas Mavericks' closer.

Nowitzki shrugged off a rough start and made a few key jumpers in the fourth quarter, helping the Mavericks hold off the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 93-87 victory Saturday night and a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

The big German had missed 10 of his first 14 shots, but Dallas kept going to him with the Thunder trying to become the second team to rally from a 23-point deficit to beat the Mavericks in these playoffs.

"He's our guy. In the fourth quarters, he's going to touch the ball as frequently as we can get it to him," coach Rick Carlisle said. "If he misses a few shots, he's not going to get deterred, he's not going to get discouraged. He's got the kind of will, he's going to keep going at it."

The Mavericks didn't care that Nowitzki couldn't seem to make a shot most of the game. They still gave him the ball on 10 of 11 possessions at one point, and he scored three times - enough to keep Oklahoma City at bay.

Nowitzki finished with 18 points on 7 for 21 shooting.

"We didn't really have a lot going in the second half offensively, so I've got to keep attacking for this team like I have for the last 13 years," Nowitzki said. "This team needs me to score and to keep being aggressive."

NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant also struggled from the field, hitting just 7 of 22 shots to finish with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook responded to a fourth-quarter benching with 30 points, helping the Thunder make it interesting in the final minutes.

Dallas had already blown a 23-point lead in the final 13 minutes in the first round at Portland, and led by 22 with 17 minutes to go this time.

Westbrook and Daequan Cook each missed 3-pointers that could've gotten the Thunder within three, and Westbrook then lost the ball out of bounds before Jason Terry's jumper stretched the advantage to 86-78 with 1:42 remaining.

Nowitzki added a jumper from the left elbow to put the lead back at eight after Durant hit two free throws, and Dallas held on from there.

"We fought through a lot in the second half there, we stuck together and we grinded it out," Nowitzki said.

Shawn Marion also scored 18, and Kidd and Terry each chipped in 13. Tyson Chandler had 15 rebounds, including six on the offensive end.

The Mavericks, who tied with Miami for the league's best road record during the regular season, won for the fourth straight time outside Dallas in these playoffs and reclaimed home-court advantage just two nights after letting it get away in Game 2.

"In a game like this in someone else's arena, coming off a loss, you have to come out with anger and an intensity," Terry said. "We did that."

The Thunder leaned on their bench again in the fourth quarter, but this time Westbrook was on the court instead of the bench like he was in Game 2. Reserves Nick Collison, James Harden and Cook joined the All-Star tandem of Durant and Westbrook on the floor, but the bench didn't come up nearly as big in this one - scoring just 16 points after besting the Dallas reserves 50-29 in Game 2.

The Thunder missed their first 16 3-pointers - including all eight by Durant - before Westbrook made one in the final minute to get Oklahoma City within 88-83. Dallas made five of its six free throws to close it out, and Terry swiped the ball with 10 seconds left and ran out the clock on the win.

Oklahoma City fell behind by as many as 23 after a dreadful start, and it didn't get much better for a while. The Thunder had made only 10 of their 41 shots when Dallas bumped its lead back up to 58-36 by scoring the first six points after halftime.

"Frustrating," said Durant, his head in his hand. "It's tough to start a game, not make shots and you give teams easy baskets. That's like a backbreaker."

Harden - the bench star with 23 points in Game 2 - started a rally by driving for a layup and then taking an elbow from Chandler to draw a technical foul. That started a burst of eight straight points to get the Thunder within 65-52, the closest they'd been since the end of the first quarter.

Westbrook continued the comeback in the fourth by exploiting a matchup against J.J. Barea to get to the rim and the foul line repeatedly. He had the first eight points in a 10-2 run for Oklahoma City, with Harden's two free throws getting the deficit down to 80-74 with 5:36 to play.

The rally fizzled after that, though.

Westbrook also picked up his fifth technical foul of the postseason for shoving Nowitzki in the back after a third-quarter whistle. He and Chandler are each two shy of earning a one-game suspension.

The Thunder missed 15 of their first 19 shots and committed eight turnovers while Dallas rushed out to a commanding 35-12 lead, finishing the impressive start by scoring the first eight points of the second quarter.

Oklahoma City had its worst first quarter of the season and couldn't get much of anything going through the first 14 minutes, scoring two of its four baskets on tipped-in misses and losing Westbrook briefly after he picked up two fouls in the opening 9 minutes.

"There's no question they started the game really hitting us and knocking us out of our offense," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said "And we missed a lot of 3s. Those 3s weren't all contested."

NOTES: Brooks said before the game that Harden has played well enough to earn consideration on whether he should start ahead of Thabo Sefolosha - but not until after the playoffs. "There probably will be some long and hard thoughts about him being a starter. He definitely has that ability," Brooks said. "This year, no." ... Dallas coach Rick Carlisle on what he thought about Durant's highlight-worthy monster dunk in Game 2: "I thought it was unfortunate." ... Hanson sang the national anthem. ... Oklahoma City hasn't lost consecutive games this postseason, but is just 1-6 after its last seven wins.

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Mavericks-Thunder notebook

By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday May 22, 2011 12:50AM

THE FACTS: The Dallas Mavericks jumped out to a 35-12 lead early in the second quarter then held on for dear life as the Oklahoma City Thunder cut that 23-point margin down to just four late in the game. Earlier in the playoffs the Mavs blew a 23-point lead at Portland and went on to lose the game but they held on in OKC to take Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals 93-87. Neither Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant (24 points on 7-for-22 shooting) nor Mavericks All-Star Dirk Nowitzki (18 points on 7-for-21) had particularly good nights.

The Thunder were 0-for-16 on 3-pointers, a playoff record for futility, before Russell Westbrook dropped one in from beyond the arc in the last minute. Oklahoma City outscored Dallas 51-41 in the second half but it wasn't enough. Nowitzki and Shawn Marion led the Mavs with 18 points. Jason Kidd and Jason Terry added 13. Center Tyson Chandler came up big with 15 rebounds, six on the offensive end. Westbrook led the Thunder with 30 points and Durant added 24 and pulled down 12 rebounds but no one else in a home uniform scored in double figures.

QUOTABLE: "We were much better defensively tonight and we had to be. The first two games we were horrible. Now the challenge is to sustain it."
-- Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle.

QUOTABLE II: "They did a great job from the start with their defensive pressure, they took us out of our sets and got us playing on our heels. They were very physical, pushed us off our spots. But our guys fought back to make a game of it."
-- Thunder head coach Scott Brooks.

THE STAT: Over the last two games Durant is 0-for-13 on 3-pointers.

QUOTABLE III: "It's not like me to miss 13 threes in a row. I practice them every day. I got some wide open looks they just didn't fall."
-- Durant.

TURNING POINT: It's hard to say the turning point wasn't the big start the Mavs got but after a 23-point advantage had evaporated down to just six with 3:20 left in the game Oklahoma City missed three consecutive 3-point attempts one each by Westbrook, James Harden and Daequan Cook and turned the ball over during the next two minutes. The Thunder cut the lead to four but could not get any closer.

QUOTABLE IV: "Russell's three might have been an opportunity for him to attack, his attack game was really working so he maybe should have done that instead, but the other threes were wide open. When you shoot 1-for-17 on 3-pointers it's not good."
-- Brooks.

HOT: In the first nine minutes of the game Dallas was 9-for-17 (52.9 percent) including 3-for-4 (75 percent) on 3-pointers and had scored 21 points...in the first half the Mavs were 21-for-40 (52.5 percent)...Marion had 12 points in the first 24 minutes on 6-for-8 shooting...The Dallas bench was a combined 7-for-18 (38.9 percent) for 20 points...Also in the first half the Thunder were hot at the line going 16-for-17 (94.1 percent)...Through three quarters Marion had scored 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting...OKC ended the game shooting 32-for-36 (88.9 percent) from the free throw line...

NOT: Oklahoma City got off to a terrible shooting start in the first nine minutes of the game they were just 2-for-12 (16.7 percent) and had scored only eight points...OKC finished the quarter with just 12 points, their worst first quarter of the season. The Thunder were just 4-for-17 (23.5 percent) and 0-for-5 on 3-pointers...At halftime OKC had just 36 points (a season low) on 10-for-34 shooting (29.4 percent)...Durant had 10 points on 2-for-10 shooting, including 0-for-4 on 3-pointers...Harden was 0-for-5...The Thunder bench was a combined 2-for-8 (25 percent) for five points...In the third quarter Dallas was just 6-for-21 (28.6 percent) but Oklahoma City wasn't much better, 7-for-21, (33.3 percent)...Through three quarters Durant had 15 points on just 4-for-18 (0-for-8 on 3-pointers)...Nowitzki had just eight points on 3-for-12...The Thunder hit their last 3-point attempt after missing their first 16 (5.9 percent).

INSIDE THE ARENA: A strong demand for tickets as some fans paid as much as $2,500 per seat. It was another "blue-out" as more than 18,000 blue tee-shirts were distributed to fans along with white rally towels. The pop group Hanson sang the National Anthem. The brothers are from Tulsa. NBA "Superfan" James Goldstein sat courtside along with PGA Tour star Scott Verplank. Verplank lives in the OKC suburb of Edmond.

GOOD MOVE: Mavs guard J.J. Barea driving into the lane passes underhand to center Brendan Haywood for a slam in the second quarter.

GOOD MOVE TOO: Dallas point guard Jason Kidd with a nice move coming off a pick and roll early in the third quarter gets into the lane for a wide open floater that goes in giving the Mavs a 20-point lead.

GOOD MOVE III: Mavs guard DeShawn Stevenson standing out near the three point line comes running in to grab an offensive rebound in the third quarter. He gets the ball out to Kidd who flips it back to Stevenson who has drifted back out beyond the arc and nails the three ball.

NOTABLE: Dallas has now won four straight road playoff games.

UP NEXT: Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals between the Mavericks and Thunder is set for Monday at 9 p.m. ET inside Oklahoma City Arena. The game can be seen on ESPN.

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

• Mavericks: Chandler, Stevenson
• Thunder: Westbrook

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #8 Marc Davis, #26 Bob Delaney
• Attendance: 18203
• Duration: 2:37

Dallas Mavericks (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Ibaka vs Chandler (Sefolosha gains possession)
	11:39	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:37
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:02	Sefolosha Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)	10:43
	10:33	Durant Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:32
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	10:18 [DAL 3-0]
	10:00	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	09:53
Team Rebound	09:53
Stevenson Jump Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:35	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:24	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:23
Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:13
Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)	09:05
	09:00 [OKC 2-3]	Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Marion Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:45 [DAL 5-2]
	08:35	Perkins Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:35	Perkins Turnover : Offensive Foul Turnover (1 TO)
	08:26	Perkins Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Stevenson Technical	08:26
Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)	08:19 [DAL 7-2]
	08:04	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	07:59 [DAL 9-2]
Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:42
	07:42 [OKC 3-9]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Marion Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	07:42
	07:42 [OKC 4-9]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:27	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:19	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:18
Stevenson Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:57 [DAL 11-4]
	06:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:40	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:39
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:26	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:17	Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:16
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:02 [DAL 13-4]
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:41
	05:41 [OKC 5-13]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:41	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	05:41 [OKC 6-13]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Stevenson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)	05:27
	05:25	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:14	Westbrook Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:14	Westbrook Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Marion	05:14
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Terry	05:14
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	05:00 [DAL 15-6]
	04:35	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
	04:34	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:34 [OKC 8-15]	Ibaka Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	04:19 [DAL 18-8]
Stojakovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:03
	04:03	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison
	03:48	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:47	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:44	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:43
	03:38	Westbrook Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:38	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
Terry Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:29
	03:27	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:14	Perkins Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:13
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	03:02 [DAL 21-8]
	02:53	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
	02:36	Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)
Kidd Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:17	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:03	Harden Layup Shot: Missed
	02:02	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:02 [OKC 10-21]	Collison Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Terry Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:44	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:41	Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)	01:36 [DAL 23-10]
	01:09	Maynor Running Bank shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:08
Marion Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (1 AST)	01:01 [DAL 25-10]
	00:36.9	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:35.6
Marion Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	00:26.7 [DAL 27-10]
	00:02.3 [OKC 12-27]	Durant Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Harden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:48 [DAL 28-12]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:48 [DAL 29-12]
	11:30	Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)	11:18 [DAL 31-12]
	10:58	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:57
	10:38	Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:38 [DAL 32-12]
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:38 [DAL 33-12]
	10:21	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:20
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)	10:08 [DAL 35-12]
	10:08	Cook Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:08
	10:07	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:57
	09:57	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:57	Team Rebound
	09:57	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	09:57	Cook Substitution replaced by Durant
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Marion	09:57
	09:57 [OKC 13-35]	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:47
Barea Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:36
	09:26	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:25	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:19 [OKC 15-35]	Collison Turnaround Bank shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (3 BLK)	09:10
	09:08	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Marion Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:05
Marion Substitution replaced by Stevenson	09:05
	08:59 [OKC 17-35]	Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:57
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
	08:33	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:28	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:26
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)	08:06 [DAL 37-17]
	07:40 [OKC 19-37]	Ibaka Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)	07:22 [DAL 40-19]
Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:07
	06:53	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:52
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:42
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Barea Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:36
	06:36 [OKC 20-40]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:36 [OKC 21-40]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	06:21
	06:14	Harden Layup Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:12
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	06:08
	06:07	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion	06:04
	06:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:04	Collison Substitution replaced by Perkins
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Kidd	06:04
Terry Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	06:04
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:04
	05:49 [OKC 23-40]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
Stojakovic Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:28
	05:27	Team Rebound
	05:08	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Marion (1 BLK)
	05:07	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:05	Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:04
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	04:51 [DAL 42-23]
	04:32	Durant Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:31
Stojakovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)	04:21
	04:18 [OKC 25-42]	Durant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Barea Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:57 [DAL 44-25]
	03:36	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Marion (2 ST)
Marion Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:34 [DAL 46-25]
Barea Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:10
	03:10 [OKC 26-46]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Barea Substitution replaced by Terry	03:10
	03:10 [OKC 27-46]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Marion Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	02:51 [DAL 48-27]
	02:27 [OKC 29-48]	Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:07 [DAL 51-29]
Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:49
	01:49
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	01:49
	01:49	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison
	01:49 [OKC 30-51]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:49 [OKC 31-51]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	01:38	Durant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	01:29	Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:29 [DAL 52-31]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:29
	01:28	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:20
	01:20 [OKC 32-52]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:20 [OKC 33-52]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.6	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:47.9	Westbrook Running Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:46.3
Team Timeout : Short	00:33.6
	00:33.6	Jump Ball Collison vs Nowitzki (Harden gains possession)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)	00:33.6
	00:13.5	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:13.5	Team Rebound
Chandler Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:13.5
	00:13.5 [OKC 34-52]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	00:13.5
Marion Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	00:13.5
	00:13.5	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
	00:13.5	Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
	00:13.5 [OKC 35-52]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	00:13.5
Haywood Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:13.5
	00:13.5 [OKC 36-52]	Collison Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)	00:00.9
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:00.9
Haywood Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.0	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
End of 2nd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Kidd Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:39 [DAL 54-36]
	11:15	Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:13
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	10:58
	10:57	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:42	Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Marion (2 BLK)
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	10:40
Kidd Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	10:27 [DAL 56-36]
	10:21	Team Timeout : Short
	10:03	Ibaka Hook Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:03
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	09:53
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	09:52
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:45	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:30	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
	09:29	Team Rebound
	09:27	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:25
Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:55	Ibaka Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	08:53	Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:52	Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed
Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:50
Marion Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	08:43 [DAL 58-36]
	08:27 [OKC 38-58]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	08:17
Team Rebound	08:16
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed	08:13
	08:12	Team Rebound
Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:00
	08:00 [OKC 39-58]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:00 [OKC 40-58]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	07:35
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:32
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	07:27 [DAL 61-40]
	07:05 [OKC 42-61]	Ibaka Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:28	Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:27
Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:17
	06:17	Westbrook Technical
Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	06:17 [DAL 62-42]
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	06:17
	06:17	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Harden
	06:00	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)
	05:55	Durant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:55 [DAL 63-42]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:55
	05:54	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:43	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
	05:42	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Kidd Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:41
	05:41 [OKC 43-63]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:41 [OKC 44-63]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Marion Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)	05:30 [DAL 65-44]
	05:15	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Stevenson (1 ST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	04:56
	04:55	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:47 [OKC 46-65]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Chandler Technical	04:44
	04:44 [OKC 47-65]	Durant Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	04:44
Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki	04:44
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Terry	04:26
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:19	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Kidd Foul : Shooting Block (2 PF)	04:13
	04:13	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:13	Team Rebound
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Stevenson	04:13
	04:13 [OKC 48-65]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Haywood Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:51	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:44	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:43	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:42 [OKC 50-65]	Sefolosha Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:41
Kidd Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:14	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:54 [OKC 52-65]	Durant Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)	02:33 [DAL 68-52]
	02:12	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:10
Haywood Substitution replaced by Marion	02:10
Marion Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)	01:55
	01:53	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:48	Harden Layup Shot: Missed
	01:47	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:45	Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (4 ST)
	01:34	Durant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:34 [DAL 69-52]
Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:34 [DAL 70-52]
	01:15 [OKC 54-70]	Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:53.7	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	00:47.7 [OKC 56-70]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Kidd Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)	00:34.9
	00:28.9	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:27.9
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:03.6	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	00:00.0	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Dallas Mavericks (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [OKC 58-70]	Durant Floating Jump shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Chandler Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)	11:24 [DAL 72-58]
Marion Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:08
	11:03 [OKC 60-72]	Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed	10:43
Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:42
	10:36	Cook Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Marion Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
Chandler Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	10:25
Barea Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:16 [DAL 74-60]
	10:01 [OKC 62-74]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Terry Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:42 [DAL 76-62]
	09:21	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:20
Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Durant (2 ST)	09:01
	08:58 [OKC 64-76]	Harden Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:57
Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:40 [DAL 78-64]
Barea Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:22
	08:22 [OKC 65-78]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	08:22 [OKC 66-78]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Barea Jump Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	08:07
Chandler Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	08:05
	08:03	Westbrook Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:56	Team Rebound
Chandler Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	07:56
Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood	07:56
	07:47 [OKC 68-78]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Terry (5 AST)	07:22 [DAL 80-68]
Barea Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	07:03
	07:03 [OKC 69-80]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd	07:03
	07:03 [OKC 70-80]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:45	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:33 [OKC 72-80]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:31
Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:31
Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:11	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:53	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	05:52	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:48	Cook 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:47	Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:36
	05:36 [OKC 73-80]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	05:36 [OKC 74-80]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:25	Collison Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:14 [DAL 82-74]
	05:01	Durant Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:59
Nowitzki Layup Shot: Missed Block: Collison (2 BLK)	04:53
Chandler Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	04:51
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed Block: Durant (2 BLK)	04:45
	04:43	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:33	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:31	Team Rebound
Marion Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:21
	04:21	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:21	Team Rebound
	04:21 [OKC 75-82]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Terry (6 AST)	03:57 [DAL 84-75]
	03:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Marion Foul : Personal (5 PF)	03:46
	03:46 [OKC 76-84]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	03:46	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:45
	03:31	Jump Ball Collison vs Nowitzki (Durant gains possession)
Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Collison (2 ST)	03:31
	03:20 [OKC 78-84]	Collison Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Terry Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:02
	03:01	Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	02:54	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)	02:53
Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:35	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:28	Cook 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	02:27
Nowitzki Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (7 TO)	02:07
	02:02	Westbrook Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (6 TO)
Terry Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:42 [DAL 86-78]
	01:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:33	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:32
Kidd Running Bank shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Team Rebound
Kidd Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:02
	01:02 [OKC 79-86]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	01:02 [OKC 80-86]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:53.1	Westbrook Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Nowitzki Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:42.8 [DAL 88-80]
	00:35.1 [OKC 83-88]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (30 PTS)
	00:33.6	Westbrook Foul : Personal Take (5 PF)
Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:33.6
Team Rebound	00:33.6
Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:33.6 [DAL 89-83]
	00:24.8	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
	00:24.0	Durant Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	00:24.0 [OKC 85-89]	Durant Putback Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
	00:23.3	Collison Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)
Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:23.3 [DAL 90-85]
Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:23.3 [DAL 91-85]
	00:23.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:17.6 [OKC 87-91]	Collison Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Durant (5 AST)
	00:14.2	Cook Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)
Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:14.2 [DAL 92-87]
Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stevenson	00:14.2
Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:14.2 [DAL 93-87]
	00:10.9	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (7 TO) Steal:Terry (2 ST)
End of 4th Quarter

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